Acta Universitatis Danubius. Juridica, Vol 7, No 3 (2011)

Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of our study are to establish the real and modern sense of the concepts responsibility and accountability and the role of this concepts from the juridical and social point of view, to draw a warning about the lack of a proper procedure likely to find and punish the situations of breach of duties that can imply lack of responsibility or accountability. Prior Work: We are trying to build a juridical concept of responsibility and accountability taking into considerations the real and complete sense of this concept and this is way our study include materials that are not only from the legal field creating a multidisciplinary article. Approach: Our approach is consisting on observations, analysis, doctrinal research and cases studies. Results: The results of this study have both practical and theoretical applications. The theoretical application is representing by the fact that we establish the real and modern sense of terms as responsibility and accountability, including the relation between this concepts and the states and the practical one is representing by the conclusions concerning the implications of lack of responsibility or lack of accountability expressed into court orders. Implications: The implications of the study area include academics, researchers, institutions and state. Value: This study establishing the theoretical and practical meanings of concepts as responsibility and liability, is underlining the subjects of this concepts and the legal need to have a simple and clear procedure in order to ask and to obtain the responsibility or for the accountability of a juridical subject.