What are the peculiarities of the reform in the area of administrative disputes?
Law 49/2012 of 3 May 2012 “On the Organization and Functioning of Administrative Courts and the Judicial Review of Administrative Disputes,” which entered into force several months ago (but has not been implemented, yet), is an organic (basic) law. It lays down the principles of administrative dispute review, the rules on the organization and operation of administrative courts of all instances, the judge appointment criteria and method, court jurisdiction and competences, and the rules on how the court proceedings, including judgment enforcement, are to be conducted. With regard to its substantial provisions, I would like to underline several aspects that have caused some controversy in legal circles on grounds of not being in line with the Civil Procedure Code or even with the Civil Code. I support the argument that, while this is an organic law, there should be no incompatibilities with other laws, especially with the Civil Procedure Code.