Personal data
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Date and birth place: February 12, 1954 in Bucharest, Romania.
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Education; scientific degrees
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A graduate of the University of Bucharest Law School in 1978, ranking as first in his series;
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Post-graduation studies with the University of Bucharest in the fields of Civil law (1982), Criminal law (1984) and International law (1987);
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Attended preparatory courses in the fields of structuring of the judiciary (USA - 1995) and protection of human rights (France - 1992, Holland - 1993);
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Post-graduate studies (communitary law, management, non-governmental organizations) France - 1994, Great Britain - 1996, Canada - 1998;
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Scientific activity
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Member of the European Committee for Criminal Law belonging to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe;
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Member of the Barrister's Association for the Protection of Human Rights; |
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Founding member of Judge's Association of Romania; |
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Member of the Managing Board of the foundation for the Development of the Civic Society;
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Deputy Dean and Associate Professor with the Law School of "Dimitrie Cantemir" University in Bucharest;
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Presently engaged in a post-graduate study with the University of Bucharest with the thesis "European Convention for Human Rights and the Romanian Criminal Procedure Legislation", with the aim of obtaining the title of "doctor".
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Professional activities
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Since 1978 until October 1990 - a judge with the Court of Sector 3 and with the Tribunal of the City of Bucharest;
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A First Degree Judge since 1986;
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As from October 1990 up to July 1993 - Director of the Justice Ministry's Judiciary Department;
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Between July 1993 and October 1994 - Secretary of state with the Ministry of Justice, chief of the Courts of Law Department;
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As from October 1994 - Barrister with the Bar Association of Bucharest, leaving the Ministry of Justice by way of resignation;
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Political activity
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