CCR publică motivarea deciziei privind hotărârile civile: simplificarea redactării afectează garanțiile procesului echitabil

The Constitutional Court of Romania declared unconstitutional a law aimed at removing the requirement for judges to summarize the parties' arguments in civil rulings. The Court emphasized that this measure would undermine the transparency of justice and disrupt the logical connection between the parties' requests, the judge's analysis, and the final decision, thus violating the right to a fair trial. The decision, made unanimously, highlighted the importance of presenting the parties' arguments to ensure clarity and coherence in judicial decisions. The Court also referenced past legislative attempts that failed to improve judicial efficiency while compromising the quality of justice. The motivation for the ruling stresses that justice must not only be done but also be seen to be done, reinforcing the need for public access to judicial decisions.