On the saga surrounding the Romanian government emergency ordinance no. 13/2017

The present article provides an insight into the legal issues pertaining to the adoption of the Romanian Government Emergency Ordinance no. 13/2017 and the subsequent repeal thereof, by the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 14/2017. The emphasis shall be placed upon the legal mechanisms set in motion as a result of these two legal acts, issued based on the legislative delegation proceedings, and the effects thereof, namely, the settling of claims relating to non-constitutionality issues, constitutional legal conflicts between various authorities as well as the legal acts that are to be adopted with respect to the two emergency ordinances.