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Composition of appellate panel for compensation commission appeals: requirement of specialized criminal judges under Law No. 211/2004

Case Number ICCJ_230683
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice upheld the lower court's request for a preliminary ruling, definitively establishing that the panel hearing appeals against decisions by the Commission for the Granting of Financial Compensation to Victims of Crimes must be composed exclusively of judges specialized in criminal matters. This decision resolved a legal uncertainty regarding the specific composition of the appellate court panel under the criminal victim support framework, thereby ensuring that judges with specialized criminal expertise handle these specific civil-administrative cross-overs. The ruling is based on the strict interpretation of Articles 31(6) and 28(2) of Law No. 211/2004, which mandates specialized jurisdiction for matters involving the protection and support of crime victims, and is mandatory for all lower courts pursuant to Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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art. 28 alin. (2) din Legea nr. 211/2004, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Composition of appellate panel for compensation commission appeals: requirement of specialized criminal judges under Law No. 211/2004: This decision resolved a legal uncertainty regarding the specific composition of the appellate court panel under the criminal victim support framework, thereby ensuring that judges with specialized criminal expertise handle these specific civil-administrative cross-overs. The ruling is based on the strict interpretation of Articles 31(6) and 28(2) of Law No. 211/2004, which mandates specialized jurisdiction for matters involving the protection and support of crime victims, and is mandatory for all lower courts pursuant to Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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compensation of crime victims code of criminal procedure preliminary ruling procedure interpretation of the law legal protection framework decision

Cited Legislation

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art. 28 alin. (2) din Legea nr. 211/2004
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited to establish the mandatory binding effect of the Supreme Court's preliminary ruling on lower courts.
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Decizia nr. 393/2025
Criminal-specialist composition required for appellate review of state victim compensation commissions under amended Law 211/2004
ICCJ_228728
Victim compensation challenge ruled an appeal heard by two-judge panel.
ICCJ_172358
Composition of judicial panels for resolving conflicts of competence in appellate and cassation proceedings
ICCJ_86152
Abstention and recusal rulings must be made by panels matching trial composition; appeal in the interest of the law admitted.
Decizia nr. 11/A/2020
Extraordinary appeal dismissed: non-random designation of three-judge panels at the High Court does not constitute illegal composition absent statutory lottery requirement.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Cited to establish the mandatory binding effect of the Supreme Court's preliminary ruling on lower courts.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

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Minuta deciziei nr. 393 Dosar nr. 1295/1/2025

Şedinţa din 17 noiembrie 2025

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Iaşi – Secţia civilă în dosarul nr. 589/99/2025, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea dispoziţiilor art. 31 alin. (6) şi art. 28 alin. (2) din Legea nr. 211/2004 privind unele măsuri pentru asigurarea informării, sprijinirii şi protecţiei victimelor infracţiunilor, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, completul de judecată din cadrul curţii de apel, ce soluţionează contestaţia formulată împotriva hotărârii pronunţate de Comisia pentru acordarea de compensaţii financiare victimelor infracţiunilor, este format tot din judecători specializaţi în materie penală.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 17 noiembrie 2025.