Justice Palace to reopen this fall
A vintage building, architectural masterpiece and one of
the most stunning justice palaces in Europe situated on
Unirii Boulevard, is due to be reopened on September 1 after
its restoration and consolidation.
The palace was first opened in 1895 and planned by the
same architect who also designed the Parisian courthouse
and the Justice Palace in Brussels. The Justice Palace in
Bucharest will host the Court of Appeals and the Sector
5 Courthouse. Accompanying the restoration is a new legacy
of naming the rooms after notable figures in Romanian law.
The Department of Criminal Law will function in three large
rooms named after Vintila Dongoroz, Ioan Tanoviceanu, and
Vasile Papadopol. Dongoroz is one of the most well-known
criminal prosecutors in Romania, Tanoviceanu was a pioneer
of criminal law procedures in the country and Papadopol
has been a reputed judge at the Court of Appeals in Bucharest.
The Department of Civil Law will have rooms named after
Constantin Hamangiu, Traian Ionascu, Ilie Stoenescu. Hamangiu
is a former judge in the High Court of Justice, Ionascu
is a reputed Civil Law professor and Stoenescu is a former
judge in the High Court, considered one of the best teachers
and an expert in civil procedure.
The Department of Copyrights and Intellectual Property
will be named after Iolanda Eminescu, who was the first
expert in copyright law. A hearing room which will be used
by the Sector 5 Courthouse will be named Andrei Radulescu
who was a famous professor and former president of the National
Academy.
The names of each room have been established by magistrates
and lawyers that met to select the pioneers and notable
figures within their field. This same panel will reconvene
for the first official meeting on September 1 when the building
officially opens.
Despite the official opening, mid-August will bring a constant
hum of activity as the various wings of law move into their
respective places. Also on the calendar is an auction to
restore pieces of vintage furniture as well as the acquisition
of modern selections.
The Justice Palace has been restored by Romanian and French
architects who were contracted by the government and paid
from a 34-million-euro external credit.
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