Part II
Elena Simina TĂNĂSESCU, The Role of the Constitutional Judge in Protecting Local Autonomy in Romania
Beyond the considerable changes that the relevant legislation has undergone and the natural evolution of case law spanning more than 15 years, the general trend observable in Romanian constitutional case law regarding local autonomy consists in preserving remarkable discretionary power in favor of the legislature, despite the principle of autonomy set forth in Article 120 of the Constitution.