Quelques points concernant la relation entre les normes juridiques et les normes éthiques dans la vie universitaire roumaine

Abstract

": In this paper we are beginning our research by underlining the essential characteristics of a legal norm, particularly those that one does not find in the case of other types of norms. Thereafter, we are examining the mechanisms employed by a legal system which allow the cohabitation and the collaboration between the two species that we are addressing: the legal norms and the ethical norms. In order to have a complete overview of the matter, we are utilising a few comparisons, relying on similar examples from other fields of study. We are researching under which conditions one may employ legal sanctions in cases where an ethical norm has been violated. These being covered, we can continue by analysing the ethical (or deontological) codes used by the Romanian universities. For reasons of conciseness, we are limiting our scope to the documents adopted by the University of Bucharest. This can be done as this organisation functions on the basis of a legal and ethical normative architecture which is representative for the Romanian academic environment. In place of conclusions, we are making a few proposals for the improvement of these codes. We are hoping that we are thus contributing to the evolving ethical culture in the Romanian universities."