MODUL DE INTERPRETARE A DISPOZIȚIILOR ART. 38 ALIN. (2) TEZA A DOUA DIN CODUL PENAL ÎN VIGOARE, CU REFERIRE ȘI LA PREVEDERILE NOULUI COD PENAL

In this article, whilst critically analyzing the relapse doctrine and jurisprudence, the authors argue that the provisions of Article 38 paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code – which stipulates for that convictions for which rehabilitation occurs or for which the rehabilitation period was completed do not entail the relapse status – do not imply that the relapse status is determined by court rehabilitation decision, but just by meeting the rehabilitation deadline, without inquiring whether the other judicial rehabilitation requirements are also fulfilled.