Contact: lucian.criste@law.ubbcluj.ro
Academic Staff
Assistant Professor Dr. Lucian CRISTE
Academic Involvement
- Criminal procedure. General part
- Criminal procedure. Special part
Education and Professional Training
- Postdoctoral studies, Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (2023)
- Doctor of Law, Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (2019, Summa Cum Laude): The Plea Agreement (coordinator: Gheorghiță Mateuț)
- Diploma in Comparative Law, Faculty of International Comparative Law, University of Strasbourg (2011)
- Master of Laws, Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (2011, Criminal Sciences and Forensics)
- Bachelor of Laws, Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (2010)
Publications
I. Books, Book Chapters, and Studies in Collective Volumes
- L. Criste, The Plea Agreement, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest, 2025;
- Gh. Mateuț, L. Criste, Checking the Legality of Referring a Case to the Court in Judicial Procedures, in the volume In Honorem Anastasiu Crișu, Hamangiu Publishing House, Bucharest, 2022;
- Gh. Mateuț, L. Criste, M. A. Toader, Criminal Procedure. Special Part. Seminar Workbook, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest (3 editions, 2016, 2017, and 2020);
- L. Criste, Checking the Legality Aspects in the Procedure for Validating a Plea Agreement, in the volume Predictability of Legislation and Jurisprudence in Criminal Matters, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest, 2019;
- L. Criste, Some Considerations Regarding Minors’ Access to the Plea Agreement Procedure, in the volume In Honorem – Nicolae Volonciu, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest, 2017.
II. Articles
- L. Criste, Aggravation of the Penal Sanction Following the Acceptance of an Appeal Filed by the Civil Party in the Criminal Part of the Case, Romanian Journal of Jurisprudence no. 3/2024;
- L. Criste, Remarks on a Decision to Remit the Case to the Prosecutor in the Appeal Procedure, Criminal Law Notebooks no. 3/2024;
- L. Criste, Some Considerations Regarding the Verification of the Competence of Criminal Investigation Bodies, Criminal Law Notebooks no. 2/2024;
- L. Criste, Referring a Case to the European Court of Human Rights for the Issuance of an Advisory Opinion, Criminal Law Notebooks no. 1/2024;
- Gh. Mateuț, L. Criste, Resumption of the Preliminary Chamber Procedure, Criminal Law Notebooks no. 4/2023;
- L. Criste, Some Considerations Regarding the Delegation of Judicial Bodies, Criminal Law Notebooks no. 3/2023;
- L. Criste, Verification of Preventive Measures in Criminal Proceedings, Criminal Law Notebooks no. 1/2022;
- L. Criste, Historical Landmarks Regarding the Recognition of Guilt in Criminal Proceedings, Yearbook of the «George Barițiu» Institute of History – Series Historica – Supplement LXI no. 1/2022;
- L. Criste, Evaluation of Evidence and the Standard of Proof in Common Procedure and in the Plea Agreement Procedure from a Comparative Law Perspective, Criminal Law Notebooks no. 4/2018.
Recent Conferences
- Conference 10 years since the entry into force of the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code, Cluj Bar Association, Cluj-Napoca, 4 – 5 October 2024 (speaker);
- International Conference,,Criminal Sciences over 10 years after the adoption of the new fundamental codes of Romania. Experiences (and) from other states”, Faculty of Law of Oradea, 13 – 14 December 2024 (speaker).
Projects/grants
- Expert in the project “Justice 2020: professionalism and integrity“, SIPOCA code 453, MySMIS2014+ code 118978, funded under the Operational Program Administrative Capacity (POCA) 2014-2020” (September 2022 – December 2023);
- Postdoctoral researcher – Project POCU/380/6/13/124146 “Quality, innovative and relevant doctoral and postdoctoral research for the labor market”, (March 2021 – March 2022);
- Internship supervisor – Faculty of Law – Project POCU/90/6.13/6.14/109139 entitled “SPiC – Students in practice for a future career” (October 2018 – January 2019);
Teaching Mobilities and Research Fellowships
- Research internship at the Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire Cujas, Paris, France (2013, 2015);
- Research internship at the Faculty of Law, Political Science and Management of the University of La Rochelle, France (2014);
- Research internship at the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France (2012);
- Research internship at the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences of the University of Limoges, France (2012);
- Research internship at the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France (2011);
- Study internship with Erasmus scholarship at the University of Bourgogne, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Dijon, France (2009-2010).
Affiliations / Other Activities
- Member of the Cluj Bar Association, UNBR;
- Member of the Faculty Council, Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University;
- Secretary of the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University;
- Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Caiete de Drept Penal”;
- Member of the Scientific Council of the journal “Jurnalul Baroului Cluj”;
- Member of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP);
- Member of the French Association of Penal Law (AFDP).
Awards / Competitions
- Annual Excellence Award for Innovative and Cultural Services to Society, awarded by Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, 2024;
- Annual Excellence Award for Teaching Activity, awarded by Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, 2021;
- Coordinator of the Babeș-Bolyai University Faculty of Law teams that participated in the Claude Lombois International Criminal Law Competition, France (2012, 2013, and 2014);
- Member of the Babeș-Bolyai University Faculty of Law team that participated in the Claude Lombois International Criminal Law Competition; “Juriste-Corsaire” Prize, La Rochelle, France (17–19 February 2011).