Academic Staff
Assistant Professor Dr. Andrea Annamaria CHIȘ
Academic Involvement
- Civil Procedural Law (Bachelor level)
- European Civil Procedural Law (Master level, Hungarian language)
- Advanced Theoretical Aspects and Practical Implications in Civil Procedure (Master level, elective)
- Coordinator – Career, Professional Guidance, and Alumni Center, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Education and Professional Training
- Civil Procedural Law (Bachelor level)
- European Civil Procedural Law (Master level, in Hungarian)
- Advanced Theoretical Aspects and Practical Implications in Civil Procedure (Master level, elective)
- Coordinator – Career, Professional Guidance, and Alumni Center, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Multidisciplinary training
- Student of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, UBB Cluj Napoca, currently studying
Publications
I. Books, Book Chapters, and Studies in Collective Volumes
- Co-authored with Gheorghe-Liviu Zidaru, The Role of the Judge in Civil Procedure, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest, 2015
- Real Estate Publicity in the Conception of the New Civil Code, Hamangiu Publishing House, Bucharest, 2012
- Co-authored with Călin Iuga, How Much Do We Need Lawyers? 1. Personal Representation – (In)access to Justice. 2. Who Are the Lawyers of the Future?, in the volume: In Honorem Corneliu Bîrsan: Ius est ars boni et aequi, coordinators: Adriana Almășan, Flavius-Antoniu Baias, Bogdan Dumitrache, Ioana Vârsta, Cristina Elisabeta Zamșa, Hamangiu Publishing House, Bucharest, 2023
- Co-authored with Gheorghe-Liviu Zidaru, Contradictoriality as an Obligation for the Judge, in the volume *In Honorem Valeriu Stoica, Rights, Freedoms and Powers at the Beginning of the Third Millennium*, coordinators: Marian Nicolae, Radu Rizoiu, Ioana Laura Toma-Dauceanu, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest, 2018
II. Studies
- The (In)appropriate Use of Power in the Judicial System of Romania (2017–2023), Revista de Științe Politice și Relații Internaționale, Vol. XX, No. 3/2023
- Co-authored with Cristina Alexe and Roxana Dan, Argument(s) for Issuing a Reasoned Court Decision (Also) in Civil Procedure, Revista Română de Arbitraj, No. 4/2022
- Reflections on Teaching Civil Procedural Law, Revista Română de Drept Privat, No. 3/2022
- Differences of Opinion Among Romanian Judges – Causes and Necessity, Revista Română de Drept Privat, No. 2/2021
- Co-authored with Gheorghe-Liviu Zidaru and Cristina Alexe, State Procedure and Arbitral Procedure – Cross-Pollination. Some Proposals for Law Reform, Revista Română de Arbitraj, No. 4/2021
- Why, What, and How Do We Write Scientifically in the Legal World?, Revista Română de Drept al Afacerilor, No. 3/2020
Recent Conferences
- International Conference “Formalism and Freedom in Private Law”, Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, 14–15 October 2022, paper presented: Instruments for Harmonizing Case Law Between Use and Abuse
- International (and National) Conference “Civil Law. The Family”, 5th Edition, Bucharest, 11–12 November 2022, paper presented: Legal Soft Skills – What We Bring from Home and What We Take Home from Family Law Cases
- National Conference Good Faith in Procedural Law, Faculty of Law, UBB Cluj-Napoca in partnership with Hamangiu Publishing, Cluj-Napoca, live online, 11 December 2020, (scientific co-coordinator and speaker), paper presented in collaboration with Traian Briciu and Gheorghe-Liviu Zidaru: Time in Civil Procedural Law Between Use and Abuse
- National Conference Civil Procedure from Theory to Practice and Back, Faculty of Law, UBB Cluj-Napoca, in collaboration with the Cluj Bar Association and the National Institute for the Training and Continuing Education of Lawyers (INPPA) Cluj, in partnership with Hamangiu Publishing, Cluj-Napoca, 30 June 2023, (scientific coordinator and speaker), paper presented: How Much Do We Need Lawyers? Does Personal Representation Ensure Free Access to Justice?
- National Conference Civil Procedure from Theory to Practice and Back – 2nd Edition, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Law, UBB Cluj-Napoca, in collaboration with the Cluj Bar Association and INPPA Cluj, in partnership with Hamangiu Publishing, 4 July 2024, (scientific coordinator and speaker), paper presented in collaboration with Traian Briciu, Daniel Ghiță, and Florina Popa: Configuration of Defenses in Appeal Procedures
- National Conference The Judicial System at a Crossroads Between (In)Doctrinal Certainties and Practical Challenges. The Solution of Interprofessional Dialogue, Faculty of Law, Transilvania University of Brașov, Brașov, 13 April 2024, (speaker), paper presented in collaboration with Traian Briciu: The Role of the Judge and Lawyer in Clarifying Legal Acts and Facts
- National Conference Civil Procedure from Theory to Practice and Back – 3rd Edition, Faculty of Law, UBB Cluj-Napoca, in collaboration with the Cluj Bar Association and INPPA Cluj, in partnership with Hamangiu Publishing, Cluj-Napoca, 4–5 July 2025, (co-scientific coordinator and speaker), paper presented in collaboration with Traian Briciu: I. (Non)Reasoning of Court Decisions. Aspects of De Facto and De Jure Law. II. How Devolutive Can the Appeal Be?
- CJUE-CCR Conference. A Necessary Dialogue, juridice.ro, Bucharest, 1 February 2022, live online, paper presented: The Role of Courts in Ensuring the Effectiveness of European Union Law
Extracurricular Activities
- Legal Soft Skills, BBU Academic, Cluj (2023 – present)
- Nice to Meet Myself, group coaching program organized within CCOPA, dedicated to law students
Co-coordinator of projects on the judicial system within the European Network of Judicial Councils
- Public Confidence and the Image of Justice – Communication by and from the Judiciary, 2017–2018
- Public Confidence and the Image of Justice – Individual and Institutional Use of Social Media within the Judiciary, 2018–2019
- Codes of Conduct for Councils for the Judiciary
Community-Oriented Projects
- Legal Soft Skills – Juridice.ro
- TEDx Zorilor: With Great Visibility Comes Great Responsibility
- Creative Mornings Cluj: Endurance
- TEDx Cambridge School of Bucharest: Path Towards Selves
Contests and Prizes
- Excellentia Award – Faculty Staff Section, awarded by the Student Council of Babeș-Bolyai University (2018);