Contact: cristina.tomulet@law.ubbcluj.ro
Academic Staff
University Assistant Dr. Cristina Ligia TOMULEŢ
Academic Involvement
- Constitutional law
- Human rights
- Legal theory
Education and Professional Training
- PhD in Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (2021): Interpretation in Criminal Law (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Florin Streteanu)
- Master’s Degree in Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (2013, Criminal Sciences and Forensics)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (2012)
Publications
I. Books, Book Chapters, and Studies in Collective Volumes
- Streteanu, C. Tomuleț, Chapter 16: Romania in E. Heinze (ed.), Criminalising Hate Speech: A Comparative Study, T.M.C. Asser Press, Springer, 2024;
- C. Tomuleț, Short Considerations on the Rule of Law and the Separation of Powers. The Conditions Under Which the Two Principles Can Create Positive Outcomes in a Constitutional System in Aldona Domańska (ed.), Zagadnienia Prawa Konstytucyjnego. Księga jubileuszowa dedykowana Profesorowi Krzysztofowi Skotnickiemu w siedemdziesiątą rocznicę urodzin, Vol. 2, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódz, 2023;
- C. Tomuleț, Interpretation in Criminal Law, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest, 2023;
- C. Tomuleț, On the Existence and Usefulness of Natural Law: The Evolution of a Concept in M.D. Bob-Bocșan, S. Cercel (eds.), On (R)evolutions in Law. Studies Dedicated to the Centenary of Vladimir Hanga, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2021.
II. Articles
- C. Tomuleț, Case C. v. Romania: Violation of the Obligation to Conduct an Effective Criminal Investigation in the Context of a Sexual Harassment Allegation, Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Iurisprudentia, no. 1/2023;
- C. Tomuleț, Brief Considerations on the Flexible Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights, Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Iurisprudentia, no. 4/2022;
- C. Tomuleț, Case Tusă v. Romania: On the Right to Inefficient Procedures and the Importance of Perspective in Law, Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Iurisprudentia, no. 3/2022;
- C. Tomuleț, The Ineffectiveness of Electoral Systems in Post-Communist Romania: A Substantive Approach, Studia Wyborcze, no. 30/2020;
- C. Tomuleț, Consistency Between Main Currents in Judicial Interpretation and the Requirements of the Principle of Legality, Caiete de Drept Penal, no. 1/2020;
- C. Tomuleț, Interpretation versus Construction in Criminal Law, Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Iurisprudentia, no. 4/2019;
- C. Tomuleț, Custom in Criminal Law, Caiete de Drept Penal, no. 4/2018;
- C. Tomuleț, Fundamental Characteristics of Judicial Interpretation, Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Iurisprudentia, no. 4/2018;
- C. Tomuleț, The Literal Method of Interpretation in Criminal Law, Caiete de Drept Penal, no. 1/2017;
- C. Tomuleț, The Metamorphosis of Law: From Virtuality to Reality, Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Iurisprudentia, no. 1/2016.
Recent Conferences
- Militant Democracy and Natural Law, at the conference Militant Democracy and Constitutionalism (University of Nicosia, Cyprus, 3-4 June 2024)
- Free Will in the Context of Sexual Offences: Why Is It Different?, Istanbul Convention Conference, 10 Years of Strengthening Commitments (Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, 21-22 November 2024)
Research Projects
- “Legal counseling services for victims of abuse or irregularities in administration and justice,” POCA/113/2/3
- Ensuring increased transparency and integrity within the judicial system to improve access and the quality of services provided, 2018-2019
Teaching Mobilities and Research Fellowships
- Online lecture at the International Law Students’ Association – Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, February 19, 2025, lecture title: Why Is Democracy So Frail? Causes Stemming From Human Nature
- Recipient of the POSDRU/187/1.5/S/155383 doctoral scholarship, Project Title: Quality, Excellence, and Transnational Mobility in Doctoral Research (July 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015)
Affiliations
- Center for Natural Law Studies and Normative Analysis, Faculty of Law, Bucharest, 2024-2025
Awards
- “Grigore G. Păucescu” Award of the Union of Jurists of Romania, for debut in legal doctrine, for the work C. Tomuleț, Interpretation in Criminal Law, Ed. Universul Juridic, Bucharest, 2023