Institute of Legal Research „Acad. Andrei Rădulescu ”, of the Romanian Academy was established in 1954 and still functions as the only fundamental scientific research unit at national level in the field of law. Its main purpose is the deep and systematic analysis of the legal-legislative phenomenon in order to draw and present both theoretical and fundamental conclusions on the essence, functions and purpose of legal principles and institutions, as well as applicative conclusions designed to facilitate understanding of meanings and concrete application of norms. The field of fundamental scientific research includes all branches of law: philosophy and sociology of law, constitutional law, administrative law, civil law, criminal law, criminology, business law, labor law, copyright, environmental law, EU law, public international law, etc.