1.   Romanian law enacted in July, Stoica said, was designed to increase the award money to Romanian athletes, who are heavily taxed for their winnings.

2.   Romanian law prohibited them from sailing at night, so it took three days to get to Sulina.

3.   Those are possible under Romanian law, but the funding and political will to accomplish that does not exist.

4.   But under Romanian law, the prosecutor general is empowered to overrule the Supreme Court, suspend sentences and order retrials.

5.   Like many European countries, Romanian law already requires foreigners to report their length and place of stay when they enter the country.

6.   No Romanian law explicitly permits citizens to sue the state, said lawyer Eugen Safta-Romano, who is representing the family free of charge.

7.   Under Romanian law, art works considered part of the national patrimony can only be exported with written permission from the state.

8.   Under Romanian law, the government can ask parliament to consider any bill a vote of confidence.

9.   Under Romanian law, the prosecutor general is empowered to overrule the Supreme Court, suspending sentences and ordering retrials.

10.   Under Romanian law, Cozma is not obliged to attend a court session for the verdict.