<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The violent events of December 1989 in Romania, which led to the removal of the Communist regime from power are still shrouded in mystery today. The social disorder and the political chaos of those days overlapped with the violent use of the armed forces that used all kinds of weapons. During the armed confrontations, many casualties (military and civilian) and destruction of goods, including cultural ones, took place. In the years following these events a series of theories, hypotheses, controversies, and trials have emerged, but no one has clearly defined the legal nature of this social-political crisis. The purpose of this scientific approach is not to analyze the events and crimes committed in December 1989, but to determine whether and to what extent the international humanitarian law can be applied to these events.</p></abstract>

The violent events of December 1989 in Romania, which led to the removal of the Communist regime from power are still shrouded in mystery today. The social disorder and the political chaos of those days overlapped with the violent use of the armed forces that used all kinds of weapons. During the armed confrontations, many casualties (military and civilian) and destruction of goods, including cultural ones, took place. In the years following these events a series of theories, hypotheses, controversies, and trials have emerged, but no one has clearly defined the legal nature of this social-political crisis. The purpose of this scientific approach is not to analyze the events and crimes committed in December 1989, but to determine whether and to what extent the international humanitarian law can be applied to these events.

The Romanian Revolution of 1989 - An Armed Conflict?

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The violent events of December 1989 in Romania, which led to the removal of the Communist regime from power are still shrouded in mystery today. The social...

The Romanian Revolution of 1989 - An Armed Conflict?

Published Online: Jul 23, 2019

Page range: 128 - 134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2019-0068

Keywords
the 1989 Romanian Revolution, international humanitarian law, non-international armed conflict

© 2019 Sabin Guţan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Romanian Revolution of 1989 - An Armed Conflict?

Published Online: Jul 23, 2019

Page range: 128 - 134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2019-0068

Keywordsthe 1989 Romanian Revolution, international humanitarian law, non-international armed conflict

© 2019 Sabin Guţan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
the 1989 Romanian Revolution, international humanitarian law, non-international armed conflict