Statul Național Legionar Cadrul legislativ (septembrie 1940 - ianuarie 1941)
The Legionary National State. The Legal Framework
Author(s): Dana HonciucSubject(s): History of Law, Political history, Government/Political systems, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Romania; political system; Legionary National State; legal framework;
Summary/Abstract: Against the background of a gradual deterioration of the democratic system in Romania, the ceding of Northern Transylvania marked the point when social, political and national discontent favored the success of Gen. Ion Antonescu’s coup, backed by the Legionary Movement through public actions. The stage of the takeover by Gen. Ion Antonescu outlined the legislative framework of the new regime, based on Law Decrees 3052-3057 that functioned as constitutional acts whereby Antonescu became the real head of state while the king was deprived of most of his traditional prerogatives. The establishment of a bipolar regime, with one pole being revolutionary and the other conservative-military in nature, contributed to defining
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XIII/2005
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 29-40
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Romanian
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