THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AS PROVIDED FOR IN CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW
THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AS PROVIDED FOR IN CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes how public health and the environment are protected through specific provisions of Romanian criminal law, in correlation with European and international legal instruments. It examines the main criminal offences regulated by the Criminal Code – such as hindering the control of diseases, spreading diseases among animals or plants, and water contamination – emphasizing their importance in preventing health and ecological risks. The study highlights the subsidiary nature of criminal intervention, its preventive and educational role, and the interdependence between public health and environmental balance. The conclusion underlines the need to strengthen criminal-law safeguards in the context of current global challenges related to health and the environment.

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