Prosecuting Crimes against Humanity in Romania: from the Communist Prison Torturers to the Former President
Prosecuting Crimes against Humanity in Romania: from the Communist Prison Torturers to the Former President
Author(s): Raluka ColojoarăSubject(s): Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Criminology, Studies in violence and power, Sociology of Law
Published by: Udruženje “Pravnik”
Keywords: Crimes; crimes against humanity; Romania; prosecution;
Summary/Abstract: Judging cases on Crimes against Humanity committed in Romania is a new and not much explored territory for the Romanian Courts. The former Romanian Criminal Code did not explicitly envisage the Crimes against Humanity, and as such, until 2013 the Romanian prosecutors did not seek to try those responsible for committing crimes that fall under this spectrum. The first notable case in this sense is the one of a former prison director of the Râmnicu Sărat prison, that was convicted for the Crime against Humanity of persecution, treatment inflicted on the political prisoners during the communist era. Currently, the former president of Romania, Ion Iliescu, together with others are under trial for crimes against humanity committed during the June 1990 insurrection. The present article proposes and analysis of the Romanian legislation on these crimes as well as the by the courts issued judgements and prosecutors indictments.
Journal: International Journal on Rule of Law, Transitional Justice and Human Rights
- Issue Year: 9/2018
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 73-89
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English