THE HARMONIZATION OF THE ROMANIAN LAWS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AQUIS IN THE FIELD OF TERRORISM
THE HARMONIZATION OF THE ROMANIAN LAWS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AQUIS IN THE FIELD OF TERRORISM

Summary/Abstract: At the beginning of the third millennium terrorism represents one of the greatest threats for civilization, democratic values and international order.An efficient fight this phenomenon requires the unification of the efforts ofthe international community. This solidarity requires the active involvementof every state in order to implement the provisions of the internationalconventions and the decisions taken by the international organizations inorder to prevent and fight terrorist acts.Because of the complexity of this phenomenon there is no definition ofterrorism unanimously internationally accepted. This situation has as aconsequence the lack of a unitary thinking and action against terrorism.The characteristics of terrorism are: violence; political motivated goal;induced fear; randomly selected targets and victims among civilians. Thelack of a unanimously accepted definition of terrorism, corroborated withother reasons connected with the will of the states has as a consequence thefact that terrorism is not included in the criminal law.The central role in the fight against terrorism goes to the UN, this is whyterrorism was often to be found on the agenda of this organization. Theresults were materialized in the form of several international conventionsand resolutions of the Security Council. After 11 September 2001 a new erastarted also for the EU in the field of redefining its political guiding lines,institutional reform and adaptation of its capabilities to the new securityenvironment. The heads of EU states adopted on September 21th 2001 theAction Plan Against Terrorism that was transposed in the internallegislation of all member states.Romania made great efforts in order to adapt its national legislation to theinternational law and the EU aquis in the field of preventing and fightingagainst terrorism. It also ratified all the international conventionsregarding terrorism and signed important bi and multilateral cooperationtreaties in this field.

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