Gondolatok a hadisírokról
Thoughts on the Military Cemeteries

Summary/Abstract: The question of military cemeteries has been a subject of legal thinking ever since the beginning of human history. Cemeteries, including military graveyards, were always sacred places, as it is clearly reflected by the most sophisticated legal system: the Roman law. This essay presents a short legal history of military cemeteries from the Roman ages until the present. It focuses on the relevant regulations of the Geneva Conventions and on various Hungarian-Romanian treaties, with additional interesting examples from the rest of the world. The issue also touches upon the protected rights of national minorities. Almost every military cemetery in Transylvania is also subject of the cultural and historical heritage. These deep and direct connections mean that these cemeteries have to be protected not only by the military conventions, but also by other international treaties.

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