Legal Unification and Harmonisation of Criminal Law in Transylvania as Part of Romania Between 1918 and 1937

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to present the process of legal unification in Romania between 1918 and 1937, with a special focus on Transylvania. As a consequence of the union of Transylvania with Romania, the newly established State experienced the singular situation of having several penal codes in force at the same time. Apart from discussing the special laws passed in the period under study (such as the Law on the Repression of New Crimes Against Public Order and Peace), the paper will briefly address the process of the adoption of the Penal Code of Carol II and its general provisions. In addition, the impact of the legal unification process on Transylvania will be explained, highlighting the changes in the regulation of certain offences.