REFERENCES OF ROMANIAN INTELLIGENCE IN PREVENTING AND COMBATING TERRORISM.

THE AIM OF THIS PAPER IS TO PRESENT, IN A BRIEF MANNER, THE STEPS TAKEN BY ROMANIAN INSTITUTIONS IN THE MATTER OF PREVENTING AND COMBATING TERRORISM, A SCOURGE OF THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, WHICH HAS ITS ROOTS ANCHORED IN THE REALITIES OF HUMAN HISTORY. IN THE FIRST PART OF THE PAPER, THE AUTHOR PRESENTS THE CURRENT NATIONAL COMPETENCES ON THE ISSUE OF PREVENTING AND COMBATING TERRORISM, ADDRESSING IN THE NEXT CHAPTER ISSUES RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE LANDMARKS OF THE ANTI-TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN ROMANIA, BOTH BEFORE THE EVENTS IN DECEMBER 1989, AS WELL AS SUBSEQUENTLY, UNTIL NOW. THE PAPER PRESENTS A RICH NATIONAL CASE LAW ON THE ISSUE OF PREVENTING AND COMBATING TERRORISM, HIGHLIGHTING THE ACTORS INVOLVED, OPERATING MODE, THE SPECIFIC WAYS OF COUNTERING AND THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THE RESPECTIVE TERRORIST ATTACKS WERE INITIATED. THE FINAL PART OF THE PAPER PRESENTS SOME PERTINENT CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE NECESSITY OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND COUNTERACT THE POTENTIAL TERRORIST ACTIONS, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATIONAL MEASURES TAKEN TO ENSURE THE SOCIAL SECURITY. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]