Valentin – Stelian BĂDESCU
Institute of Legal Research of the Romanian Academy
| Abstract: | Today we are experiencing a deep crisis in society, accentuated by the pandemic with this Coronavirus, but chronicled and accentuated by the gloomy prospects after the end of the plague. What is happening is not at all proof of the lucidity of the world, no testimony of solidarity, and no proof of vigilance in the service of universal values. What is happening is simply evidence of gross manipulation, produced against the background of the lack of education and culture of the population. Everyone who goes to a serious school and accumulates enough knowledge of general culture – not necessarily historical – knows that each historical epoch has its own values and prejudices. Many times, what had been perfectly moral and legal in the past had become immoral and illegal in newer times. Of course, over time things have changed gradually, in stages and now the pandemic, artificially created and premeditated, has profoundly affected human security with the immediate consequence of altering life, dignity, rights, and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law being on the verge of dissolution. How did you get here and what to do, here are the questions that this study is trying to answer. |
| Keywords: | Human security; pandemic; health crisis; freedom; dignity; human rights; criminal law; rule of law |
| Contact details of the author: | E-mail: valentinbadescu@yahoo.com |
| Institutional affiliation of the author: | Institute of Legal Research of the Romanian Academy |
| Institution address: | Calea 13 Septembrie No.13, B, et. 4, sector 5, Bucharest, 050711, Phone: 021/318 81 30, Fax: 021/318 24 53 |