Legal Use of Archives in Romania after 1989: Impact and Effects on the Institution of National Archives
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https://doi.org/10.33700/2670-451X.26.2.135-141(2016)Keywords:
use of archives, Romania, legal value, post-communist regimeAbstract
The paper covers the way in which the institution of the National Archives was confronted with and tackled citizens` necessities to prove or redeem their rights after the change of the political regime in 1989. A first direction envisages the land legislation, which had a major impact on the National Archives` activity. A second direction is based on the National Archives` control duties upon archives creators and owners institutions by inspecting the way in which they issue documents attesting the rights of citizens. All these developments have made the National Archives a very active institution with a major role in terms of proof of the claimed rights by citizens.
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