DOI: 10.47743/jss-2025-71-5-20

Faculty of Law, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași

Abstract: This paper examines the role and positioning of the military domain in relation to the notions of national defence and homeland defence, highlighting their constitutional, legislative, and doctrinal implications. From a strategic perspective, the analysis of the National Defence Strategy (2020–2024) and the White Paper on Defence (2021) revealed that the military sector is strongly connected to international commitments, with the consolidation of the strategic partnership with the United States, increased mobility and military interoperability, as well as the modernization of the armed forces being among its key objectives. 

At both constitutional and infra-constitutional levels, the status of the military is regulated by provisions concerning loyalty to the country, the duty of defence, as well as specific legal frameworks which define the status of military personnel and professional soldiers. In the absence of a unified definition in criminal and procedural law, these norms remain the main points of reference for the delineation of the concept of „military.” Beyond its functional role, the military is perceived as a social benchmark, a professional of arms prepared both for combat and for humanitarian missions, thus confirming its essential contribution to ensuring national security and safeguarding state stability.

Keywords: national defense, parliamentary control, military

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