European Diplomacy and the Principles of Public International Law applied during the Congress of Berlin 1878

Abstract

During this historical time, Romanian diplomacy followed the stable line of the national party who aimed to create a young national state and obtain state independence; this was the main state goal. Considering these major objectives, the deciding parties acted in the spirit of public international law in order to secure Romania’s acknowledgement as an independent nation with a well-deserved role among all other independent countries. As a result of the diplomatic efforts which preceded the Congress of Berlin, Romanian diplomacy obtained the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of Romania from all major powers, so as to obtain the statute of sovereign and independent country.