Spanish civil war : its origins and its atrocities

Abstract

The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) broke out on July 18, 1936, when a group of right-wing officers under the leadership of General Francisco Franco launched a military uprising in an attempt to overthrow the left-wing coalition government Frente Popular (Popular Front), which was previously elected. The purpose of this diplomatic work is to highlight what instigated the Spanish Civil War, the social and political background at the time, and the role that the Great Powers played, along with the consequences of foreign intervention, or deliberate nonintervention, for Spain. Moreover, the existing legal framework will be discussed in order to investigate the crimes that were committed at that period of time.