Bulgaria
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- July 13, 1991; amended several times, last in 2015
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- civil law; subject to mandatory ICJ jurisdiction
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Narodno Sobranie)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court of Cassation (composed of a president and about 72 judges organized into criminal, civil, and commercial chambers); Administrative Supreme Court (organized into 2 chambers with various chambers of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court (composed of 12 judges); Courts of Appeal; regional and district courts; administrative courts; military courts
RELIGIONS
Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslims 7.8%, Others (including Catholics, Protestants, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Jews) 1.7%, None 3.7%, Not specified 27.4% (estimate 2011)
From the country
- APRIL 25, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 9, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The leadership of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary...
The leadership of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) submitted to the National Assembly chairman 150,000 signatures in support of the death penalty for murderers of children and pregnant women
- MARCH 16, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Independent MP Hristo Ivanov said that he will move...
Independent MP Hristo Ivanov said that he will move a proposal for the restoration of capital punishment for child murderers as hundreds of taxi drivers gathered before the parliament building in Sofia in protest against the brutal killing of a three-year
- JANUARY 25, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO)...
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) chairman Krassimir Karakachanov said it is high time the schools, the police and the prosecuting authorities did what is necessary to prevent the victimization of children by criminals and paedophiles
- JANUARY 1, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 1998, by an overwhelming majority,...
On December 10, 1998, by an overwhelming majority, the Bulgarian Parliament passed a bill abolishing the death penalty for all crimes
- NOVEMBER 4, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed for the seventh time the trial...
A Libyan court postponed for the seventh time the trial of the six Bulgarian medical staff
- OCTOBER 7, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed the trial of the six Bulgarian...
A Libyan court postponed the trial of the six Bulgarian medics to November 4, 2000
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial...
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial of the six Bulgarian medics after a request by Libyan and Bulgarian defence attorneys for more time to prepare and study the 1,600-page indictment
- JULY 25, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria introduced a legal reform to smooth the way...
Bulgaria introduced a legal reform to smooth the way for one of its lawyers to defend the six Bulgarian medics
- JUNE 21, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference in Sofia, the relatives of...
During a press conference in Sofia, the relatives of the six Bulgarian medics insisted that the Bulgarian authorities take the necessary steps for finally constituting Bulgarian lawyer Vladimir Sheitanov as lawyer of the defence, even if this requires a r
- JUNE 17, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Bulgarian Parliamentary delegation returned from...
A Bulgarian Parliamentary delegation returned from Tripoli with the pledge of a fair trial for the six Bulgarian medics implicated in the HIV infection scandal in Libya
- JUNE 4, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Over 1,000 Bulgarians holding lighted candles gathered...
Over 1,000 Bulgarians holding lighted candles gathered at the Libyan embassy in Sofia to support the six Bulgarian health workers facing trial in Libya on charges of infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus