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
- JUNE 4, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Court of Libya adjourned for September...
The People's Court of Libya adjourned for September 17 the trial of the six Bulgarian medics charged with infecting intentionally Libyan children with the AIDS virus
- JUNE 2, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The Bulgarian justice minister, Teodosiy Simeonov,...
The Bulgarian justice minister, Teodosiy Simeonov, said that the six Bulgarian medics detained in Libya had been tortured
- MAY 26, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in Parliament that...
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in Parliament that the permission given by the Libyan authorities for a Bulgarian lawyer to take part in the defence in the case against the six detained Bulgarian medics in Tripoli, had no precedents and was made possi
- APRIL 26, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Bulgaria cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The Libyan Justice Secretary gave his Bulgarian counterpart...
The Libyan Justice Secretary gave his Bulgarian counterpart guarantees that the Bulgarian medics would be given a fair trial
- FEBRUARY 27, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Some 200 Bulgarians prayed and then marched through...
Some 200 Bulgarians prayed and then marched through central Sofia in solidarity for the six Bulgarian medical staff facing trial in Libya
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov asked his Libyan...
Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov asked his Libyan counterpart, Muammar Gheddafi, to intervene on behalf of six Bulgarians facing the death penalty in Libya
- JANUARY 26, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted on a draft resolution that considered a democratic achievement the abolition of capital punishment in Bulgaria
- JANUARY 14, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
European Commission President Romano Prodi said that...
European Commission President Romano Prodi said that Bulgaria had made progress in political and economic reforms but would need to continue its efforts to gain EU membership
- JANUARY 1, 2000BulgariaDEATH 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
- OCTOBER 1, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
On October 1, came into force Protocol No
On October 1, came into force Protocol No
- AUGUST 10, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
On August 10, Bulgaria ratified the Second Optional...
On August 10, Bulgaria ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, signed on march 11