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 28, 1999BulgariaDEATH 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 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 29, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
On January 29, the request to extradite Turkish citizen,...
On January 29, the request to extradite Turkish citizen, Yakup Kyursat Yilmaz, was rejected by the District Court of Varna because he faces the death sentence in Turkey
- JANUARY 1, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The penalty was applicable to the perpetrators of high...
The penalty was applicable to the perpetrators of high treason, espionage, assassination, war crimes and genocide
- JANUARY 1, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
There are statements by politicians and prison governors...
There are statements by politicians and prison governors in favor of the death penalty, but these statements simply reflect the opinion of the public, 52% of whom are in favor of the death penalty for particularly cruel murders, according to a poll carrie
- DECEMBER 10, 1998BulgariaDEATH 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