Evolution of the Institute of Confiscation of Property in Bulgarian Legislation and Application of the "Non bis in idem" Principle Cover Image

Развитие на института на отнемане на имущество в българското законодателство и приложението на принципа "Non bis in idem"
Evolution of the Institute of Confiscation of Property in Bulgarian Legislation and Application of the "Non bis in idem" Principle

Author(s): Spas Panayotov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Criminal Law
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Forfeiture; Property; Confiscation; Crime

Summary/Abstract: The current work aims at tracing the development line of the institute of asset forfeiture for the benefit of the state. The analyses outlined certain trends and raised some important questions both theoretically and practically. It traces the development from the first legal regulation of the Criminal Law of 1896, the framework of the Criminal Code of 1951, the framework in the current Criminal Code, the regulation of the institute in anti-corruption legislation and as part of the administrative-criminal procedures. The investigation answered the question of the asset forfeiture-procedure nature as given in the various laws in the light of the principle non bis idem application.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 31-53
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Bulgarian