Compliance of Bulgarian Legislation with the Human Rights Protection Standards Set by the Council of Europe after 30 Years of Membership Cover Image

Съответствие на българското законодателство със стандартите за защита на правата на човека; зададени от Съвета на Европа след 30 години членство
Compliance of Bulgarian Legislation with the Human Rights Protection Standards Set by the Council of Europe after 30 Years of Membership

Author(s): Tony Dimov, Keti Bozukova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: Human rights protection standards; compliance check; regulatory reform; rule-making process; national legislation
Summary/Abstract: The report makes an overview of the acts of the Council of Europe; which influence the criminal legislation of the member states. As the Republic of Bulgaria is a member of the Council of Europe since 1992; it is important to clarify the system of legal instruments for combatting terrorism in order to understand the national criminal law prevention of terrorism; on one hand; and as the primary source of the current model of counter terrorism in the European Union.How has the 30-year membership of our country in the Council of Europe affected the Bulgarian rule-making process? Has our national legislation become more compliant with the human rights protection standards set by the Council of Europe after 5 and a half years of regulatory reform? What does the preliminary compliance check of our draft laws with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights mean and does it have a ground in our country? These are some of the questions this report seeks to answer.