Мястото на българската православна църква – българска патриаршия като субект на правото сред юридическите лица
The place of the Bulgarian orthodox church – Bulgarian patriarchate as a legal subject among legal entities

Author(s): Mariya Kyoseva
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: Bulgarian Orthodox Church; legal entity under the law; religious belief
Summary/Abstract: This study provides a comparative analysis of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church – Bulgarian Patriarchate (BOC-BP) and other legal entities – religious denominations, non-profit legal entities, commercial companies, based on which generalizations are made about the similarities and differences of the BOC-BP as a unique public entity from the other legal entities. This implies an analysis of the characteristics and classifications of legalentities depending on various criteria, in order to outline in this context thespecific features of the BOC-BP as a legal entity recognized by law. Emphasis is placed on the distinction between the creation and recognition of a legalentity ex lege, as well as on the existence of religious belief, which makesreligious denominations a special category of legal entities. It is concludedthat BOC-BP differs both from the state and from other legal entities, which gives reason to define it as a special legal entity of private law with deviations from the corporate nature of classic legal entities.

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