Mariana Karagyozova-Finkova
Constitutional Court Strikes Down Key Elements of Bulgaria's Judicial Reform
The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria has ruled against a significant portion of the recent judicial reform amendments to the Constitution. The Court deemed many of these changes unconstitutional, particularly those that proposed dividing the Supreme Judicial Council into two separate entities: the Supreme Judicial Council and the Supreme Prosecutor's Council.
The Constitutional Court Decided: The Istanbul Convention is Against the Bulgarian Constitution
The Istanbul Convention blurs the boundaries between the sexes and this would make it harder to fight domestic violence. It therefore contradicts the constitution, the Constitutional Court decided on Friday with a majority of 8 to 4 votes.