The Right to Counsel and the Amendment to Art. 142(2) of the Bulgarian Civil Procedure Code (In Force since 2 February 2023) Cover Image

Правото на адвокатска защита и изменението в разпоредбата на чл. 142, ал. 2 от ГПК (доп. – ДВ, бр. 11 от 2023 г., в сила от 02.02.2023 г.)
The Right to Counsel and the Amendment to Art. 142(2) of the Bulgarian Civil Procedure Code (In Force since 2 February 2023)

Author(s): Radoslav Dimitrov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, Administrative Law
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: right to counsel; right to legal defence; complex subjective right

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the latest amendment to Art. 142(2) of the Bulgarian Civil Procedure Code (in force since 2 February 2023) from the perspective of the right to counsel as a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria. In this context, Art. 139 of the Code of Administrative Procedure is also analyzed. As a result, a de lege ferenda proposal is made for some changes to Art. 142 of the Civil Procedure Code.

  • Issue Year: 23/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 96-105
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English, Bulgarian