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Legal Practice under the Bulgarian Protection against Discrimination Act
Legal Practice under the Bulgarian Protection against Discrimination Act

Author(s): Daniela Mihaylova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: European Roma Rights Center
Keywords: Roma rights in Bulgaria; Bulgarian Constitution; Bulgarian Protection against Discrimination Act

Summary/Abstract: The protection against Discrimination Act (PADA), adopted by the Bulgarian Parliament in September 2003, entered into force on January 1, 2004. Drafted with the active participation of experts from non-governmental organisations, the Act is among the most advances national instruments in Europe for combating discrimination on various grounds. It was met with ppreciation from the European institutions. The Act ensures effective protection for the victims of discrimination and responds to requirements of the relevant EU Directives. Some of the Act’s provisions were called “revolutionary” for the Bulgarian legal system – such as for example the provision on the reversal of the burden of proof in cases of discrimination. Another innovative provision allows non-profit public interest organisations to litigate on their own behalf when the rights of many are breached.[...]

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 77-83
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English