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Ревизия на Конституцията на Република България от 1991 г.
Revision of the 1991 Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria

Substantial and Procedural Legal Aspects

Author(s): Hristo Paunov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Constitutional Law
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: Constitution; amendment; addition; new Constitution
Summary/Abstract: This work examines the term “revision of the Constitution” as a form of amendment, addition or repeal of individual provisions. Attention is drawn to the destinction between amendment and addition, on the one hand, and the power to create a new Constitution, on the other. The procedures for amending and supplementing the Constitution of Republic of Bulgaria, as well as the procedure for adopting a new one, are set out in detail. At the end of the development, the stability of the Constitution as a legal act of the state is considered.