A Judge Born in the USSR - How a Judge’s Citizenship Became Relevant for Bulgaria’s Rule of Law and Judicial Self-Governance
Vassileva, Radosveta
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Verfassungsblog
2019-07-21
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The Sofia City Court which is notorious for its corruption is currently dealing with its latest scandal which involves the citizenship of the court’s President Alexey Trifonov. There are rising concerns that he is not a Bulgarian citizen – holding Bulgarian citizenship, however, is a requirement to serve as a magistrate in Bulgaria. The answer to a question, which appears to be simple at first glance – what is judge Trifonov’s citizenship? – requires the study of USSR and Bulgarian citizenship law applicable in 1972. The issue has already reached Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court and illustrates the deplorable state of Bulgaria’s rule of law.
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Vassileva, Radosveta
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judicial self-governance
Rule of Law
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https://verfassungsblog.de/a-judge-born-in-the-ussr/
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