http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20180803-101332-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/bulgarias-constitutional-troubles-with-the-istanbul-convention/ Bulgaria’s Constitutional Troubles with the Istanbul Convention Vassileva, Radosveta eng 2018-08-02 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Council of Europe Istanbul Convention LGBT Rights Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 On July 27th Bulgaria's Constitutional Court ruled that the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention, contradicted Bulgaria’s Constitution. The decision may cause a stir among Western commentators not only because of its result, but also because of its peculiar legal arguments and untidy, repetitive narrative.