nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20180803-101332-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 180802s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20180803-101332-0 doi eng 342 23 Vassileva, Radosveta Author aut (orcid)0000-0001-7118-3949 Bulgaria’s Constitutional Troubles with the Istanbul Convention Vassileva, Radosveta Verfassungsblog 2018-08-02 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Council of Europe Istanbul Convention LGBT Rights Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/bulgarias-constitutional-troubles-with-the-istanbul-convention/ raw object