nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/3ad7bd8649b34dc8 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 241206s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/3ad7bd8649b34dc8 doi eng 342 23 Thavard, Blaga Author aut Bulgaria’s Controversial Prosecutor General Thavard, Blaga Verfassungsblog 2024-12-06 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The ongoing nomination of Bulgaria’s next Prosecutor General, scheduled for January 16, 2025, has sparked concerns over the legitimacy of the Supreme Judicial Council, whose members’ mandates expired nearly two years ago, responsible for nominating the candidate. Despite the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the expiration of the SJC’s elected members does not dissolve the institution or suspend its functions, this decision follows a technical approach which allows nepotism and corrupted practice through the use of legal loopholes. CC BY-SA 4.0 Bulgaria Bulgarien Prosecutor General Supreme Judicial Council (DE-588)4008866-2 gnd Bulgarien Slavov, Peter Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/bulgarias-prosecutor-general/ raw object