DISSENTING AND CONCURRING OPINIONS IN THE PRACTICE OF THE BULGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Abstract

According to the basic law of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Constitutional Court Act (hereinafter – CCA), Constitutional Court ensures supremacy of the Constitution. Besides these two normative documents, organization and legal proceedings of the Court are also regulated by the Rules of Organization and Activities of the Constitutional Court (hereinafter – ROACC).

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria is composed of 12 judges. Four judges are appointed by the President of the Republic; four are elected by the National Assembly, and the remaining four – by judicial authorities for nine-year terms. The Constitutional Court acts on an initiative from not less than 1/5 of the entire composition of the National Assembly, the President, and the Council of Ministers, the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court and the Chief Prosecutor (Constitution, Article 150).