A Perfect Storm: The Extraordinary Constitutional Attack against the Istanbul Convention in Bulgaria

Radosveta Vassileva

doi:10.5771/0030-6444-2022-1-78

Contents
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- 1–2 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–2
- 3–4 EDITORIAL 3–4
- 5–11 Introduction: The Istanbul Convention in Central and Eastern Europe Caroline von Gall Caroline von Gall 5–11
- 12–24 Das rechtliche Konzept von gender in der Istanbul Konvention: Meilenstein oder Kampfbegriff? Jacqueline Melzer Jacqueline Melzer 12–24
- 25–41 Gender and Inferiority Stereotype of Women –The Polish Dilemma in the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention Monika Płatek Monika Płatek 25–41
- 42–60 The (non)-Ratification of the Istanbul Convention by Hungary: Lessons to be Learned Tímea Drinóczi, Lídia Balogh Tímea Drinóczi, Lídia Balogh 42–60
- 61–77 The “Defense Alliance” and Religious Communities versus the “Gender”: The “Bulgarian Case” (2010–2020s) Georgeta Nazarska Georgeta Nazarska 61–77
- 78–96 A Perfect Storm: The Extraordinary Constitutional Attack against the Istanbul Convention in Bulgaria Radosveta Vassileva Radosveta Vassileva 78–96
- 97–106 The Istanbul Convention and the Latvian Constitutional Court Kristina Mühlbauer Kristina Mühlbauer 97–106
- 107–120 The Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Croatia – Legal and Institutional Challenges Maja Munivrana, Martina Bosak Maja Munivrana, Martina Bosak 107–120
- 121–146 Die Strafbarkeit der häuslichen Gewalt im russischen Recht Anna Novitskaya Anna Novitskaya 121–146
- 147–164 Russia and the Istanbul Convention: Domestic Violence Legislation and Cultural Sovereignty Marianna Muravyeva Marianna Muravyeva 147–164
- 165–177 The Approach of Serbia to Substantial Criminal Law Issues from the Istanbul Convention – The Good and the Bad Ivana Marković Ivana Marković 165–177
- 178–188 The Convention on the Rights of the Family – Real Alternative or “Fake Convention”? Friederike Erk Friederike Erk 178–188
- 189–193 DOKUMENTATION The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria on the Incompatibility of the Istanbul Convention with the Constitution, Decision № 13, Sofia, June 27, 2018 (extract; translation from Bulgarian) 189–193
- 194–194 AUS JUSTIZ UND RECHTSPRECHUNG IN OSTEUROPA 194–194
- 195–195 AUS DER RECHTSPRECHUNG DES EGMR 195–195
- 196–196 Impressum 196–196
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OER Osteuropa Recht , page 78 - 96

A Perfect Storm: The Extraordinary Constitutional Attack against the Istanbul Convention in Bulgaria

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Radosveta Vassileva

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0030-6444-2022-1-78
- ISSN: 0030-6444
- ISSN online: 2366-6730
Abstract

On 27 July 2018, Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court delivered a judgment declaring the Istanbul Convention “incompliant” with the country’s Constitution. This article examines the origin and nature of the extraordinary constitutional attack against this Convention in Bulgaria which can be described as a “perfect storm” - diverse, unrelated factors concurred and conditioned an event with long-lasting repercussions that are difficult to overcome. It first analyses the political context which permitted a misinformation campaign and motivated Boyko Borissov’s GERB party to seek a constitutional review of the document. Then, it explains why the method of appointing judges in Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court and the particularities of its jurisdiction make this institution susceptible to political influences. After critically evaluating the questionable legal reasoning in the actual decision, the article explores its consequences. Among them, the most notable damage concerns the current legal impossibility to ratify the Istanbul Convention in Bulgaria. At this stage, the country can only count on piecemeal legislative solutions to introduce to Bulgarian legislation the spirit of relevant provisions of the Convention that have not been contested.
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