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The article deals with the provision of the new law of the faculty staff in Bulgarian universitie... more The article deals with the provision of the new law of the faculty staff in Bulgarian universities. Deals with the requirements for acquiring a PhD=

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decomm... more Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decommunization being at the forefront of this process.1 However, despite Ukraine's ongoing judiciary reformation process amplified by the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukraine's legal system still contains inherited Soviet legal deficiencies that allow for human rights violations. Some of the most glaring deficiencies relate to the rules and regulations for assigning and conducting forensic psychiatric examinations in cases of administrative offenses. With an aim to aid Ukraine in eliminating present legal deficiencies that allow for violations of human rights, here we discuss current definitions, rules, and regulations concerning appointment and execution of forensic psychiatric examinations in cases of administrative law violations. We place particular emphasis in our discussion on the European Court for Human Rights case “Zaichenko v Ukraine, No 2”, and the reform bill that followed this case. This case is an ‘in vivo’ illustration of how Ukraine's legal deficiencies have created grounds for the violation of individual human rights. Our assessment of the current rules and regulations for assigning and conducting forensic psychiatric examinations in proceedings of administrative offenses reveals that the legal deficiencies persist. The proposed reform bill is thus a highly warranted initiative, which however has several issues in its formulations and fails to address a few of the worst existing deficiencies. Ukraine's legislators must do further work to put through reforms that will safeguard individuals from unjustified forensic psychiatric examinations.

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2023

Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decomm... more Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decommunization being at the forefront of this process.1 However, despite Ukraine's ongoing judiciary reformation process amplified by the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukraine's legal system still contains inherited Soviet legal deficiencies that allow for human rights violations. Some of the most glaring deficiencies relate to the rules and regulations for assigning and conducting forensic psychiatric examinations in cases of administrative offenses.

With an aim to aid Ukraine in eliminating present legal deficiencies that allow for violations of human rights, here we discuss current definitions, rules, and regulations concerning appointment and execution of forensic psychiatric examinations in cases of administrative law violations. We place particular emphasis in our discussion on the European Court for Human Rights case “Zaichenko v Ukraine, No 2”, and the reform bill that followed this case. This case is an ‘in vivo’ illustration of how Ukraine's legal deficiencies have created grounds for the violation of individual human rights.

Our assessment of the current rules and regulations for assigning and conducting forensic psychiatric examinations in proceedings of administrative offenses reveals that the legal deficiencies persist. The proposed reform bill is thus a highly warranted initiative, which however has several issues in its formulations and fails to address a few of the worst existing deficiencies. Ukraine's legislators must do further work to put through reforms that will safeguard individuals from unjustified forensic psychiatric examinations.

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2023

This article raises the question of the prospect of a common approach to mentally ill offenders i... more This article raises the question of the prospect of a common approach to mentally ill offenders in Europe, through a comparative discussion of the criminal insanity rules and systems in Norway and Bulgaria. The underlying motivation is to fill a gap in current legal research where the insanity discourse is still to a certain extent nationally oriented. Bulgaria is to date not represented at all in the international discussion of criminal insanity. Starting out from recognizing the different history, rules, culture and welfare of Norway and Bulgaria, the authors argue that these countries have a similar practical understanding of insanity and how it is associated with mental disorders as well as common challenges in their forensic and legal systems. These insights can provide a basis for further comparative explorations concerning a possible harmonization of insanity law in Europe.

The article presents Decision2-2011 of the Supreme Court and seeks answer of the question if doct... more The article presents Decision2-2011 of the Supreme Court and seeks answer of the question if doctors from private hospitals can be treated as public officials under Criminal Code and punished for bribery under art.301 of Bulgarian Criminal Code.

World Science

Road safety is a major societal issue and despite of the progress EU Commission achieved, the alc... more Road safety is a major societal issue and despite of the progress EU Commission achieved, the alcohol-impaired drinking and driving remains a serious problem. Many of the incidents caused by drunk driving are totally preventable if lowering the maximum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and strict law enforcement. The article examines the legal limit of BAC and legislative measures in EU member states and Bulgaria.

За необходимостта от реформа на понятието "длъжностно лице" в чл. 93, т.1 от НК, 2012

The article deals with the provision of the new law of the faculty staff in Bulgarian universitie... more The article deals with the provision of the new law of the faculty staff in Bulgarian universities. Deals with the requirements for acquiring a PhD=

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decomm... more Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decommunization being at the forefront of this process.1 However, despite Ukraine's ongoing judiciary reformation process amplified by the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukraine's legal system still contains inherited Soviet legal deficiencies that allow for human rights violations. Some of the most glaring deficiencies relate to the rules and regulations for assigning and conducting forensic psychiatric examinations in cases of administrative offenses. With an aim to aid Ukraine in eliminating present legal deficiencies that allow for violations of human rights, here we discuss current definitions, rules, and regulations concerning appointment and execution of forensic psychiatric examinations in cases of administrative law violations. We place particular emphasis in our discussion on the European Court for Human Rights case “Zaichenko v Ukraine, No 2”, and the reform bill that followed this case. This case is an ‘in vivo’ illustration of how Ukraine's legal deficiencies have created grounds for the violation of individual human rights. Our assessment of the current rules and regulations for assigning and conducting forensic psychiatric examinations in proceedings of administrative offenses reveals that the legal deficiencies persist. The proposed reform bill is thus a highly warranted initiative, which however has several issues in its formulations and fails to address a few of the worst existing deficiencies. Ukraine's legislators must do further work to put through reforms that will safeguard individuals from unjustified forensic psychiatric examinations.

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2023

Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decomm... more Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decommunization being at the forefront of this process.1 However, despite Ukraine's ongoing judiciary reformation process amplified by the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukraine's legal system still contains inherited Soviet legal deficiencies that allow for human rights violations. Some of the most glaring deficiencies relate to the rules and regulations for assigning and conducting forensic psychiatric examinations in cases of administrative offenses.

With an aim to aid Ukraine in eliminating present legal deficiencies that allow for violations of human rights, here we discuss current definitions, rules, and regulations concerning appointment and execution of forensic psychiatric examinations in cases of administrative law violations. We place particular emphasis in our discussion on the European Court for Human Rights case “Zaichenko v Ukraine, No 2”, and the reform bill that followed this case. This case is an ‘in vivo’ illustration of how Ukraine's legal deficiencies have created grounds for the violation of individual human rights.

Our assessment of the current rules and regulations for assigning and conducting forensic psychiatric examinations in proceedings of administrative offenses reveals that the legal deficiencies persist. The proposed reform bill is thus a highly warranted initiative, which however has several issues in its formulations and fails to address a few of the worst existing deficiencies. Ukraine's legislators must do further work to put through reforms that will safeguard individuals from unjustified forensic psychiatric examinations.

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2023

This article raises the question of the prospect of a common approach to mentally ill offenders i... more This article raises the question of the prospect of a common approach to mentally ill offenders in Europe, through a comparative discussion of the criminal insanity rules and systems in Norway and Bulgaria. The underlying motivation is to fill a gap in current legal research where the insanity discourse is still to a certain extent nationally oriented. Bulgaria is to date not represented at all in the international discussion of criminal insanity. Starting out from recognizing the different history, rules, culture and welfare of Norway and Bulgaria, the authors argue that these countries have a similar practical understanding of insanity and how it is associated with mental disorders as well as common challenges in their forensic and legal systems. These insights can provide a basis for further comparative explorations concerning a possible harmonization of insanity law in Europe.

The article presents Decision2-2011 of the Supreme Court and seeks answer of the question if doct... more The article presents Decision2-2011 of the Supreme Court and seeks answer of the question if doctors from private hospitals can be treated as public officials under Criminal Code and punished for bribery under art.301 of Bulgarian Criminal Code.

World Science

Road safety is a major societal issue and despite of the progress EU Commission achieved, the alc... more Road safety is a major societal issue and despite of the progress EU Commission achieved, the alcohol-impaired drinking and driving remains a serious problem. Many of the incidents caused by drunk driving are totally preventable if lowering the maximum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and strict law enforcement. The article examines the legal limit of BAC and legislative measures in EU member states and Bulgaria.

За необходимостта от реформа на понятието "длъжностно лице" в чл. 93, т.1 от НК, 2012

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN EXECUTION OF PUNISHMENTS. INFORMAL CONTROL THEORY, 2018

The study is aimed to reveal the differences between formal and informal control in crime preven... more The study is aimed to reveal the differences between formal and informal
control in crime prevention. It refers to the similarities of the work of
volunteer probation officers in Japan and the disestablished institution of placement under community custody in Bulgarian Criminal Code. It
discusses the ways to involve the public in crime prevention and also
participation at all phases of the criminal procееdings.