The Right to Counsel and the Amendment to Art. 142(2) of the Bulgarian Civil Procedure Code (In Force since 2 February 2023)

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Pages: 96-105
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/MKXD8023

Abstract:

This article focuses on the latest amendment to Art. 142(2) of the Bulgarian Civil Procedure Code (in force since 2 February 2023) from the perspective of the right to counsel as a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria. In this context, Art. 139 of the Code of Administrative Procedure is also analyzed. As a result, a de lege ferenda proposal is made for some changes to Art. 142 of the Civil Procedure Code.

Keywords:

right to counsel; right to legal defence; complex subjective right.

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