Prof. Bliznashki Presents Translation of Austria's Constitution on Which Bulgarian Constitutional Court Model Is Based

Roumen Yanovski

Prof. Georgi Bliznashki presents a Bulgarian translation of the Austrian Constitution, Sofia, November 12, 2024 (BTA Photo/Nikola Uzunov)

Sofia,

12.11.2024 22:35

(BTA)

A presentation of the Austrian Constitution translated in Bulgarian with an introductory study by Prof. Georgi Bliznashki on Tuesday marked the launch of a Centre for Constitutionalism and Democracy with the Gallup International Balkan polling agency. The translation's scientific editor is Prof. Angel Anastasov.

This is the Austrian Constitution of November 10, 1920, which turns out to be one of the oldest constitutions in force to date, said Prof. Bliznashki. What makes it particularly interesting and valuable is that its author was one of the greatest legal experts of the 20th century, Hans Kelsen, and in this constitution the institution of the Constitutional Court was introduced for the first time, Prof. Bliznashki noted.

Harald Troch, a long-serving member of the Austrian Parliament, was among the guests of Tuesday's event. He noted that Austria had the first constitution in the world envisaging the establishment of a Constitutional Court.

Asked about the political situation in Bulgaria and the search for majorities in Parliament, Troch commented that MPs should talk to each other.

Austrian Ambassador to Bulgaria Andrea Ikic-Bohm was also among the guests. Also attending the event were representatives of state institutions and academia, lawyers, political scientists and students.

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