The state of law and its enemies

Abstract

The article presents the modern understanding of the state of law as a constitutional principle. In both legal doctrine and constitutional practice, there is a commonly recognized core in the understanding of the state of law, which is associated with two key components: the state of law in a formal sense and in a substantive sense. In its practice, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria interprets the essence of the principle of the state of law. In its decisions, the constitutional jurisdiction derives basic elements from the core of the state of law. These are: the supremacy of the Constitution, its immediate effect and its respect, the supremacy of law and legality, legal certainty, judicial control, effective legal means for the protection of fundamental rights, incl. the right to protection, the equality of citizens before the law and respect for basic human rights. The thesis about the „internal enemies“ of the substantive rule of law in Bulgaria is presented. They can be distinguished into three groups of phenomena based on the triad „creation of law (rules)“, „application of law (rules)“ and „control for compliance with law (rules)“ with manifestations of the formal and material components, respectively.

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