On the distinction among public and private law in determining the status of civil law as a branch of private law

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Keywords:

private and public law, differentiation criteria, public body, private entity, concession contract, public procurement contract, object and method of regulation, method of authority and subordination, method of equality

Abstract

The present study is to justify the significance of the distinction between private and public law with a view to determining the place of civil law within the system of private law. The assertions that this segmentation has nowadays lost its substance by distinguishing its impact on legislation, on objective law, on legal doctrine, and on law teachings, are consistently disputed. The various theories on the criteria, which this differentiation is based upon, are analyzed in detail, enveloping the range Roman law – contemporary law. The facets of public and private law are compared on many specifications and an original concept of their distinction is proposed. The import of the regulation method is emphasized. Special attention is paid to the shift in the legislator’s concept over the last decade, concerning the capacity in which a public body participates in the concession contract and in the public procurement contract.

 

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Author Biography

  • Ivan Ruschev, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

    Professor in Civil Law and Family Law at the Faculty of Law, Sofi a University „St. Kliment Ohridski“, Dr. Scienc., Dr. Habil.

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2025-08-19

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On the distinction among public and private law in determining the status of civil law as a branch of private law. (2025). Annual of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". Faculty of Law, 86, 149-183. https://annual.uni-sofia.bg/index.php/law/article/view/1834