The Bulgarian Constitutional Court at the Sixth WCCJ Congress

A delegation from the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria will participate in the upcoming Sixth Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice (WCCJ), the court announced. This news highlights Bulgaria's commitment to the international dialogue on the rule of law and the protection of fundamental rights.

The forum, which opens today, will continue until October 31st and will be held in Madrid. The main theme of this year's congress is dedicated to "Human Rights of Future Generations". This emphasizes a key necessity for sustainable development and responsibility towards future generations.

The Bulgarian delegation will include the President of the Constitutional Court, Pavlina Panova, constitutional judges Prof. Yanaki Stoilov and Prof. Atanas Semov, as well as the Chief Secretary Valentin Georgiev. The presence of such high-ranking representatives of the Bulgarian legal system demonstrates a serious attitude towards the work of the conference.

The Constitutional Court emphasizes that the World Conference on Constitutional Justice is a significant international platform that brings together a total of 124 constitutional courts, councils and supreme courts from Africa, America, Asia/Oceania and Europe. The organization plays an important role in promoting constitutional justice and strengthening the rule of law around the world.

The first congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice was organized by the Venice Commission in 2009. The event coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Council of Europe, which further underlines the significance of the organization and its role in European justice.

This international forum is further evidence of the active role of the Bulgarian Constitutional Court in the international context. We recall that at the beginning of September, the Constitutional Court, jointly with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), organized the international conference EUnited in diversity III ("United in diversity" III) in Sofia. This clearly shows Bulgaria's efforts to contribute to the common European legal framework and to the development of dialogue between judicial institutions.