Irena Ilieva

Name Irena Tzoneva Ilieva

e-mail irena_ilieva@lawyer.bg, tira@mail.orbitel.bg

 

Education

21.02.2001 Doctor in International Public Law and International Relations

Ph. D Thesis “International Protection of Persons, belonging to Minorities (an example of Rumania and former Yugoslavia)”

1984 – 1985 Internship Sofia City Court. Certificate № 2864/26.03.1986

1980 – 1984 Law Faculty of the Sofia University “St. Kl. Ochridski”. Diploma № 100711/05.03.1985 г.

1975 - 1980 Secondary education, French Lyceé-Sofia, Bulgaria. Diploma № 035961/28.06.1980

 

Professional experience

2.04.2018 - present – director of the Institute for the State and the Law

12.09. 2016 – 2.04.2018 act deputy for director of the Institute for the State

and the Law

30.10.2012 – present: professor at the Institute for the State and the Law Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

2013 professor at the Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”

2008 – present  Guest lecturer (2012 Guest professor) at the Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”.

2007- 30.10.2012 –Assoc. prof. at Institute for Legal Studies

2007 - 2008 Scientific Secretary of Institute for Legal Studies

February 2007 г. Research Fellow second Degree on International Public Law and International Relations/Associate professor, granted by the Higher Attestation Commission. Diploma № 24092/16.02.2007

2001 – 2007 Research Fellow first degree at ILS

1997-2000 Senior Legal Adviser, State Saving Bank, Branch 1, Sofia, Bulgaria

1994-1997 Legal Adviser, State Saving Bank, Branch 1, Sofia, Bulgaria

1993-1994 Bank expert, State Saving Bank, Branch 1, Sofia, Bulgaria

1992-1993 expert at the Institute for Legal Studies - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

 

Specializations/research projects abroad

• 1990-1991 -  Specialization at the Institute „Nikolae Iorga” - Bucharest, Rumania, Study on minorities rights.
• 1998  – Management Course on Cross-Cultural Management at the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (A. O. T. S.)-Nagoya, Japan. Obtained diploma.

• Guest Professor and research at the University  of Salzburg in 2011 according the Agreement between the Institute for the State and the Law (BAS) and the Law Faculty of the University of Salzburg for exchanger of doctoral students 2009/2013
• Guest Professor and research at the Law Faculty of the University of Bologna in 2011 and 2012 according the Agreement between the Institute for the State and the Law (BAS) and the Law Faculty of the University of Bologna for exchange of doctoral students 2011/2013.

 

Participations in European and international projects

Participant in the project „Legislative Review on Migration and Asylum Legislation in Bulgaria and Austria“ with project partners: the International Organization for Migration-Office for Central Europe in Vienna and the Bulgarian Research Institute in Austria-2003.

Project manager and participant in the project „Frauenrechtliche Herausforderungen für Bulgarien im Zuge der EU- Beitrittsverhandlungen. Ein Rechtsvergleich von Bulgarien und Österreich vor dem Hintergrund europarechtlicher Gleichbeandlungsstandards“ (The Challenges for the Women`s Rights in the Period of the Negotiations between Bulgaria and the European Union) with partner Ludwig Bolzmann Institut für Menschenrechte, Vienna-2003, www.univie.ac.at.

Participant in the project “The Role of the Judiciary in the implementation of the EU Law-from Association to Accession”, 26-28.06.2003, Wien, Austria, partner IWE. Abstract of the report available on www.iwe.oeaw.ac.at.

Coordinator on the project „The Application of EC Law and the Co-operation of National Courts with the European Court of Justice“, February, 26.-28. 2004, Vienna (2004), www.oeaw.ac.at.

Coordinator on the project  “European Weeks on Gender Equality-Education through Sport“, Grant Agreement VS/2004/0281. Project duration: September 2004-November 2005. Publication of analytical report.

Participant in the project on the rights of persons, belonging to minorities, conducted by prof. Dionisio LLamazares. University of Complutense, Madrid, Spain in 2006

Participant in the  project “Freedom of Religion and Human Rights in Eastern Europe Countries”, conducted by prof. Giovanni Cimbalo, Faculty of Law, Bologna University, 21 – 22 September 2007

Agreement with the University Salzburg 2003-2006, Guest Professor at the University Salzburg in 2004 and 2005.

Socrates/Erasmus programme, Agreement with the University Salzburg 2007-2013. Guest professor in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011and 2012.

Socrates/Erasmus programme, Agreement with the University of Navarra Spain 2005-2007. Guest professor in April 2006.

Socrates/Erasmus programme. Agreement between the Institute for the State and the Law (BAS) and the Law Faculty of the University of Salzburg for exchange of doctoral students 2009/2013. Guest professor in 2011.

Socrates/Erasmus programme. Agreement between the Institute for the State and the Law (BAS) and the Law Faculty of the University of Bologna for exchange of doctoral students 2011/2013. Guest professor in 2011 and 2012.

Expert in the project “Otherwise different”, Fundamental rights and citizenship-Action grants 2007, GRANT AGREEMENT JLS/2007/FRC-1/49 30-CE-0226825:00-53, www.tonioloricerca.it/index.php?...otherwise-different2ricerca

Project manager of the project “Implementation of the Bulgarian best practices of local authorities in public consulting and decision-making process in Moldova”, February – May 2010 East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program www.OSI.BG/east.

Participant in the project “Study on the application of Regulation EC Nr. 1393/2007 on the service of documents in civil or commercial matters across the EU”, The University of the Basque Country, 2011.

Participant  in the project “Study on the application of art. 3 (1) (c) and 3, and art. 17  and 18 of the Council Regulation  (EC) Nr. 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the member States in the taking of evidence in civil and commercial matters, The University of the Basque Country, 2011

Erasmus Programme, Guest professor at the University of Navarra, Pamplona, 27-31 май 2013, lectures on “The International Legal Regime of Danube river and the EC Law ”.

Erasmus Programme, Guest professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Navarra, Spain in 2014, lectures on „Countering Terrorism and Protecting Human Rights: an Asian International Legal Dimension“.

Erasmus Plus programme, Guest professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Navarra, Spain in 2016, lectures on “The legal regulation of the religious freedom in Bulgaria. Focus on Muslim community”.

Participant in the project “The Regulation and improvement of the Judiciary System in Macedonia” 2014 – 2016, current project between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Expert on  «Трангранична миграция», project “Cross-border partnership for training and labour mobility in the juridical field”, INTERREG V-A Romania – Bulgaria.

 Participant in the project „Updating consumer and marketing law content for the Consumer Law section of the e-Justice Portal/Nr JUST/2017/CONS/PR/CO02/0059, leading organisation MainStrat, www.mainstrat. Current project.

 

Membership in academic networks and professional organizations

Individual member of International Law Association, London;

Vice-president of the Bulgarian Association of International Law;

Member of the Bulgarian Association of Comparative Law;

Member of the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (A.O.T.S.)-Japan;

Member of the Management Board of Red Ciudadanas de Europa www.redciudadanas.org;

Alternate member  from Bulgaria in the Management Board  of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights June 2007 – June 2010, www.fra.europa.eu;

Member of the Editorial board of “Papers of BAS. Humanities and Social Sciences”, edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences;

Member of the Editorial Board of “International politics”, edition of the SWU “Neofit Rilski”;

Member of the Editorial Board of “Pravna Misal”, edition of the Institute for the State and the Law-BAS;

Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance of the Council of Europe, https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-commission-against-racism-and-intolerance/ .

 

Social activities

Actively participate publishing own views in the sphere of her competences on the site for public consultations of the Council of Ministers.

Director of the master Programme “International Relations” at the Law Faculty of the Plovdiv University. In this quality organizes public lectures, books presentations and meetings with  foreign delegations.

Presentation of the book of assoc.. prof. V. Paandov, PhD International competence on civil and commercial matter, Ciela, 2018, on 16.10.2018.

Presentation of the book of assoc. prof. D. Kovacheva Phd, The Individual in International Law, Ciela, 2018, on 12.11.2018.

Foreign languages

Very good command of French, English and German languages

Good command of Russian and Rumanian languages

Independent user of Serbian language.

 

List of publications

Books

1. Minorities on the Balkan. The International Protection, „Open Society“ Foundation, Sofia, 1994, in Bulgarian language.

2. Migration, Austrian, Bulgarian, EU Legislation. I. Circo, G. Vilics, I. Ilieva, T. Kamenova, V. Tsankov, edited by dr. T. Kamenova, Аustrian Science and Research Liaison Office Sofia and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, 2003. in English language.

3.  Gleichheit von Frauen und Männern in Bulgarien, Österreich und der Europäischen Union. Eine Analyse ausgewählter Rechtsbereiche, Ilieva, Irena, Kartusch Angelica, Lukas Karin Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Sofia, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, 2004, in German.

4. International Law Problems of  the Fight against International  Terrorism, Publishing House Kronos, Sofia, 2005, in Bulgarian.

5. Regional conventions on the fight against terrorism, Publishing House Kronos, Sofia, 2012, in Bulgarian.

Monographies

1. Acquis communaitaire on asylum and migration – political and legal issues, “Law without borders”. Nr. 1 -2/2004, p. 35 – 62, in Bulgarian

2.The Women`s Rights as Human Rights and the United Nations System-Study in Bulgarian language, Yearbook Nr. 2, Institute for Legal Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, S., 2005. In Bulgarian

3. Legislation relative to the demographic development of the population of Republic of Bulgaria”, in Demographic Development of the Republic of Bulgaria, National Council for cooperation on ethnic and demographic issues by the Council of ministers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, National Statistic Institute, Fund for the Population of UNO, S., 2005, in Bulgarian

4. Legislation on gender equality in the Republic of Bulgaria. Analytical report. European Weeks for Gender Equality-Education through Sport, Centre for Educational Strategies, PAM Publishing Company Ltd, S., 2005, p. 5 – 28. In English

5. European Union Law, Investing in the people, Collection of study materials, project “Investing in the people”, BAS-ILS, S., 2009, p. 98 – 131. In Bulgarian

6. Regional convention on fighting terrorism in the Arab World and Africa, Scientific Studies  of the Institute for Legal Studies. Actual Legal Problems, vol. V (2008), BAS, ILS, S., 2010, p. 47 – 118.

7. Antisemitism, islamophobia and other forms of discrimination in Bulgaria, Otherwise different. Belonging, Identity and Citizenship of young people of Muslim and Jew Communities in Italy, Germany and Bulgaria, Ikopis, S., 2010, p. 97-154, in English

8. Anti-semitism and Islamophobia in Bulgaria. Actual legal and sociological aspects, Stato, Chiese e pluralism confessionale, Rivista telematica, novembre 2011, ISSN 1971 – 8643, http://www.statoechiese.it/

9. The Rights of Persons, belonging to Minorities in Bulgaria, Inmigracion, minorias e integracion. Libertad de conciencia y laicidad, volume ІІ Europa, Editor literario Dionisio Llamazares Fernandes, Governo de Espana, Ministero de justicia, 2012, http://www.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satellite/es/1215198356356/ListaPublicaciones.html

10. Current status of state – religion relationships in Bulgaria. Focus on Muslim community, Вестник Карагандинского университета, серия „Право“, №  1, 2015, p. 36 - 53. In English

11. Actual Problems of the EU Enlargement with the Western Balkans, Yearbook of ISL, vol. ХІ, 2015, p. 68 - 90. In Bulgarian

12. Countering Terrorism and Protecting Human Rights: An Asian International Legal Dimension in Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law, vol. 31, published by Cameron May/CMP Publishing, London, 2015, in English.

13. The Harmonization of the Bulgarian legislation against discrimination with the European Union law, Institute for legal Studies Yearbook, 2017 (ХVІ).  Институт за държавата и правото - БАН, ISSN 1314-6459, S., 2017, p. 65 – 87, in Bulgarian.

14. Transborder Migration, в Cross-border migration regulation. Juridical training courses at the level of the Cross-Border Juridical Centers, Editura Sitech, Craiova, 2018, p. 309 – 403 ISBN 978-606-11-6307-6, in Bulgarian.

15. Migratia transfrontaliera, in  Cross-border migration regulation. Juridical training courses at the level of the Cross-Border Juridical Centers, Editura Sitech, Craiova, 2018, p. 103 – 183, ISBN 978-606-11-6307-6, in Rumanian language.

 

 

Articles

1. Annuaire balkaniques 1985, „Etudes balkkaniques“, Nr. 3/1987- in French;

2. Turkey in the 80`s, „Etudes balkaniques“ Nr. 2/1988, in cooperation with Ekaterina Nikova-in English;

3. The Mechanism of Decision-Making in the Foreign Policy, „International relations“, Nr. 1/1995-in Bulgarian language;

4. The Recognition and Protection of the Minorities in the Member States of the European Union, Law collection, Nr. 9, Free University Burgas, 1998, in Bulgarian;

5. The Framework Convention  for the protection of the National Minorities and its Control  Mechanism, „Pravna misal“, Edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Nr. 2/2000- in Bulgarian;

6. The Charter on Fundamental Human Rights in the European Union, „Pravna misal nr.1/2001-in Bulgarian;

7. The Women`s Rights and the European Union, in Studies in International Law, ed. by the Bulgarian Association of International Law, Sofia, 2003- in Bulgarian;

8. Contribution to the question of the term „international terrorism“,„Law without borders“, Nr. 3-4/2004, in Bulgarian language;

9. Aktuelle Lage des Rechtsschutzes Bulgarischer Staatsbürger, deren  Muttersprache nicht Bulgarisch ist, in Der Transformationsprozess in Bulgarien und der Weg in die EU, Bachmaier, Peter, Schwarcz, Andreas, Tcholakova, Antoaneta (Hrsg.), Miscellanea Bulgarica Nr. 18, Bulgarisches Forschungsinstitut in Österreich, Wien, 2006, in German.

10. Bulgarian Population Ageing in the Context of the Millenium Goals and the EC Law, in Population Ageing – realities and consequences, policies and practices, Scientific conference, Sofia 31 May 2006, S., 2006. (in Bulgarian)

11. The Council of Human Rights as element of the reform of the United Nations Organization, Jubileum collection 15 Years of the Law Faculty, Plovdiv University, Edition of the Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, 2007, p. 348 – 358, in Bulgarian.

12. The Rights of Individuals, belonging to Minorities in Bulgaria, “Europa ethnica”, ¾, 2007, p. 92 – 97, in English.

13. Legal regulation of the affirmative actions for integration of the Roma in Bulgaria, in Integration of the Roma in the Bulgarian Society, Institute of Sociology, Sofia, 2007, p. 129 -140, in Bulgarian.

14. Европейскоя политика соседства (ЕПС) (Еuropean Neighbourhood Policy), „Revista de istorie a Moldovei”, Nr. 3/2008, iulie-septembrie, in Russian.

15. La protection juridique des personnes appartenant a des minoritiés en Bulgarie, revue „Hommes et Migration”, numéro septembre-octobre 2008 , Nr. 1275 “Minorités et Migration en Bulgarie”, p. 32 – 39, in French.

16. Legal Regulation of the Religious Rights and Freedoms in Bulgaria, Liberta di Conscienza e Diversita di Appartenenza Religiosa nell’ Est Europa, acura di Giovanni Cimbalo e Federica Botti, Diritto Ecclesiastico e Diritti Umani, Bononia University Press, Prima editione octobre 2008, p. 77 – 101. ISBN Nr.: 978-88-7395-387-6, in English.

17. 60 years of the Foundation of the Institute for Legal Studies by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, „Pravna missal” nr. 1/2008, p. 3 – 16, in Bulgarian.

18. 60 years of the Foundation of the Institute for Legal Studies by the Buklgarian Academy of Sciences, „Revue of BAS”, Nr. 2/2008, p. 10-14. In Bulgarian

19. Investing in the people, “Funds, Programmes, Projects”, Nr. 5/2009, p. 27 – 29, in Bulgarian

20.  With co-author Naoumova, Stefka, Legal-sociological parameters and empirical characteristics of the human resource  management at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, “Sociology and economics”, Nr. 2/2011, p. 88 – 100, in Bulgarian

21. The Lisbon Treaty and the European Research Area, “Funds, Programmes and Projects”, Nr. 7/2011, p. 2 – 3, in Bulgarian

22. Права женщин в ЕС – эволюция до и после Лиссабонского договора (The Women’s Rights in the EU – evolution before and after the Treaty of Lisbon), сборник статей  и документов «Женский фактор в истории»,сборника статей и документов,  Институт истории, государства и права АН Молдовы,Институт социальной истории „ProMemoria”. In Russian

23. The new protection mechanism of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, scientific conference  on 30 September – 1 October 2011,  Collection Law Science. Tradition and Contemporaneity, Scientific conference on the 50-th year of the Plovdiv University “P. Hilendarski”, University Publishing House “P. Hilendarski, 2012, p. 515 - 523  in Bulgarian

24. European Union Strategy for the Danube region and the international legal regime for the river Danube, Ubileum Collection of International Scientific Conference “Law, governance and media in 21 Century” on the occasion of 20 th anniversary of the Law-History Faculty of the South-West University “N. Rilski”, volume І, Blagoevgrad, 2012, p. 341 – 348, in Bulgarian

25. Regional Conventions on Fighting  Terrorism in the Arab World and Africa,  в Трудове по международно право, Studies on International Law, Travaux de Droit international, том седми, vol. 7, Bulgarian Association of International Law, S., 2012, p. 67 – 79, in English.

26. Болгария-прагматичный друг России в области внешней политики ? Выстраивая добрососедство. Россия в пространствах Европы, Ассоциация европейских исследованийл Институт Европы Российской Академии наук, Моска, Издателство Весь мир, 2013,  с. 140-145. ISBN 975-5-7777-0539-6

27. Countering Terrorism and Protecting Human Rights: An Asian International Legal Dimension, available on http://csil.org.tw/2013-research-forum/papers/

28. Reflections on the interrelation between the International Public Law and the EC La, Studiaiuris,№2/2014, http://web.uniplovdiv.bg/paunov/Stidia%20Iusris/broi%202%20-%202014/Irena%20Ilieva.pdf, ISSN 2367-5314, in Bulgarian

29. Gender mainstreaming in the United Nations System. Is any progress achieved in the empowerment of women for the keeping of peace ?, Collection of material on the project SRP-A4/13 “EU and the region of the Black Sea: Challenges and Perspectives”, edition of the Law-History Faculty of the South-West University “N. Rilski”, 2015, in Bulgarian

30. The contribution of the United Nations in the fight against terrorism and the protection of human rights, in The Organization of United Nations: historical traditions and contemporary law, international scientific conference 2 – 3 October 2015 Blagoevgrad. ISL-BAS, SWU “N. Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, 2015, p. 251 – 258, in Bulgarian

31. Aspects éthiques des recherches sur la lutte contre le terrorisme, Science et conscience. La recherche est-elle au service de la société ?, Colloque organisé par l’ Institut français de Bulgarie en collaboration avec l’Académie bulgare des sciences, le 8 juin 2015, Edition de l’Académie bulgare des sciences «Prof. Marin Drinov », Sofia, 2015, p. 15 – 22, in French.

32. Critical Review of the Dublin System’s Reform Proposals, in Сборник доклади от кръгла маса на тема „Проблеми на миграцията в ЕС“, Република България, Министерски съвет, Център за превенция и противодействие на корупцията и организираната престъпност, С., 2017, p. 44 – 65, in English.

33. Soft law of international organisations. Soft law and contemporary law, Sibi, 2017, ISBN:978-619-226-005-7, p. 255-266, in Bulgarian.

34. Interrelation between the principles and the norms of the contemporary international public law. Научни четения на тема "Правни норми и правни принципи", Сборник доклади от научна конференция, организирана от катедра "Теория и история на държавата и правото" и катедра "Наказателноправни науки" на Юридическия факултет на СУ "Св. Кл. Охридски", проведена в София на 15 май 2017 г., Университетско издателство "Св. Кл. Охридски", 2017, ISBN:978-954-07-4321-9, p. 183-194, in Bulgarian.

35. Critical review of the synergies between the European union Strategy for the Danube region and the international legal regime for the river Danube. Papers of BAS. Humanities and Social Sciences, 4, 1, Prof. Marin Drinov Publishing House of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2017, ISSN:2367-6248, р. 70-84, in English.

36. The inpact of the Soviet International Law Theory on the Theory and Teaching of International Public Law in Bulgaria (Dopad sovetske teorie mezinarodniho prava na teorii a vyuku mezinarodniho prava verejneho v Bulharsku).The Lawyer. Scientific Review for Problems of State and Law (Pravnik. Teoreticky casopis pro otazky statu a prava), 11, 2017, ISSN:0231-6625, р. 977-988, in Czech.

37. 70 Years Institute for the State and the Law by the Bulgarian academy of Sciences, “Pravna Misal“, Nr. 1/2018, p. 3 – 12, in Bulgarian.

 

Manuals

1. Co-author in European and National Antidiscrimination Regulation, T. Kamenova, E. Drumeva, I. Ilieva, Sofia, 2003. Chapter on the European regulation on equality of chances, Chapter on the national regulation of the women`s rights. In Bulgarian.

2. Co-author in European and National Antidiscrimination Regulation, T. Kamenova, E. Drumeva, I. Ilieva, Sofia, 2004, second revised edition-in Bulgarian language. Chapter on the European regulation on equality of chances, Chapter on the national regulation of the women`s rights. In Bulgarian.

3. Universal International Bodies, Borisov, Orlin, Ilieva, Irena, Draguiev, Alexander, Publishing House of the Sofia University, S., 2009, author of Chapter 2, in Bulgarian.

4. Regional International Bodies, Borisov, Orlin, Ilieva, Irena, Draguiev, Alexander, Publishing House of the Sofia University, S., 2012, p.  53 – 173. Author of Chapter 2, In Bulgarian.