Ognyan Velev
Name: Ognyan Velev
e-mail: ovelev@mail.bg
Education
• PhD in Law in Bulgaria and in France (2006-2013)
• Master in Law, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“ (1998-2003)
• High School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Veliko Tarnovo „Vassil Drumev“, section Mathematics (1993-1997)
Professional experience
- 01.12.2014 – to present moment: Assistant Professor in Criminal Law at the Institute of State and Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- 01.10.2016 – to present moment: Professor in Criminal Law and in International Criminal Law at University of Rousse „Angel Kanchev“
Specializations/research projects abroad
• Preparation of a PhD thesis on „The place of probation among criminal sanctions (a comparative study on Bulgarian and French criminal law)“ at the University of Veliko Tarnovo „St. St. Cyril and Methodius “, Bulgaria and the University of Bordeaux, France (2006-2013)
Participations in European and international projects
Membership in academic networks and professional organizations
- Member of the Comité International des Pénalistes Francophones
- Member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria
- Member of the Bulgarian Association for Comparative Law
- Member of the Bulgarian Association of Criminology
Social activities
Foreign languages
French
English
Russian
List of publications
• Books
1. „The place of probation among criminal sanctions (a comparative study on Bulgarian and French criminal law)", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of State and Law, Sofia, 2016, 851 p.
• Articles:
1. „Critical notes on the punishment in Bulgarian criminal law“, in the collection „Days of Science 2009“, Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo Branch, pp. 95-108;
2. „The Penalties in French criminal law“, in the collection „Days of Science 2009“, Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo Branch, pp. 109-124;
3. „The Conditional sentencing in French criminal law“, in the collection „Bulgaria and the Bulgarians in Europe“, Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo Branch, 2010, pp. 226-244;
4. „The legal nature of the forced treatment of mentally ill individuals in Bulgarian law“, in the book „Scientific research in honor of Assoc. Prof. Ivanka Popova-Veleva“, ed. Ivis, 2013, pp. 342-361;
5. „The Forced marriage in Bulgarian criminal law“, in „Scientific works of the Institute of Criminal Sciences and Justice of Bordeaux“, № 6, Editions Cujas, 2017, pp. 297-304;
6. „Criminological content of the term „Prevention“, in a collection of Scientific reports from a Scientific conference of the Faculty of Law of the University of Rousse „Angel Kanchev“, ed. Mediatech, 2018, pp. 23-27.
