Graduates – 2024

Doctoral students discharged in 2024

1. Deyan Petrov – full-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Civil and Family Law”, enrolled from 01.02.2021, scientific supervisor Prof. Ventsislav Stoyanov, PhD, dissertation topic “Obligations and Liabilities of the Lessor”, discharged with the right to defend, effective 01.02.2024.

2. Georgi Stoev – full-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “International Law and International Relations”, enrolled on 01.02.2021, scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. Todor Koburov, PhD, dissertation topic “The Influence of the EU “Green Deal” in the Field of Energy on National Environmental Legislation”, discharged with the right to defend, effective 01.02.2024.

3. Daniel Yordanov – full-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Private International Law”, enrolled on 01.01.2020, scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. Petar Bonchovski, PhD, dissertation topic “Problems of Private International Law in the Field of Insolvency”, discharged with the right to defend, effective 08.03.2024.

4. Tsvetanka Ivanova-Stoyanova – full-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure”, enrolled on 01.10.2020, scientific supervisor Prof. Veselina Kanatova-Buchkova, PhD, dissertation topic “Control of the Legality and Correctness of the Acts and Actions of Administrative Authorities /Prosecutorial Supervision, Public Control and Control by the Ombudsman/”, discharged with the right to defend, effective 01.10.2024.

5. Anatoli Bobokov – part-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “International Law and International Relations”, enrolled on 01.10.2020, scientific supervisor Prof. Irena Ilieva, PhD, dissertation topic “The International Legal Regime of Palestine”, discharged with the right to defend, effective 01.10.2024.

6. Emanuil Punev – full-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “International Law and International Relations”, enrolled on 01.10.2021, scientific supervisor Prof. Irena Ilieva, PhD, dissertation topic “The International Legal Regulation of Human Rights in the Context of Islam”, discharged with the right to defend, effective 01.10.2024.

7. Lilyana Petrova – part-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Criminal Procedure”, enrolled on 01.10.2020, scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. Ivan Vidolov, PhD, dissertation topic “Search and Seizure in Criminal Proceedings”, discharged without the right to defend, effective 01.10.2024.

8. Yordanka Gancheva – part-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Legal Sociology. Legal Informatics”, enrolled from 01.10.2019, scientific supervisor Prof. Nadezhda Yonkova, PhD, dissertation topic “Deviation Risks in the Electoral Process”, discharged with the right to defend, effective 08.12.2024.

9. Martin Penchev – part-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Civil and Family Law”, enrolled from 01.10.2019, scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Kolev, PhD, dissertation topic “Assignment of Claims”, period of study extended by one year, effective 08.12.2024.

Doctoral students who defended before a Scientific Jury of the ISL in 2024

1. Aleksandra Nanova – part-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Criminal Procedure”, enrolled on 01.01.2020, scientific supervisor Prof. Gergana Marinova, PhD, dissertation topic “Mandatory Defence in the Bulgarian Criminal Procedure”, received five positive assessments at a public defence held on 24.01.2024.

2. Anna Adamova - part-time doctoral student, enrolled on 01.10.2014, scientific supervisors Prof. Emilia Drumeva, PhD, and Prof. Stefka Naumova, PhD, dissertation topic “The Right of Citizens to Complaints, Proposals and Petitions to State Authorities (Constitutional Law and Legal Sociological Aspects)”, received five positive assessments at a public defence held on 17.04.2024.

3. Pirin Sokolov – part-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Legal Sociology. Legal Informatics”, enrolled on 01.01.2018, scientific supervisors Prof. Veselina Kanatova-Buchkova, PhD, and Prof. Stefka Naumova, PhD, dissertation topic “The Status of the Registry Agency as an Administrative Authority and the Powers of Its Employees (A Legal Sociological Study)”, received five positive assessments at a public defence held on 01.10.2024.

4. Maria Ovsepyan - doctoral student in an independent form of study, doctoral programme “Legal Sociology. Legal Informatics”, enrolled on 01.10.2020, scientific consultant Prof. Nadezhda Yonkova, PhD, dissertation topic “Extrajudicial Means of Protecting Human Rights in the Republic of Armenia. Comparative Legal Aspects”, received five positive assessments at a public defence held on 01.10.2024.

5. Denitsa Aleksandrova-Mitrova – doctoral student in an independent form of study, doctoral programme “Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure”, enrolled on 01.11.2021, scientific consultant Prof. Darina Zinovieva, PhD, dissertation topic “Administrative Authorities, Acts and Proceedings under the Execution of Penalties and Pre-Trial Detention Act”, received five positive assessments at a public defence held on 02.10.2024.

6. Spas Spasov - full-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure”, enrolled on 01.10.2019, scientific supervisor Prof. Veselina Kanatova-Buchkova, PhD, dissertation topic “Coercive Administrative Measures”, received five positive assessments at a public defence held on 02.10.2024.

7. Yordanka Nikolova - part-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Civil and Family Law”, enrolled on 01.10.2018, scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. Velina Todorova, PhD, dissertation topic “Descent and Surrogate Motherhood. Problems and Solutions”, received five positive assessments at a public defence held on 03.10.2024.

8. Hristo Kutiev - part-time doctoral student, doctoral programme “Criminal Procedure”, enrolled on 01.01.2017, scientific supervisor Prof. Gergana Marinova, PhD, dissertation topic “Committal for Trial and Preparatory Actions for the Examination of the Case at a Court Hearing”, received five positive assessments at a public defence held on 23.12.2024.