Assoc. Prof. Ekaterina Salkova, PhD

Name: Ekaterina Salkova

e-mail: ekaterina.salkova@gmail.com

ekaterina_get@yahoo.com

ekaterina_salkova@abv.bg

Education:
Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, Faculty of Law: Master’s degree in Law (2000);

Institute of Legal Studies: PhD in Law (2006).

Professional experience

Institute for Legal Studies (01.11.2001 – present: Research Associate of Criminal Procedure, Chief Assistant Professor of Criminal Procedure and, respectively, Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure; 2013 – present: Head of the Department of Criminal Law)

National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (20.09.2018 – present: Member of the Standing Committee on Social and Legal Sciences, Security and Defence)

Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski” (01.01.2019 – present: Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure)

“Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse (01.10.2016 – 01.09.2019: Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure)

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (01.10.2007 – 01.10.2015: Part-time Assistant Professor of Criminal Procedure)

University of National and World Economy (01.03.2002 – 15.06.2002 and 15.09.2006 – 15.01.2007: Part-time Assistant Professor of Foundations of Law)

Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski” (01.10.2002 – 15.01.2003: Part-time Assistant Professor of Criminal Procedure)

Additional Information:

01.11.2010 – present: Judge ad hoc at the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg

15.11.2013 – 6.05.2016: Chief expert at the Committee on Legal Affairs at the 42^nd and 43^rd National Assembly

01.06.2006 – 31.08.2012: expert at the Ministry of Justice

25.02.2004 – 28.02.2013: Legal Counsel, Director of the Legal Activity Directorate at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

29.11.2004 – 29.05.2005: Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Justice

2013: Vice-Chair of the Temporary Committee on Cultural and Historical Heritage, incl. Social and Economic Development at the National Science Fund

2001 – present: Member of the Union of Jurists in Bulgaria

Membership in professional organizations: Member of the Bulgarian Association of Criminology

Foreign languages: English, Russian, French, German

List of publications

Monographs

1. Dismissal of Criminal Proceeding. Sofia, Feneya, 2007. ISBN – 10: 954-8214-98-9, ISBN – 13: 978-954-8214-98-8;

2. Problems of Proof in Criminal Procedure. Sofia, Simolini, 2012, ISBN: 978-954-949-364-1.

Articles and other published materials

1. Crime in Continuation: Reality or Formality. – Pravna misal, 2003, № 1, ISSN: 1310-7348;

2. Crime in Continuation: Reality or Formality. – Pravna misal, 2003, № 2, ISSN: 1310-7348;

3. Current Problems of the Dismissal of Criminal Proceeding after the Latest Amendments of the Criminal Procedure Code. – Pravna misal, 2004, № 1, ISSN: 1310-7348;

4. Crime in Continuation – Origin, Development and Perspectives. – In: Academic Works of the Institute for Legal Studies. Volume 1 (2004). Sofia, BAS, Institute for Legal Studies, 2004, ISSN: 1312-3149;

5. Legal Effects of the Irregular Dismissal of Criminal Proceedings. – Pravna misal, 2005, № 3, ISSN: 1310-7348;

6. Dismissal of Criminal Proceedings because of Insufficient Evidence to Prosecute. – Pravo bez granitsi, 2005, № 1 – 2, ISSN: 1312-0557;

7. Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. – In: Criminal Enforcement and the Fight against Crime: Legislative Changes and Procedural Practice. Sofia, Open Society Institute and Institute for Political and Legal Studies, 2005, ISBN: 954-616-158-6;

8. New Reasons for Dismissal of Criminal Proceedings. – Pravna misal, 2006, № 3, ISSN: 1310-7348;

9. Dismissal or Suspension of Criminal Proceedings in Cases when the Involvement of the Accused Party in the Commission of the Crime Has Not Been Proven. – Obshtestvo i pravo, 2006, № 3–4, ISSN: 0204-85-23;

10. The Figure of the Juridical Person in Criminal Procedure who suffered Damages from the Crime. – Pravna misal, 2008, № 4, ISSN: 1310-7348;

11. Participation in Criminal Procedure of Juridical Persons who suffered Damages from the Crime. – Journal of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2008, № 2, ISSN: 0007-3989;

12. Problems of the Interaction between the Prosecutor and the Investigating Authorities with a view to the Preventive Effect of Criminal Proceedings. – In: Criminology in Bulgaria in the Transition Period. Problems of Theory, Empirical Research and Education. Collection of Materials from the Round Table on the 20^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Bulgarian Criminology Association. Sofia, 2008;

13. Is the Applicability of Mediation in Criminal Cases in Bulgaria Disputable? – Pravna tribuna, 2008, № 1, ISSN 1314-2208;

14. Conflict of Interests as a Prerequisite for Corruption. – In: Investing in People. Collection of Educational Materials. Sofia, BAS, Institute of Legal Studies, 2009;

15. The Evidential Value of the Means of Evidence and the Reform of the Bulgarian Criminal Procedure. – Bulletin of the Association of Prosecutors in Bulgaria, 2010, № 1;

16. Is the Criterion under Art. 93, Item 7 of the Criminal Code on “Serious Crimes” Outdated? – Obshtestvo i pravo, 2010, № 2, ISSN: 0204-85-23;

17. Review of some Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights against Bulgaria. – Obshtestvo i pravo, 2011, № 3, ISSN: 0204-85-23;

18. The European Evidence Warrant. – In: University of National and World Economy. Faculty of Law. Annual Scientific Conference 2012. The European Future of Bulgaria. Legal Aspects. Sofia, Publishing Complex – UNWE, 2013, ISBN: 978-954-644-434-9;

19. The Evaluation of Evidence in Criminal Proceedings – a Challenge for the Introduction of the European Investigation Order. – In: European Perspectives on the Development of Criminal Legislation. Sofia, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2014, ISBN: 978-954-07-3722-5;

20. Right to Effective Legal Remedies and the Criminal Procedure as a Means for Protecting Material Rights. – In: Criminal Law – Traditions and Perspectives. Sofia, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2016, ISBN: 978-954-07-4170-3;

21. About the (In)Effectiveness of Criminal Justice. – In: Law and Order: Justice in Five Steps. Sofia, Move.bg, 2016, ISBN: 978-619-90336-5-4 (https://move.bg/5653);

22. Discrepancies between Concrete Legal Norms and Principles of Criminal Procedure. – In: Scholarly Readings: Legal Norms and Legal Principles. Collection of Reports. Sofia, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2017, ISBN: 978-954-07-4321-9 [co-author Yanko Roychev];

23. Human Rights in the Context of Counter-Terrorism. – In: The Right to Security. Collection of reports. Scientific Conference, held as a part of the Summer Scientific Session of the Law Faculty at the Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, June 23–24, 2017. Legal Sciences. Scientific almanac of VFU “Chernorizets Hrabar”. Series “Legal Sciences and Public Security”, Book 33. Varna, VFU “Chernorizets Hrabar”, 2017, ISSN: 1313-7263 [co-author Yanko Roychev];

24. Examination of a Civil Claim in Criminal Procedure. – In: Scholarly Readings in Memory of Venelin Ganev and Nikola Dolapchiev. Sofia, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2017, ISBN: 978-954-07-4260-1;

25. Return of the Case from the Court to the Pre-trial Phase of the Criminal Proceedings. – In: Criminal Jurisdiction – Traditions and Perspectives. Sofia, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2018, ISBN: 978-954-07-4405-6;

26. Procedures for the Realisation of Responsibility of Juvenile Perpetrators of Socially Dangerous Acts and Their Preventive Significance for the Growth of Crime. – In: The Role of Criminology and Its Related Sciences in Counteracting Crime. Collection of reports. Ruse, Mediatech, 2018, ISBN: 978-619-207-150-9 [co-author Yanko Roychev];

27. Sustainable Development of Academic Staff and the Continuing Reform in its Legal Framework. – In: The Legislation on the Development of the Academic Staff in the Republic of Bulgaria. Sofia, ISL – BAS, 2018, ISBN: 978-954-9583-35-9;

28. The Institute of Attesting Witnesses in Bulgarian Criminal Procedure. – Pravna misal, 2018, № 4, ISSN: 1310-7348 [co-author Yanko Roychev];

29. Voluntarity and Immediacy of Notifying about Active Bribery as Requirements for Unpunishability under Art. 306 CC. – In: Counteracting Corruption in the Republic of Bulgaria. Ruse, University of Ruse Academic Press, 2019, ISBN: 978-954-712-758-6 [co-author Yanko Roychev];

30. Unpunishability of Active Bribery under Art. 306 of the Criminal Code. – De Jure, 2019, № 1, ISSN: 2367-8410 (Online), 1314-2593 (Print) [co-author Yanko Roychev] (http://journals.uni-vt.bg/dejure/bul/vol10/iss1/3);

31. Maximum Duration of the Measures of Remand Detention in Custody and House Arrest in Criminal Cases. – De Jure, 2019, № 2, ISSN: 2367-8410 (Online), 1314-2593 (Print) [co-author Yanko Roychev] (http://journals.uni-vt.bg/dejure/bul/vol10/iss2/3).

Publications in foreign languages

1. Necessary Changes in the Implementation of the Judicial Reform in Bulgaria in View of its Accession to the EU. – In: Transformation des Rechts in Ost und West. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Herwig Roggemann zum 70. Geburtstag. Berlin, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2006, ISBN: 3-8305-1197-3 [co-author Prof. Emil Konstantinov];

2. On Rehabilitation and Remedy Measures in Bulgaria for Persons Repressed from 1944 through 1989. – In: Crimes Committed by Totalitarian Regimes. Reports and proceedings of the 8 April European public hearing on “Crimes committed by totalitarian regimes”, organized by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January – June 2008) and the European Commission. Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, 2008, ISBN: 978-961-238-977-2;

3. Věk trestní odpovědnosti a prevence kriminality mládeže. – Právník, 2017, № 11, ISSN: 0231-6625 [Age of Criminal Responsibility and Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency] [co-author Yanko Roychev];

4. Human Rights in the Context of Counter-Terrorism. – Globalization, the State and the Individual, 2017, № 2(14), ISSN: 2367-4555 [co-author Yanko Roychev].