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Assoc. Prof. Eva Kaseva, PhD

Eva Kaseva
Leadership
Scientific Secretary
Member of the Scientific Council

Biography

Name: Eva Kaseva
e-mail: evakaseva@gmail.com

Education
2011-2014 – a full-time PhD in Private International Law at the Sofia University; in 2016 successfully defended doctoral dissertation on topic: “Jurisdiction and applicable law under Regulation (EC) No 4/2009”;
2004 - 2009 – Master of Law Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski “;
1999 -2004 – English language school “Prof.dr Asen Zlatarov”.

Professional experience
From 19.06.2017 – ongoing- Chief Assistant in the Department of International Law at the Institute for the State and Law, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences;
2015-2016. - Legal Advisor, “United Bulgarian Bank” AD, Head Office, Compliance Department.

Specializations/research projects abroad
2012-2014 - Participation in the "Integrated program for training and support of PhD students from social and humanities studies", incl. attended seminars, participation in conferences and publications in collection of scientific papers;
2013 - The Hague Academy of International Law - summer courses in private international law;
5-8 March 2013 Participation in the conference "Recovery of Maintenance in the European Union and Worldwide." The conference was held in Heidelberg, Germany. Presented national report on "Regulation of Child Support under the Bulgarian Family, Procedural and Private International Law".

Foreign languages
English, Russian, French;

Publications

Monographs

  1. Kaseva, E. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law to Maintenance Obligations under Regulation (EC) No 4/2009. – Sofia: "BG Kniga" Publishing House, 2018, 488 p., ISBN 978-619-229-013-9.
  2. Kaseva, E. Recognition of the Legal Status of Natural Persons under Bulgarian Private International Law. – Veliko Tarnovo: St. Cyril and St. Methodius University Press, 2021, 304 p., ISBN 978-619-208-262-8.
  3. Kaseva, E. Sources of Private International Law. Volume 1: Containing Rules regarding Civil, Commercial, Obligations and Transport Legal Relations with an International Element. – Sofia: Simolini, 2022, 670 p., ISBN 978-619-7672-51-0.
  4. Kaseva, E. Sources of Private International Law. Volume 2: Containing Rules regarding Family and Succession Legal Relations with an International Element. – Sofia: Simolini, 2023, 660 p., ISBN 978-619-7672-74-9.
  5. Kaseva, E. Sources of Private International Law. Volume 1: Containing Rules regarding Civil, Commercial, Obligations and Transport Legal Relations with an International Element. Second Edition. – Sofia: Simolini, 2024, ISBN 978-619-7672-51-0.
  6. Kaseva, E. Sources of Private International Law. Volume 2: Containing Rules regarding Legal Relations Related to Intellectual and Industrial Property with an International Element. – Sofia, 2024, 732 p., ISBN 978-619-92712-4-7.
  7. Kaseva, E. Sources of Private International Law. Volume 3: Containing Rules regarding Family and Succession Legal Relations with an International Element. – Sofia, 2025, 660 p., ISBN 978-619-92712-5-4.
  8. Kaseva, E. Parentage in Bulgarian Private International Law. – Sofia: Institute for State and Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2025, 524 p., ISBN 978-954-9583-50-2.

Studies

  1. Kaseva, E. Placement of a Child in Another Country. – In: Scientific Works of the Institute for State and Law, Vol. XV, Sofia: BAS Publishing House, 2017, pp. 301–362, ISSN 1314-6459.
  2. Kaseva, E. The Legal Framework Established by Regulation (EU) No 2016/1191. – In: Scientific Works of the Institute for State and Law, Vol. XIX, Sofia: BAS Publishing House, 2020, pp. 310–388, ISSN 1314-6459.
  3. Kaseva, E. Regulation (EU) No 2016/1191 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 on Promoting the Free Movement of Citizens by Simplifying the Requirements for Presenting Certain Public Documents. – In: Changes in the Bulgarian Legal System through the Prism of International Relations, International Law and European Union Law (1989–2019), Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2021, pp. 286–316, ISBN 978-954-07-5234-1.
  4. Kaseva, E. European Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Parentage. – In: Scientific Works of the Institute for State and Law, Vol. XXIII, Sofia: BAS Publishing House, 2024, pp. 71–154, ISSN 1314-6459.

Articles

  1. Kaseva, E. General Jurisdiction in Maintenance Cases under Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of the European Union. – Savremeno Pravo Journal, issue 2, 2014, pp. 55–73, ISSN 0861-1815.
  2. Kaseva, E. Review of the Practice of Bulgarian Courts in the Matter of Maintenance Obligations with an International Element. – Savremeno Pravo Journal, issue 4, 2014, pp. 47–59, ISSN 0861-1815.
  3. Kaseva, E. Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 – Source of EU Private International Family Law. General Characteristics. – In: Doctoral Collection 2014. Doctoral Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. I, Sofia, 2014, pp. 141–159.
  4. Kaseva, E. Regulation of Child Support under the Bulgarian Family, Procedural and Private International Law. – Published on the official website of the international conference "International Recovery of Maintenance in the EU and Worldwide", 2013.
  5. Kaseva, E. Choice of Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations with an International Element. – Advokatski Pregled Journal, issue 1, 2017, pp. 27–40, ISSN 1313-7204.
  6. Kaseva, E. Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-184/14, A v B of 16 July 2015 – Affirming the Principle of Protecting the Best Interests of the Child in Regulation (EC) No 4/2009. – Obshtestvo i Pravo Journal, issue 4, 2017, pp. 116–121, ISSN 0204-8523.
  7. Kaseva, E. Scope of the Concept of "Parental Responsibility" under Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 and Case Law on Its Application. – Pravna Misal Journal, issue 3, 2018, BAS Publishing House, pp. 43–61, ISSN 1310-7348.
  8. Kaseva, E. Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction – General Characteristics. – In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference (14– 15 June 2018), Vol. 2, Veliko Tarnovo: Vasil Levski National Military University Publishing Complex, 2018, pp. 77–86, ISSN 1314-1937.
  9. Kaseva, E. Activity of European Institutions in Drafting Regulation (EU) No 2016/1191 – Part I. – In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference (27–28 June 2019), Vol. 9, Veliko Tarnovo: Vasil Levski National Military University Publishing Complex, 2019, pp. 151–158, ISSN 1314-1937.
  10. Kaseva, E. Activity of European Institutions in Drafting Regulation (EU) No 2016/1191 – Part II. – In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference (27–28 June 2019), Vol. 9, Veliko Tarnovo: Vasil Levski National Military University Publishing Complex, 2019, pp. 159–167, ISSN 1314-1937.
  11. Kaseva, E. Recognition of Personal Status in the EU – Bulgaria. Part I. – In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference 2021, Vol. 8, Veliko Tarnovo: Vasil Levski National Military University Publishing Complex, 2021, pp. 82– 88, ISSN 1314-1937.
  12. Kaseva, E. Recognition of Personal Status in the EU – Bulgaria. Part II. – In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference 2021, Vol. 8, Veliko Tarnovo: Vasil Levski National Military University Publishing Complex, 2021, pp. 88– 97, ISSN 1314-1937.
  13. Kaseva, E. Overriding Mandatory Provisions in Bulgarian Law. – In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference 2021, Vol. 8, Veliko Tarnovo: Vasil Levski National Military University Publishing Complex, 2021, pp. 97–108, ISSN 1314-1937.
  14. Kaseva, E. Recognition of Foreign Court Decisions and Other Acts Regulating the Legal Status of Natural Persons in the Republic of Bulgaria. – Pravna Misal Journal, issue 2, 2021, BAS Publishing House, pp. 38–55, ISSN 1310-7348.
  15. Kaseva, E. The Scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 in the Light of Bulgarian Domestic Law. – Papers di Diritto Europeo, Special Issue, 2023, pp. 159–175, ISSN 2038-0461.
  16. Kaseva, E. Regulation (EU) No 2019/1111 and the Changes It Establishes in the Field of Private International Family Law. – In: Conference Proceedings "Scientific Readings in Memory of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanyushka Angusheva – First Dean of the Faculty of Law at VTU St. St. Cyril and Methodius" (16 December 2022), Veliko Tarnovo: St. Cyril and St. Methodius University Press, 2024, pp. 303–313, ISBN 978-619-208-416-5.
  17. Kaseva, E. Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air – Legal Framework and Case Law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on Its Application. – Sofia: Institute for State and Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2025, pp. 227–247, ISBN 978-954-9583-47-2.
  18. Kaseva, E. Fairness in the Legal Framework and Practice regarding Family and Succession Legal Relations with an International Element. – Pravna Misal Journal, issue 1, 2025, pp. 49–68, ISSN 1310-7348.
  19. Kaseva, E. Regulation of Mediation in the Sources of Private International Law in the Republic of Bulgaria. – In: Collection of Scientific Research from International Scientific Conference "Judicial Mediation – Problems, Challenges, Perspectives", Veliko Tarnovo: Faber, 2025, pp. 108–124, ISBN 978-619-00-1911-4.