Chief Assist. Prof. Ognyan Velev, PhD

Name: Ognyan Velev

e-mail: ovelev@mail.bg

Education

20.12.2013: PhD degree in Law in Bulgarian and in France

2006 – 2013: PhD program Criminal Law (International Criminal Law), dissertation “The Place of Probation among Criminal Sanctions (A Comparative Study of Bulgarian and French Criminal Law)” – Veliko Tarnovo University “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, Bulgaria, and University of Bordeaux, France

1998 – 2003: Master’s degree in Law – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Law

1993 – 1997: High School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Veliko Tarnovo “Vasil Drumev”, Mathematics Profile

Professional experience

1.10.2016 – present: Chief Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and International Criminal Law, Ruse University “Angel Kanchev”, Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law

1.12.2014 – present: Chief Assistant Professor of Criminal Law, Institute for the State and the Law, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Criminal Law

Research projects abroad

Preparation of a doctoral dissertation on “The Place of Probation among Criminal Sanctions (A Comparative Study of Bulgarian and French Criminal Law)”, conducted at the Veliko Tarnovo University “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, Bulgaria, and the University of Bordeaux, France (2006-2013)

Membership in academic networks and professional organizations

Member of the Comité International des Pénalistes Francophones

Member of the Bulgarian Association of Criminology

Member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria

Foreign languages

French

English

Russian

Monographs

The Place of Probation among Criminal Sanctions (A Comparative Study of Bulgarian and French Criminal Law). Sofia, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for the State and the Law, 2016, ISBN: 978-954-9583-34-2, 851 p.

Articles and other publications in Bulgarian

On the Forms of the Actus Reus of Passive and Active Bribery. In: Research Works of the Institute for Legal Studies, vol. XXIV, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2025, ISSN: 1314-6459, pp. 139-184.

About the Codification of Bulgarian Criminal Law. In: Research Works of the Institute for Legal Studies, vol. XXIII, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024, ISSN: 1314-6459, pp. 155-230.

About Interpretative Case 3/2020 of the General Assembly of the Criminal Panel of the Supreme Court of Cassation. In: Proceedings of Ruse University, vol. 63, book 7.1., 2024, ISSN: 2603-4123, pp. 151-162. https://conf.uni-ruse.bg/bg/docs/cp24/7.1/7.1-25.pdf

Comparative Law Review of the Criminal Sanction. In: Proceedings of Ruse University, vol. 61, book 7.1., 2022, ISSN: 2603-4123, pp. 178-196. https://conf.uni-ruse.bg/bg/docs/cp22/7.1/7.1-30.pdf

Criminology of Social Reaction. In: Proceedings of Ruse University, vol. 61, book 7.1., 2022, ISSN: 2603-4123, pp. 170-177. https://conf.uni-ruse.bg/bg/docs/cp22/7.1/7.1-29.pdf

The Amnesty under Bulgarian Criminal Law. In: Proceedings of Ruse University, vol. 60, book 7.1., 2021, ISSN: 2603-4123, pp. 126-131. https://conf.uni-ruse.bg/bg/docs/cp21/7.1/7.1-21.pdf

The Crime of Genocide under Bulgarian Criminal Law (part two). In: Research Works of the Institute for Legal Studies, vol. XX, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2021, ISSN: 1314-6459, pp. 241-294.

Freedom of Religion According to the European Convention on Human Rights. In: Scientific Readings on the topic “Law and Religion”, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-954-07-5133-7, pp. 497-520.

The Crime of Genocide under Bulgarian Criminal Law (part one). In: Research Works of the Institute for Legal Studies, vol. XIX, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2020, ISSN: 1314-6459, pp. 214-309.

Sociological Direction in Criminology. In: Law journal of Burgas Free University, vol. XXVII, Centre for Legal Studies, 2020, ISSN: 1311-3771, pp. 162-182.

Migration Crimes under Bulgarian Criminal Law. In: Research Works of the Institute for Legal Studies, vol. XVIII, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2019, ISSN: 1314-6459, pp. 201-276.

The Security Measure as a Type of Sanction under Bulgarian Criminal Law. In: Scientific Readings on the topic “Sanctions in law”, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2019, ISBN: 978-954-07-4831-3, pp. 418-433.

Criminal Dimensions of Migration. In: Law journal of Burgas Free University, vol. XXVI, Centre for Legal Studies, 2019, ISSN: 1311-3771, pp. 93-99.

Criminological Content of the Concept of “Prevention”. In: The Role of Criminology and Related Sciences in Combating Crime, Ruse University “Angel Kanchev”, Department of Criminal Law, Mediatex, 2018, ISBN: 978-619-207-150-9, pp. 23-27.

Legal Nature of Compulsory Treatment of Mentally Ill individuals under Bulgarian Law. In: Scientific studies in honour of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivanka Popova-Veleva, IVIS, 2013, ISBN: 978-954-2968-50-4, pp. 342-361.

The Suspended Sentence after French Criminal Law. In: Bulgaria and the Bulgarians in Europe, Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo Branch, Faber, 2010, ISBN: 978-954-400-301-2, pp. 226-244.

Penalties after French Criminal Law. In: Days of Sciences 2009, Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo Branch, Faber, 2010, ISBN: 978-954-400-276-2, pp. 109-124.

Critical Notes on Penalty after Bulgarian Criminal Law. In: Days of Sciences 2009, Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo Branch, Faber, 2010, ISBN: 978-954-400-276-2, pp. 95-108.

Articles and other publications in French

Les criminels dangereux en droit bulgare. Les criminels dangereux, L’Harmattan, 2020, pp. 221-240.

Le mariage forcé en droit pénal bulgare. Travaux de l’Institut de sciences criminelles et de la justice de Bordeaux, № 6, EDITIONS CUJAS, 2012, pp. 297-304.