Sad news

On 14 October, at the age of 56, our esteemed colleague Prof. Nikola Manev, DSc, a recognised scholar in the field of criminal procedure, passed away suddenly.

Prof. Manev's academic career began as a full-time doctoral student at the Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. After defending his dissertation, he maintained very close contacts with his colleagues at the Institute: he was a member of the Department of Criminal Law, a scientific supervisor of doctoral students, a long-standing member of the Scientific Council of the ISL and of the editorial board of the journal "Legal Thought". To his last breath, Professor Manev took an active part in the scientific life of the Institute for the State and the Law.

He was a Doctor of Legal Sciences and a professor of Criminal Procedure Law at Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski", New Bulgarian University and the Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Professor Manev was the author of more than 90 scientific publications, mainly in the field of criminal procedure. He was a member of the Advisory Council to the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office. He worked as head of the Council for Criminological Research at the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office. He was a member of the Legal Council to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The funeral service will be held on 17 October 2018 (Wednesday) at 11:00 in the "St Sophia" church in Sofia.

The colleagues from the Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences extend their most sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Prof. Nikola Manev, DSc.

May his memory be honoured!