NEW CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

• NCJ Number: 37656
• Journal: Revue de droit penal et de criminologie Issue: 8 Dated: (MAY 1976) Pages: 873-879
• Author(s): K KOTCHEV
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Palais de Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Overview Text
• Language: French
• Country: Belgium

Annotation

REVIEW OF THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE 1975 VERSION OF THE CODE WHOSE LAST PREVIOUS REVISION WAS IN 1952.

Abstract

CHANGES IN THE CODE REFLECT REORGANIZATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, INCREASED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, INCREASED EMPHASIS ON THE PREVENTIVE AND EDUCATIONAL TASKS OF THE COURT AND PROSECUTOR, IMPROVED LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE DEFENSE, AND STIPULATION OF THE BASES FOR APPEAL IN CRIMINAL CASES. --IN FRENCH