New anti-corruption concept and challenges before the Bulgarian legal system
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legal certainty, anti-corruption, legal system, public institutions, legislationAbstract
Corruption is a very serious danger for any civilized society, democratic state, and legal subjects as a whole. The biggest threat is in its feature to vitiate normal functioning of public institutions – mostly the legislative, executive and judicial bodies.
The EU legal framework on combating corruption is well organized and creates a strong base for the national legal systems of the member states to take appropriate measures in this field, with regard of national legal traditions and particularity.
However, the transformations in the world in the last few years call for the need for a new legal framework in the area of anti-corruption. There is Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council in this regard. This is precisely why it is important for the legal certainty already at the preparatory stage to mark the challenges before the Bulgarian legal system, when the Directive will be adopted and the transposition period in national legislation will occur.
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