Bulgaria - Resourcing the Judiciary for Performance and Accountability : A Judicial Public Expenditure and Institutional Review
This report examines why, given the increasing resources allocated to the judiciary, there seem to have been only modest improvements in judicial performance. It lifts the veil on the conflicting opinions on the reasons for slow progress on perform...
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ACCESS TO COURTS ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTING ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATIVE COURT ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATIONS ARTICLE ASSETS AUDIT OFFICE AUTHORIZED BUDGET BAILIFFS BUDGET ALLOCATION BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET CIRCULARS BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET ENVELOPE BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET FRAMEWORK BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROPOSAL BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET REQUESTS BUDGETARY ACCOUNTS BUDGETARY AUTHORITY BUDGETARY DATA BUDGETARY FUNDS BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUSINESS REGULATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS CAPITAL BUDGET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS CAPITAL SPENDING CASE BACKLOG CASH MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL BUDGET CENTRAL CONTROL CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CLAIM COMMERCIAL DEBTS COMMERCIAL DISPUTE COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONVICTIONS CORRUPTION COST PER CASE COURT DECISION COURT PERFORMANCE COURT RULINGS COURT STAFF COURT SYSTEM CREDIBILITY CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES DATA COLLECTION DEBT DEBT COLLECTION DEBTS DISCRETION DISPOSITION DISTRICT COURTS EFFICIENCY GAINS ESTATE ETHICS EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE DATA FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL PROGRAM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HUMAN RIGHTS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES JUDICIAL BODIES JUDICIAL BRANCH JUDICIAL BRANCHES JUDICIAL CORRUPTION JUDICIAL COUNCIL JUDICIAL COUNCILS JUDICIAL DECISIONS JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY JUDICIAL GOVERNANCE JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL INFRASTRUCTURE JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE JUDICIAL PERSONNEL JUDICIAL POSITIONS JUDICIAL POWER JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL PROCESSES JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL REFORMS JUDICIAL RESOURCE JUDICIAL RESOURCES JUDICIAL SECTOR JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL STAFF JUDICIAL STATISTICS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL AID LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGAL POWERS LEGAL PRACTICE LITIGATION MAGISTRATES MEDIA MEDIATION MEMBER COUNTRIES MILITARY COURTS MINISTER MINISTERS MOVABLE ASSETS NATIONAL AUDIT NATIONAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS PENSION LIABILITIES PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK PERFORMANCE GOALS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE INFORMATION PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERFORMANCE REVIEW PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROSECUTION PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS RECEIVABLE RECURRENT COSTS REFORM EFFORTS REPO RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SALARIES SALARY SECTOR POLICIES SEPARATION OF POWERS SERVICE DEMAND SERVICE PROVISION SMALL DEBTORS STATE BUDGET STATE EXPENDITURE TRANSPARENCY TRIAL UNCERTAINTY |
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ACCESS TO COURTS ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTING ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATIVE COURT ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATIONS ARTICLE ASSETS AUDIT OFFICE AUTHORIZED BUDGET BAILIFFS BUDGET ALLOCATION BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET CIRCULARS BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET ENVELOPE BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET FRAMEWORK BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROPOSAL BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET REQUESTS BUDGETARY ACCOUNTS BUDGETARY AUTHORITY BUDGETARY DATA BUDGETARY FUNDS BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUSINESS REGULATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS CAPITAL BUDGET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS CAPITAL SPENDING CASE BACKLOG CASH MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL BUDGET CENTRAL CONTROL CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CLAIM COMMERCIAL DEBTS COMMERCIAL DISPUTE COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONVICTIONS CORRUPTION COST PER CASE COURT DECISION COURT PERFORMANCE COURT RULINGS COURT STAFF COURT SYSTEM CREDIBILITY CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES DATA COLLECTION DEBT DEBT COLLECTION DEBTS DISCRETION DISPOSITION DISTRICT COURTS EFFICIENCY GAINS ESTATE ETHICS EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE DATA FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL PROGRAM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HUMAN RIGHTS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES JUDICIAL BODIES JUDICIAL BRANCH JUDICIAL BRANCHES JUDICIAL CORRUPTION JUDICIAL COUNCIL JUDICIAL COUNCILS JUDICIAL DECISIONS JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY JUDICIAL GOVERNANCE JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL INFRASTRUCTURE JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE JUDICIAL PERSONNEL JUDICIAL POSITIONS JUDICIAL POWER JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL PROCESSES JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL REFORMS JUDICIAL RESOURCE JUDICIAL RESOURCES JUDICIAL SECTOR JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL STAFF JUDICIAL STATISTICS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL AID LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGAL POWERS LEGAL PRACTICE LITIGATION MAGISTRATES MEDIA MEDIATION MEMBER COUNTRIES MILITARY COURTS MINISTER MINISTERS MOVABLE ASSETS NATIONAL AUDIT NATIONAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS PENSION LIABILITIES PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK PERFORMANCE GOALS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE INFORMATION PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERFORMANCE REVIEW PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROSECUTION PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS RECEIVABLE RECURRENT COSTS REFORM EFFORTS REPO RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SALARIES SALARY SECTOR POLICIES SEPARATION OF POWERS SERVICE DEMAND SERVICE PROVISION SMALL DEBTORS STATE BUDGET STATE EXPENDITURE TRANSPARENCY TRIAL UNCERTAINTY World Bank Bulgaria - Resourcing the Judiciary for Performance and Accountability : A Judicial Public Expenditure and Institutional Review |
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Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria |
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This report examines why, given the
increasing resources allocated to the judiciary, there seem
to have been only modest improvements in judicial
performance. It lifts the veil on the conflicting opinions
on the reasons for slow progress on performance and
efficiency by analyzing the institutional environment within
which the judiciary functions and the key incentives
propelling the policy stances and actions of major
institutional actors. A supply-demand approach is then used
to review the challenges behind improving judicial
performance, focusing on resource allocation and management
issues on the supply side and on case inflow on the demand
side. This perspective enables consideration of both supply
and demand issues impacting judicial performance and offers
an opportunity to suggest actions and policy responses that
could enable policy makers to manage demand more effectively
while strengthening access to justice. Overall, therefore,
improving judicial performance now requires a shift from
increasing the overall level of resources to approaches that
do not increase the burden on the central budget. The key
challenge now confronting Bulgaria's judiciary is to
build on the reforms so far by developing, financing and
implementing a judiciary-wide modernization program to
sustain the transformation and demonstrate impact through
monitor able indicators of performance. The information and
analysis in this report much of it familiar to the
leadership of Bulgaria's judiciary, executive and
legislature could facilitate a consensus between the three
branches of power on the resources that the judiciary could
realistically expect to receive, and on the results that it
can be expected to achieve, given existing resource and
capacity constraints. In this dialogue, an exclusive focus
on judicial independence could risk diverting attention from
concrete measures needed to ensure that the judiciary is
adequately resourced and that mechanisms to ensure the
efficient use of resources and improved performance are in
place. Indeed, judicial independence is a fundamental
principle guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of
Bulgaria, and unconditionally respected with regard to the
judiciary's adjudicative functions. However, sustained
focus on the achievement of performance goals could have
important potential long-term benefits for the judicial
system, not only in terms of increased budgetary resources,
but more importantly in terms of increased public trust and confidence. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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Bulgaria - Resourcing the Judiciary for Performance and Accountability : A Judicial Public Expenditure and Institutional Review |
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Bulgaria - Resourcing the Judiciary for Performance and Accountability : A Judicial Public Expenditure and Institutional Review |
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Bulgaria - Resourcing the Judiciary for Performance and Accountability : A Judicial Public Expenditure and Institutional Review |
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Bulgaria - Resourcing the Judiciary for Performance and Accountability : A Judicial Public Expenditure and Institutional Review |
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Bulgaria - Resourcing the Judiciary for Performance and Accountability : A Judicial Public Expenditure and Institutional Review |
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bulgaria - resourcing the judiciary for performance and accountability : a judicial public expenditure and institutional review |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-80762021-04-23T14:02:36Z Bulgaria - Resourcing the Judiciary for Performance and Accountability : A Judicial Public Expenditure and Institutional Review World Bank ACCESS TO COURTS ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTING ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATIVE COURT ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATIONS ARTICLE ASSETS AUDIT OFFICE AUTHORIZED BUDGET BAILIFFS BUDGET ALLOCATION BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET CIRCULARS BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET ENVELOPE BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET FRAMEWORK BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROPOSAL BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET REQUESTS BUDGETARY ACCOUNTS BUDGETARY AUTHORITY BUDGETARY DATA BUDGETARY FUNDS BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUSINESS REGULATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS CAPITAL BUDGET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS CAPITAL SPENDING CASE BACKLOG CASH MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL BUDGET CENTRAL CONTROL CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CLAIM COMMERCIAL DEBTS COMMERCIAL DISPUTE COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONVICTIONS CORRUPTION COST PER CASE COURT DECISION COURT PERFORMANCE COURT RULINGS COURT STAFF COURT SYSTEM CREDIBILITY CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES DATA COLLECTION DEBT DEBT COLLECTION DEBTS DISCRETION DISPOSITION DISTRICT COURTS EFFICIENCY GAINS ESTATE ETHICS EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE DATA FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL PROGRAM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HUMAN RIGHTS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES JUDICIAL BODIES JUDICIAL BRANCH JUDICIAL BRANCHES JUDICIAL CORRUPTION JUDICIAL COUNCIL JUDICIAL COUNCILS JUDICIAL DECISIONS JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY JUDICIAL GOVERNANCE JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL INFRASTRUCTURE JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE JUDICIAL PERSONNEL JUDICIAL POSITIONS JUDICIAL POWER JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL PROCESSES JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL REFORMS JUDICIAL RESOURCE JUDICIAL RESOURCES JUDICIAL SECTOR JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL STAFF JUDICIAL STATISTICS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL AID LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGAL POWERS LEGAL PRACTICE LITIGATION MAGISTRATES MEDIA MEDIATION MEMBER COUNTRIES MILITARY COURTS MINISTER MINISTERS MOVABLE ASSETS NATIONAL AUDIT NATIONAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS PENSION LIABILITIES PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK PERFORMANCE GOALS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE INFORMATION PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERFORMANCE REVIEW PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROSECUTION PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS RECEIVABLE RECURRENT COSTS REFORM EFFORTS REPO RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SALARIES SALARY SECTOR POLICIES SEPARATION OF POWERS SERVICE DEMAND SERVICE PROVISION SMALL DEBTORS STATE BUDGET STATE EXPENDITURE TRANSPARENCY TRIAL UNCERTAINTY This report examines why, given the increasing resources allocated to the judiciary, there seem to have been only modest improvements in judicial performance. It lifts the veil on the conflicting opinions on the reasons for slow progress on performance and efficiency by analyzing the institutional environment within which the judiciary functions and the key incentives propelling the policy stances and actions of major institutional actors. A supply-demand approach is then used to review the challenges behind improving judicial performance, focusing on resource allocation and management issues on the supply side and on case inflow on the demand side. This perspective enables consideration of both supply and demand issues impacting judicial performance and offers an opportunity to suggest actions and policy responses that could enable policy makers to manage demand more effectively while strengthening access to justice. Overall, therefore, improving judicial performance now requires a shift from increasing the overall level of resources to approaches that do not increase the burden on the central budget. The key challenge now confronting Bulgaria's judiciary is to build on the reforms so far by developing, financing and implementing a judiciary-wide modernization program to sustain the transformation and demonstrate impact through monitor able indicators of performance. The information and analysis in this report much of it familiar to the leadership of Bulgaria's judiciary, executive and legislature could facilitate a consensus between the three branches of power on the resources that the judiciary could realistically expect to receive, and on the results that it can be expected to achieve, given existing resource and capacity constraints. In this dialogue, an exclusive focus on judicial independence could risk diverting attention from concrete measures needed to ensure that the judiciary is adequately resourced and that mechanisms to ensure the efficient use of resources and improved performance are in place. Indeed, judicial independence is a fundamental principle guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of Bulgaria, and unconditionally respected with regard to the judiciary's adjudicative functions. However, sustained focus on the achievement of performance goals could have important potential long-term benefits for the judicial system, not only in terms of increased budgetary resources, but more importantly in terms of increased public trust and confidence. 2012-06-14T19:34:37Z 2012-06-14T19:34:37Z 2008-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9727447/bulgaria-resourcing-judiciary-performance-accountability-judicial-public-expenditure-institutional-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8076 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria |