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Recent Submissions
HOW RECENT CJEU RULINGS CHANGED THE FOOTBALL REALITY IN EUROPE?
(Plovdiv University Press, 2026-10-08) Raychev, Kristian
In the period between December 2023 and August 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a series of judgments that substantially reconfigured the legal framework governing professional football in Europe. In European Superleague Company (C-333/21), Lassana Diarra (C-650/22), and Royal Football Club Seraing (C-600/23), the Court recalibrated the balance between the autonomy of sport and the requirements of EU law in the fields of competition, free movement, and effective judicial protection. This article examines how, taken together, these three judgments constrain the regulatory discretion of FIFA and UEFA by imposing requirements of transparency, proportionality, and judicial review in areas that have traditionally been governed through private-law sports regulation. Particular attention is devoted to the Diarra judgment and to FIFA’s subsequently adopted Interim Regulatory Framework amending the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP), assessing whether that framework substantively complies with the reasoning of the CJEU or instead merely seeks to mitigate the immediate effects of the ruling. In conclusion, the article advances the thesis that European football is entering a phase of “controlled autonomy,” in which private sports governance remains legitimate only insofar as it operates within a legally contestable framework compatible with market principles.
CHANGES IN PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION LAW ON A NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL IN BULGARIA
(Plovdiv University Press, 2026-10-08) Kazandzhiev, Teodor
Frequent amendments of laws and ordinances often cause problems in their application and interpretation. It is no different for the acts which regulate the transportation of passengers. The article aims to find a solution to these issues and attempts to answer the question: “How often should a legal act be changed in order to keep up with social and legal changes and without becoming unclear?” A comparison is made to Roman law, where amendments were seldom implemented, and to Common Law, where certain regulations have remained unchanged for a substantially long period of time which highlights the importance of balanced and well-prepared amendments. The importance of the discussed issue goes beyond the strict framework of Commercial or Roman Law. Nonetheless, the focus is on passenger transportation law, which is regulated by a multitude of laws, ordinances and various other legal acts.
THE CHALLENGE OF CASE LAW OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ON THE REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
(Plovdiv University Press, 2026-10-08) Koleva, Zhana
Relevant for the study is Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payment in commercial transactions1. On one hand, the regulations are liberal as they provide free access to the EU internal market and equal treatment of all participants there. On the other hand, they provide high protection of creditors` rights. The Directive does not harmonize fully all the rules relating to late payments in commercial transactions and Member States may adopt different ones. Nevertheless, the new rules must be settled in favor of creditors. However, in accordance with the principle of equality and uniform application of EU law, the concepts of the Directive are autonomous and should be interpreted uniformly in all Member States. This challenges national doctrine and practice and changes long-standing traditions and concepts.
IL CONTRATTO DI FIDUCIA NEL NUOVO CODICE CIVILE ROMENO. PRECISAZIONI TERMINOLOGICHE
(Plovdiv University Press, 2026-10-08) Bran, Petrut-George
The fiducia contract is regulated in the recently adopted New edition of the Romanian Civil Code (2009/2011). This is a novelty in comparison with the older version. The name of this type of contract is taken from the Latin legal language of Roman tradition, and the model adopted by the Romanian legislator is French, as the institution itself was recently (2007) introduced in the French Civil Code. However, as the content is inspired by the Anglo-Saxon trust, some terminological clarifications are necessary.
PROBLEMATIC ISSUES IN CO-AUTHORED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
(Plovdiv University Press, 2026-10-08) Dimitrova-Markovska, Darina
Academic development is a long and laborious process involving the creation and publication of scientific works and educational literature of varying volume and complexity. The introduction of minimum national requirements for candidates in the procedures under the Act on Development of Academic Staff in the Republic of Bulgaria, representing quantitative indicators, has prompted members of the academic staff to publish in co-authorship, which raises a number of questions: the role of each member of the authoring team in conducting scientific research; the designation as coauthor of a person who has not contributed to the scientific publication; copyright on publications; the manner of citing collective work, etc. The purpose of this study is to examine some of the problematic issues in coauthored scientific publications. Possible risks and improper practices in collective works are identified and solutions to overcome them are sought.