Anti-Semitism and Islamofobia in Bulgaria. Actual legal and sociological aspects

Abstract

This article is based on the lecture held on 23rd September 2011 at the Law faculty of the University of Bologna.

SOMMARIO: 1. Introduction – 2. Statistical data – 3. The Muslim community – 4. The Jewish community – 5. General overview of the relevant law provisions in Bulgaria – 6. Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia and the political rights according to the domestic legislation – 7. The Law on Protection against Discrimination, the concept of “positive” discrimination and some new case-laws - 8. Religious Rights and Freedoms – 9. Criminal Law – 10. Some conclusions.