This article discusses to what extent Bulgaria has attempted to establish the Rule of Law in recent years and the reasons this aim has remain unattained. It outlines the “peripheral status” of law in Bulgarian society because of the society’s unaccomplished modernization. Next, the manifestation of deficiencies in the development of the Rule of Law is analyzed following Martin Mendelski’s conceptual model (de jure and de facto legality), in particular, in relation to the fight against corruption. The analysis is based on quantitative and qualitative evidence from the Legal Barometer project and the Study of Legislative Activity of the 44th National Assembly. The empirical facts prove that the state mostly produces legal texts and creates administrative structures (in its anti-corruption reforms as well), but not actual results in legal defence of human rights, property rights and in defence of public interests in general.

本文讨论了保加利亚近年来在多大程度上试图建立法治，以及该目标尚未实现的原因。它概述了保加利亚社会由于未完成的现代化而在法律中的“外围地位”。接下来，根据马丁·门德尔斯基（Martin Mendelski）的概念模型（法学和事实上的法律模型）分析法治发展中的缺陷表现。合法性），尤其是在反腐败方面。该分析基于法律晴雨表项目和第44届国民议会立法活动研究的定量和定性证据。经验事实证明，国家主要生产法律文本并建立行政结构（在其反腐败改革中也是如此），但在法律上捍卫人权，财产权和总体上捍卫公共利益方面却没有实际结果。