Genesis, evolution and functions of constitutional review (issues of constitutional control in comparative and bulgarian prospective)

Abstract

The present article demonstrates the role and functions of the constitutional control in different countries, including Bulgaria. Control of constitutionality of laws exists in various forms in contemporary world. Constitutional courts act as harmonizers of national constitutional and supranational values, principles and norms and resolving conflicts between national and supranational legal orders and institutions. Moreover, constitutional courts act as ultimate judicial safeguard of fundamental human rights and as border guards containing the state institutions within the constitutional limits of their powers.