The Inspectorate to the Supreme Judicial Council as Body of the Judiciary with Control Functions in Bulgaria

The article examines the Inspectorate to the Supreme Judicial Council as body of the judiciary with control functions, namely to inspect the operation of the judicial authorities without affecting the independence of judges, jurors, prosecutors and investigating magistrates in the performance of their duties. The aim of the research is to analyze the control functions and their importance for assuring the access to justice and effective judicial protection of the rights and legitimate interests of the citizens. In order to achieve the set aim the author implements following tasks: to analyze the national legal framework related to the establishment of the Inspectorate to the SJC and its powers, to identify some problems in relation to the functions of the Inspectorate to the SJC and to make conclusions and summaries about the applicable legal framework. Comparative legal, dialectical, critical-analytical methods are used as the methodological basis of the study. The research was developed in the framework of the author's participation in the national scientific project NPI №57 of 2022 on the topic "Legal Relations and Status of Persons in the Judiciary in the Conditions of Digitalization".