Since its establishment in the early spring of 1991 the Law Program if the Center for the Study of Democracy has substantially contributed to the development of legislative and judicial reform in Bulgaria with its efforts focused on several main areas of activities including drafting new legislation, development of concept papers and provision of comments and recommendations to proposed laws and regulations. The sections below present a review of the main activities of the Law Program since 1991. For each year you can read brief thematic highlights followed by a more detailed description of activities, projects, events and publications.

Law Program 2012: Public Confidence in Justice, Building the Capacity of the Judiciary, Legislative Reform, and Fundamental Rights (Annual report chapter in PDF)
Law Program 2011: Public Confidence in Justice, Information Technologies in the Judiciary, Penitentiary System Reform, and Monitoring of Racism and Xenophobia (Annual report chapter in PDF)
Law Program 2010: Crime Prevention and Counteraction, Rights of Victims, Public Confidence in Justice, and Monitoring of Racism and Xenophobia (Annual report chapter in PDF)
Law Program 2009: Legal, Institutional and Judicial Reforms (Annual report chapter in PDF)
Law Program 2008: Penitentiary Policy and System, Public Confidence in Justice, Victims of Crime, Ombudsman Institution, Monitoring Racism and Xenophobia, and Civil Society (Annual report chapter in PDF)
Law Program 2007: Reinforcing Criminal Justice, Commercial Registration Reform and Monitoring of Racism and Xenophobia
Law Program 2006: Reinforcing Criminal Justice, Commercial Registration Reform and Ombudsman Institution
Law Program 2005: Promoting Institutional, Legislative and Judicial Reform
Law Program 2004: Promoting Institutional, Legislative and Judicial Reform
Law Program 2003: Promoting Institutional, Legislative and Judicial Reform
Law Program 2002: Developing Democratic, Institutional and Legal Environment in Bulgaria
Law Program 2001: Promoting Democratic Instituions Building, Legislative and Judicial Reform
Law Program 2000: Legislative and Judicial Reform and Institution Building
Law Program 1999: Promoting Judicial Reform and Contributing to Legislative Reform
Law Program 1998: Continuing Legislative Reforms and Promoting the Ombudsman Concept
Law Program 1997: Expansion of Legislative Reform in Bulgaria and Training Legal Specialists
Law Program 1996: Reforming the Legal Framework for NGOs and Adoption of the Law on Registered Pledges
Law Program 1995: Developing the Legal Framework for Registered Pledges and Not-for-Profit Organizations
Law Program 1994: Drafting Modern Legislation
Law Program 1991-1993: The Beginning