The struggle of the member of the parliament Prof. Dr. Joseph Fadenhecht (24.11.1873–27.10.1953) against anti-lawyer legislation of the Bulgarian agricultural people‘s union

Abstract

The article reveals the content and objectives of the anti-lawyer legislation of the independent government of the Bulgarian Agricultural People’s Union and the participation of Prof. Dr. Joseph Fadenhecht in the parliamentary debates.

Separately are being followed the discussion of the bill to alleviate the housing need; the bill on mobile justices of the peace; the bill to supplement the law on justices of the peace; the bill to amend the Advocates Act of 1888 and the Rural Municipal Courts Bill. Special attention is paid to the approach, the language, the critical remarks and the specific proposals made by parliamentarian J. Fadenhecht for each of the mentioned bills.

The consistency and deep and comprehensive argumentation with which he presents his theses and defends the right to legal protection is emphasized. His reasoning on the role of the legal profession as an assistant to justice and a defender of the interests and rights of citizens are brought to the fore. Interest arouses his assessments of the condition of the legal profession and the need to organize it in order to be able to self-control and maintain its legal discipline and ethics.

In conclusion, the author infers that the merits of Prof. Dr. J. Fadenhecht as a parliamentarian for the improvement of Bulgarian legislation are indisputable and complement his image as a famous scientist, lawyer and head of the Union of Bulgarian Lawyers.