Maria Kostova Ilieva

Prof. Maria Kostova Ilieva PhD

Date and Place of Birth: 08.12.1948, Sofia, Bulgaria

Tel: (003592)843-56-79 mob. 00359897228587

E-mail: kostova.maria@abv.bg

Office address: Department of Classics, Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1504 Sofia

Academic qualifications:

1971 – MA in Classics, Department of Classical Philology at St. “Kliment Ohridski” University in Sofia.

1981 – MA in law, Faculty of law at St. “Kliment Ohridski”, University in Sofia.

1987 – PhD, Doctoral Thesis: “The notion of agreement and its terminological expression in the Roman Literature - III BC - III AC”.

2000 - Habilitation at St. “Kliment Ohridski” University in Sofia, Department of Classical Philology. Habilitation work: “Cicero’s Res publica”.

Professional experience:

Professor and Researcher in Latin Morphology, Juridical Latin and Roman Law at Department of Classical Philology, St. “Kliment Ohridski” University in Sofia.

Professor in Juridical Latin and Roman Law at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, Faculty of Juridical sciences and social security.

Teaching experience includes lectures in Latin and institutional culture in Antiquity, Latin legal terms, the law in Roman literature.

Research interests focus on the interdisciplinary area of classics and Roman law, linguistic culture, and translation from Latin.

Took part in research forums on Roman history and law (Rome, Moscow, Sofia, Fribourg, Praga).

Teaching experience includes lecture courses in Juridical Latin at Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv and University of National and World Economy of Sofia.

Manager and participant in a variety of projects.

Doctoral Thesis

"The notion "contract" and his terminological meaning in the juridical texts and in Roman literature - III B.C. -III A.C." - approbation 1987

Publications:

Monographic works:

1. Cicero's Res Publica, Publishing House SIBI, 2000.

2. The law in the Horace’s poetry, Publishing House SIBI, 2010.

Academic papers:

1.Linguistic analysis of “contractus” as a “terminus technicus” in the language of Roman law. In: Annual of St “Kliment Ohridski” University in Sofia, T. 78, year 84.

2. The Latin verb “praestare” in the lexica of Roman lawyers. In: Philology, N 17-18, 1987.

3. Dike - a place for everyone and everyone in his place, in: revue Mesogeios, Paris, 11, 2001.

4. Vera lex vel de iure naturali et de perfectione, in: revue Mesogeios, Paris, 17-18 2002.

5. The Civism of the Ancient Romans and the Idea of Modern Civil Society. In: Contemporary Law, N 3, 2005, 68-73.

6.Kostova-Domande-Bulgari-risposte-Papa-Nicolo-I.htm (http://www.dirittoestoria.it/5/Memorie/)

7. Droit et literature. Le droit – la philosophie des Romains. - Diritto e storia, riv. internaz. di scienza giuridiche e tradizione romana, an.7, quaderno 7 – nuova serie, Sassari, 2008, ISSN 1825-0300. (http://www.dirittoestoria.it)

8. Le grand poète latin Horace et sa culture juridique – De delictis. - Diritto e storia. In:Riv. internaz. di scienza giuridiche e tradizione romana. Note&Rassegne, 8, 2009. http://www.dirittoestoria.it/8/Note&Rassegne/Kostova-Horace-culture-juridique.htm

Articles in professionals journals :

1. Analyse linguistique de "contractus" et son interpretation comme terminus technicus dans le droit romain. Ann. de l'Univ. de Sofia, Faculte des Lettres Class. et Modernnes, t.78, 1, 1984.

2. Le verbe latin "praestare" dans le lexique des juristes romains. Sofia, Philologia, 17-18/1987.

3. L'expression lex mancipii. Philologia, 24/1992.

4. Law Philology: Solutio. Sofia, ed. Sibi, Contemporary Law, 3/1996.

55. For a Bulgarian Contribution to International Law History and Diplomacy. Contemporary Law, 4/1997.

6. Law Philology: Syndicus. Contemporary Law, 1/1998.

7. Law Philology: Res publica. Contemporary Law, 5/1999.

8. Dike - a place for everyone and everyone in his place, in: revue Mesogeios, Paris, 11(2001), 87-93.

9. About the juridical interpretation of Horatii versus and adapted translation of Epistulae, 2, 2, Sofia, Prometeus, 2/2002.

Translations:

1. Marcus Tulius Cicero, De re publica, De legibus. Translation in Bulgarian, Publishing House SOFI- R, (Sofia), 1994.

2. Collatio legum mosaicarum et romanarum – Translation in Bulgarian and Praefacio, Publishing House, SIBI (Sofia), 2009.

Manuals:

1. Manual of Latin for NGDEK (National Gymnasium for Drevni Ezitsi i Kulturi), ed. Narodna Prosveta, Sofia, 1981. (with collab.)

2. Manual in Latin language – for students in law, history, philosophy, international relations, European science. Sofia, 2004.

Convegni – comunicazioni:

1. Convegno internazionale del diritto romano di Mosca sul tema “Diritto romano pubblico e privato: l’esperienza plurisecolare dello sviluppo del diritto europeo”, Суздаль - Москва, 25-30 VI. 2006. “Le domande dei Bulgari in tre risposte di papa Nicolò I (contributo sui generis alla storia del diritto internazionale e una testimonianza dello spirito del diritto romano)”.

2. International scientific session in connection with the inauguration of the Centre for Roman studies in Sofia – Borovetz, 10. 2007. “Transactio, res divini iuris, causa cognita in Taciti Annalibus, 1.II, /65/”.

3. 62e session de la Société Internationale “Fernand de Visscher” pour l’Histoire des droits de l’Antiquité (SIHDA) sur le thème Le contrat dans tous ses états (septembre, 2008, Université de Fribourg, Suisse). “Un cas de vente rei vitiosae dans la poésie d’Horace”.

4. VII^mo seminario internazionale Diritto e attualità - Praga – 03 – 06 10. 2011. “La terminologia giuridica nel diritto processuale romano e moderno: La decisione giudiziaria e sua esecuzione”. “Ancora sul principio ne bis in idem”.

5. VIII^mo seminario internazionale Diritto e attualità – Sofia – Haskovo, 10. 2012. “Ius est ars boni et aequi”.