The Faculty of Law of the Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" was established in 1991. It is one of the first law faculties outside the capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. The Faculty of Law received the accreditation of professional direction "Law" and "National Security" in 2001 together with the first group of higher schools. The faculty is unique in terms of its structure and educational profile. The education in each professional direction is carried out by specialized departments. Within the "Legal Sciences" department, three specialized sections are distinguished: "Civil Law Sciences", "Criminal Law Sciences" and "Public Law Sciences".
The deans of the faculty were Prof. Vladimir Petrov, Prof. Tamara Hinova, Prof. Zdravko Traikov, Prof. Petar Hristov, Prof. Georgi Stefanov and Prof. Yonko Kunchev.
Departments:
The Legal Sciences Department has been operating as a part of the Faculty of Law since the 2007/2008 academic year, providing instruction for all our law students. The speciality was established as a part of "Administrative and Political Sciences" in the year Varna Free University was founded, while later it became a part of the Faculty of Law.
Instruction in the specialities forming the professional field of National Security commenced in September 2005 by Resolution of the Academic Council of Varna Free University. Instruction in all specialities is delivered at the Department of Security and Safety at the Faculty of Law.