Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation
Apart from its multilateral cooperation, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia is also involved in bilateral cooperation with courts in several countries. This bilateral cooperation takes the form of official or study visits of the Constitutional Court judges to the courts of other countries or visits of delegations of the courts of other countries to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia.
March 17 2023, Riga, Latvia
Judges of the Constitutional Court of Latvia and the Supreme Court of the Netherlands meet as part of the bilateral dialogue.
Press release.
March 16 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania
President of the Constitutional Court of Latvia Aldis Laviņš participates in the solemn event of the rotation of judges of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania.
February 13 – February 14 2023, Riga, Latvia
The Constitutional Court’s delegation visits the Court of Justice of the European Union in the framework of a bilateral visit.
Press release.
February 9 2023, Riga, Latvia
Constitutional Court of Latvia is visited by a delegation of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
October 24 2022, Riga, Latvia
Judges of the Constitutional Court of Latvia meet with the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union Koen Lenarts and Judge Ineta Ziemele.
September 29 – 30 2022, Vienna, Austria
President of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš and Vice President Irēna Kucina visit the Constitutional Court of Austria.
September 14 2022, Riga, Latvia
Delegation of the Ukrainian Constitutional Court visits the Constitutional Court of Latvia.
June 28 2022, Riga, Latvia
Judges and prosecutors from the countries of the European Union visit the Constitutional Court of Latvia on an experience exchange visit.
June 9 – June 10 2022, Vilnius, Lithuania
Constitutional Court’s Judges meet with the Judges of the Estonian Supreme Court and the Lithuanian
Constitutional Court.
May 9, 2022, Riga, Latvia
Constitutional Court of Latvia discusses cooperation in the European legal space with the Judge of the General Court, Inga Reine.
April 21, 2022, Riga, Latvia
Lithuanian Constitutional Court’s staff visits the Constitutional Court for an exchange visit.
Press release.
April 11, 2022, Riga, Latvia
The President of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš meets the Judge Ineta Ziemele of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Press release.
October 12 – November 24, 2021, online.
The Constitutional Court organises the experience exchange project “Strengthening the Capacity of the Legal Service of the Constitutional Court of Moldova”.
Press release.
September 30 – October 1, 2021, Vilnius, Lithuania
Judges of the Constitutional Court visit the Lithuanian Constitutional Court in Vilnius.
Press release.
September 29, 2021, Riga, Latvia.
Judges and prosecutors from the European Union Member States visit the Constitutional Court on an exchange visit.
Press release.
September 2-3, 2021, Riga, Latvia.
The Constitutional Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union organise the conference “EUnited in Diversity: Between Common Constitutional Traditions and National Identities”.
Press release.
May 14, 2021, online.
Judges of the Constitutional Court meet remotely with Judge Mārtiņš Mits of the European Court of Human Rights.
Press release.
March 3, 2021, online
The Constitutional Court organises a public webinar on European Union law in cooperation with the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Press release.
February 24 – 25, 2021, online
Justices of the Constitutional Court participate remotely in the XVIIIth Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts.
Press release.
December 8, 2020, online
Justices of the Constitutional Court in remote meeting with Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.
Press release.
November 9-12, 2020, online
Stage II of the experience sharing project “Reinforcing the Capacity of the Legal Service of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine” implemented at the Constitutional Court.
October 5-16, 2020, online
Stage I of the experience sharing project “Reinforcing the Capacity of the Legal Service of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine” implemented at the Constitutional Court.
Press releases: 1; 2; 3; 4
August 27 2020, Kazakhstan
Justice of the Constitutional Court Artūrs Kučs participates remotely in the international conference held by the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan. President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele greets the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan on the 25th anniversary of the state’s constitution.
Press release.
February 19-20, 2020, Moldova
Justice of the Constitutional Court Artūrs Kučs and Justice’s assistant Eva Vīksna participate in the conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of Moldova “The Constitutional Court and the Public Response: when the Solutions by the Constitutional Court do not Coincide with the Public Opinion of Majority”.
Press release.
January 29 – February 3, 2020, Strasbourg, France
President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele attends the annual solemn event for the opening of the judicial year of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France .
Press release.
January 27-31, 2020, Luxemburg
Justice of the Constitutional Court Daiga Rezevska visits the General Court of the European Union in Luxemburg.
Press release.
December 19, 2019, Slovenia
President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele and Advisor to the Constitutional Court’s President Inguss Kalniņš pay an official visit to the Constitutional Court of Slovenia and meet with the President of Slovenia Borut Pahor.
Press release.
November 26 – 28, 2019, Luxemburg
The Constitutional Court’s lawyers visited the Court of Justice of the European Union and the General Court of the European Union to share experience.
Press release.
November 17-19, 2019, Luxemburg
President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele visited the Judges’ meeting at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxemburg.
October 1 -2, 2019, Riga, Latvia
In the framework of trilateral cooperation, the Constitutional Court’s Justices met with the Judges of the Estonian Supreme Court and the Lithuanian
Constitutional Court.
Press release: 1; 2.
July 1-3, 2019, Vienna, Austria
Official visit to the Constitutional Court of Austria and to the Supreme Court of Austria.
Press release: 1; 2; 3.
Juna 10 -12, 2019, Brussels, Belgium
Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova, Justices of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš, Gunārs Kusiņš, Jānis Neimanis and Assistant to the President of the Constitutional Court Ketija Strazda visited the Constitutional Court of Belgium in Brussels, where, in the framework of trilateral cooperation, met with the Judges of the Constitutional Court of Belgium and the Constitutional Court of Czechia.
Press release.
May 20-29, 2019, Paris, France
Justice of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš went on an experience-sharing visit at the Court of Cassation of France (Cour de cassation).
Press release.
February 13, 2019, Tartu, Estonia
Justice of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš met with the Judges of the Estonian Supreme Court.
Photo.
February 6, 2019, Helsinki, Finland
The President of Constitutional Court meets with President of the Supreme Court of Finland Timo Esko
January 7-10, 2019, Brno, Czech Republic
Employees of the Constitutional Court’s Chancery visit the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic to share the experience
December 18, 2018, Riga, Latvia
The delegation of the Italian Parliament visits the Constitutional Court
October 3-5, 2018, Riga, Latvia
The delegation of the Slovenian Constitutional Court visits the Constitutional Court in the framework of bilateral cooperation
July 2-4, 2018, Karlsruhe, Germany
The Justices of the Constitutional Court go on an official visit to Germany
July 2, 2018, Karlsruhe, Germany
The Justices of the Constitutional Court visit the German Federal Court of Justice
March 22-23, 2018, Riga, Latvia
The delegation of the Constitutional Court on an official visit to the Supreme Court of Estonia
February 28 – March 2, 2018, Paris, France
The Justices of the Constitutional Court in an official visit to France meets with the members of the Council of State of France, the Judges of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of France and of the Cassation Court
January 15, 2018, Riga, Latvia
The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze visits the Constitutional Court
December 7, 2017, Riga, Latvia
A trilateral meeting of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia, the Constitutional Court of Belgium, and the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic
October 2-4, 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Justices of the Constitutional Court meet with judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia in the framework of bilateral cooperation
June 8-9,2017, Riga, Latvia
The annual conference of the Latvian and the Lithuanian Constitutional Courts “Legality (Lawfulness) Assessment in the Judgements of the Constitutional Court: Principles and the Criteria of Assessment”
May 16, 2017, Riga, Latvia
The Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Nigmatilla Yuldashev visits Constitutional Court
October 24-26, 2016, Brno, Czech Republic
Trilateral meeting of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia, Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and Constitutional Court of Belgium “Requests for a Court of Justice Preliminary Ruling: Doctrine and Practice of Constitutional Courts”
December 9-12, 2015, Riga, Latvia
Three-lateral meeting of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania and the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on topical issues of constitutional law
June 17-19, 2015, Plateliai, Lithuania
XIV Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Impact of the European Human Rights Convention upon the Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court”
May 13-15, 2015, Riga, Latvia
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany visits the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia, focusing upon the topic “National Constitutional Identity and the Common European Values. National Constitutional Court and Global Governance”
June 4-6, 2014, Riga, Latvia
XIII Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Development of the Constitutional Doctrine at the Constitutional Court”
June 5-7, 2013, Kaunas, Lithuania
XII Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “The Constitutional Doctrine of Citizenship”
September 5-7, 2012, Jurmala, Latvia
XI Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Constitutional Review in the Field of Public Finance”
September 7-9, 2011, Klaipeda, Lithuania
X Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of Lithuania “The Problems of Electoral Rights in the Constitutional Legal Proceedings”
September 8-10, 2010, Daugavpils, Latvia
IX Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “The Principle of Legal Certainty in the Case Law of a Constitutional Court”
September 2-4, 2009, Druskininkai, Lithuania
VII Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Ultra vires Principle in the Case Law of a Constitutional Court
September 6-8, 2007, Ventspils, Latvia
VII Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Ultra vires Principle in the Case Law of a Constitutional Court”
September 27-29, 2006, Dubingiai, Lithuania
VI Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Social Rights of a Person in the Jurisprudence of Constitutional Courts”
June 16-18, 2005, Bīriņi, Latvia
V Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “The Principle of a State Governed by the Rule of Law and the Right to a Fair Trial”
May 26-28, 2004, Palanga, Lithuania
IV Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “The Role of the Constitutional Courts in the Context of Membership in the European Union”
October 10-12, 2002, Tukums, Latvia
III Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “The Principle of Equality of Persons in the Legal Proceedings of Constitutional Courts”
October 4-6, 2001, Vilnius, Lithuania
II Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Topical Cases of the Constitutional Courts”
September 22–23, 2000, Cēsis, Latvia
I Conference of the Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Constitutional Jurisdiction in Lithuania and Latvia”