On 7 May 2020, the Constitutional Court adopted a decision in case No. 2019‑21‑01 “On Compliance of Section 14 (4) and Para 4 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Compensation for Damages Caused in Criminal Proceedings and Record-Keeping of Administrative Violations” with Article 1 and the Third Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The […]

On 7 May 2020, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 423 (1) of Energy Law (in the wording that was in force until 7 March 2016) with Article 64 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia, and Para 98 and Para 100 of the Cabinet Regulation of 9 February 2016 No. 85 […]

Today, on 6 May, the Constitutional Court convened a sitting to elect the President and the Vice President of the Court. Ineta Ziemele has been re-elected President of the Constitutional Court for the term of three years, Sanita Osipova has been re-elected as her deputy for three years. In view of the emergency situation declared […]

On 30 April 2020, the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Sub-para “c” of Para 14 of Section 1 of Value Added Tax Law, insofar it Applies to the Leasing of Land in Cases of Enforced Lease, with the First Sentence of Article 91 and the First, Second and Third Sentence of Article 105 of the Satversme of […]

On Wednesday, 6 May, at 2pm, the Constitutional Court will sit to elect the President and the Vice-President of the Court. In view of the emergency situation declared in the state to limit the spread of COVID-19, the election of the President and the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court will be held remotely in video […]

On 27 April 2020, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On compliance of Section 236 (1) of the Criminal Law (in the Wording that was in Force until 31 March 2013) with Article 90 and Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and of the Transitional Provision of […]

On Tuesday, 21 April, President of the Constitutional Court Prof. Ineta Ziemele spoke at the webinar of academic blog Strasbourg Observers about the continuity of the Constitutional Court’s work and challenges to the protection of the rule of law and fundamental rights during the state of emergency, which was proclaimed in Latvia on 12 March and was extended to […]

In order to restrict the spread of the Covid-19 virus, on 12 March Latvia declared a state of emergency which was extended to 12 May. During the state of emergency the Constitutional Court takes precautionary measures to suppress the spread of the virus and prevent health risks to the staff and visitors of the Court. The Constitutional […]

On 14 April 2020, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the First Sentence of Section 45 (5) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm The first sentence of Section 45 (5) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia: “Convicted […]

Tomorrow, 9 April, will be accessible the publication for information purposes created by the Constitutional Court “Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia: the Right to a Fair Trial. Case law of the Constitutional Court”.  This will be the first edition in the series of publications launched by the Constitutional Court and dedicated to […]