On 27 February 2020, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 2 of Section 104 (4) of the law “On Maternity and Sickness Insurance” and Section 7 (11) of “Law on State Social Allowances” with the first sentence of Article 91 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Para 2 […]
On 20 February 2020, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2019-09-03 “On Compliance of Para 2.11. of the Regulation of 2 December 2018 of the Financial and Capital Market Commission No. 198 “Regulation on Determining the Amount of Payments by the Financial and Capital Market Participants for Financing the Financial and Capital Market Commission in 2019 and […]
From 19 to 20 January, the Constitutional Court Justice Artūrs Kučs and Assistant to the Justice Eva Vīksna participated in the conference Constitutional justice and public reaction: when decisions of constitutional courts do not agree with the opinion of the majority of society dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of Moldova. Justice Artūrs […]
On Friday, 21 January, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele met with the Ambassador of Slovakia to Latvia Ladislav Babčan, to discuss matters related to the development of a common European legal space, which are of current importance to both states. In the discussion, Ineta Ziemele focused on the forthcoming conference on the […]
On 12 February 2020, the Constitutional Court delivered the judgement in case No. 2019-05-01 “On Compliance of Section 1 (1) of the Law of 4 October 2018 “Amendments to the Consumer Rights Protection Law” with Article 1 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 1 (1) of the law of 4 October 2018 “Amendments to the Consumer […]
On Monday, 17 February, to mark 98 years since the adoption of the Satversme (the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia), the awards ceremony of the drawings competition for 6th grade pupils “A Free Person in Independent Latvia”, and the essays competition for 9th and 12th grade pupils “Why are my fundamental rights contained in […]
On Friday, 7 February, a discussion, co-organised by the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia (hereafter – the Saeima), the Chancery of the President of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court, “The Legislative Role of the Council of State” was held. It aimed to initiate sharing of opinions regarding the establishment in Latvia of […]
From 27 to 31 January, Justice of the Constitutional Court Daiga Rezevska visited the General Court of the European Union (hereafter – GCEU). She met with GCEU Judge Inga Reine and legal staff members Māris Kurečko, Celin Remy, and Deyan Roussanov. During the visit, the Justice gained insight into the way the daily work of […]
On 3 February 2020, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 1 (1) of the Civil Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 1 (1) of the Civil Procedure Law: “Every natural or legal person (hereinafter – the person) […]
From 29 January to 3 February, President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele attended the annual solemn event for the opening of the judicial year of the European Court of Human Rights (hereafter also – ECtHR) in Strasbourg, France. The judicial year was opened by an international seminar, in which the participants from all Member States of the […]
