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19.12.2019.

The fourth case initiated with respect to norms that defined the compensation that the user of energy paid in the case of violating the regulations on using natural gas

On 17 December 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated 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 Compliance of Para 98 and Para 100 of the Cabinet Regulation of 9 February 2016 No. 85 “Regulation […]

19.12.2019.

The third case initiated with respect to norms that defined the compensation that the user of energy paid in the case of infringing the regulations on using natural gas

On 16 December 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of Section 423 (1) of Energy Law (in the wording that was in force until 7 March 2016) with Article 64 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia, on Compliance of Para 56 and Para 58 of the Cabinet Regulation of 16 December 2008 No. 1048 “Regulation on […]

19.12.2019.

The fourth case initiated with respect to norms that defined the compensation that the user of energy paid in the case of violating the regulations on using natural gas

On 17 December 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated 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 Compliance of Para 98 and Para 100 of the Cabinet Regulation of 9 February 2016 No. 85 “Regulation […]

19.12.2019.

A case initiated with respect to a norm that did not envisage subjecting employees with group I or II disabilities to disability insurance

On 17 December 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 6 (2) of the Law “On State Social Insurance”(in the Wording that was in Force from 1 January 1998 until 31 December 2002) with Article 91 and Article 109 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 6 […]

18.12.2019.

A case initiated with respect to norms of Immigration Law, which define the procedure for contesting and reviewing a decision on including a person in the list of those foreigners who are prohibited from entering the Republic of Latvia

On 17 December 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 61 (8) and Section 63 (7) of Immigration Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Pursuant to Section 61 (8) of Immigration Law, if the Minister for the Interior has taken the […]

17.12.2019.

A case initiated with respect to the compatibility of a norm, which does not provide to a convict in a closed prison the right to leave the prison temporarily in connection with the death of a close relative, with the Satversme

On 13 December 2019, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 492 (1) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with the Second Sentence of Article 91 and Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 492 (1) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia provides: “A convicted person […]

13.12.2019.

The Constitutional Court terminates legal proceedings in the case regarding norms that defined the criteria for assessing a scientist’s research activities in deciding on granting the rights of an expert

On 12 December 2019, the Constitutional Court adopted a decision in case No. 2019-02-03 “On Compliance of Para 3 of the Cabinet Regulation of 12 December 2017 No. 724 “Regulation on the Qualification Criteria of the Experts of the Latvian Council of Science, Establishing of Experts’ Committees and Organising of the Work thereof” and the decision of 15 January 2018 by the Latvian […]

10.12.2019.

President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele confirmed as the Latvia’s representative in the Venice Commission

On 6 and 7 December, President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele attended the 121st plenary session of the Council of Europe Commission for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission). This plenary session was the first that Ineta Ziemele attended in the status of an individual member. Aldis Laviņš was confirmed as her substitute member. Individual […]

09.12.2019.

The absolute prohibition for a person, who has been punished for a criminal offence related to violence or threat of violence, to become an adopter of the spouse’s child, is incompatible with Article 110 of the Satversme

On 5 December 2019, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2019‑01‑01 “On Compliance of Para 1 of Section 163 (4) of the Civil Law with Article 96 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Para 1 of Section 163 (4) of the Civil Law provides that the adopter may not be a person, who has […]