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27.11.2019.

A case initiated regarding the compliance of the amount of financing set in the State budget of 2019 for State-founded institutions of higher education with the Satversme

On 25 November 2019, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On compliance of the programmes 03.00.00 “Higher Education”, 02.03.00 “Higher Medical Education”, 20.00.00 “Cultural Education” and sub-programme 22.02.00 “Higher Education” of the Law “On the State Budget for 2019”, insofar these do not envisage annual increase of the State-allocated financing for studies […]

25.11.2019.

A case initiated with respect to norms that regulate the connection of the natural gas users to the natural gas transmission system

On 22 November 2019, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Decision No. 1/7 of 18 April 2019 by the Board of the Public Utilities Commission “Regulation on the Connection to the Natural Gas Transmission System for Biomethane Producers, Liquefied Natural Gas System Operators and Natural Gas Users” with Article 1, Article 64, Article 89 and […]

22.11.2019.

A case initiated with respect to the compatibility of the amount of social security benefit with the Satversme

On 19 November 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 2 of the Cabinet Regulation of 22 December 2009 No. 1605 “Regulations Regarding the Amount of the State Social Security Benefit and Funeral Benefit, Procedures for the Review thereof and Procedures for the Granting and Disbursement of Benefits” with Article 1, the […]

20.11.2019.

The norm that determines the language of instruction in private institutions of education complies with the Satversme

On 13 November 2019, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2018-22-01 “On Compliance of Section 1(1) of the Law of 22 March 2018 “Amendments to the Education Law” with Article 1, the second sentence of Article 91, the First Sentence of Article 112 and Article 114 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 1 (1) […]

11.11.2019.

Differences in the regimes for serving prison sentences for men and women are incompatible with the equality principle included in the Satversme

On 7 November 2019, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2018-25-01 “On Compliance of Section 504 of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 504 of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia (hereinafter – the Code) establishes the regime for serving the sentence […]

11.11.2019.

The experience-sharing project for the Justices of the Constitutional Court of Moldova at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia ends

From 4 to 10 November, the Constitutional Court welcomed four Judges from the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova (hereafter – Moldova) in the framework of the project “Increasing the capacity of the legal service of the Constitutional Court of Moldova”. During the project, Judges Domnica MANOLE, Nicolae ROȘCA, Liuba ȘOVA and Serghei ȚURCAN gained knowledge […]

08.11.2019.

Sanita Osipova speaks about the understanding of freedom in society at a conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

From 7 to 9 November, Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova attends an international summit “Berlin Wall – 30”, which is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. An international conference is held as part of the summit – “World without Walls”, in which Sanita Osipova gave a presentation on the understanding […]

07.11.2019.

Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš visits the Constitutional Court

Today, on 7 November, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš visited the Constitutional Court. The Prime Minister and the delegation headed by him was welcomed at the Constitutional Court by President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele and Justices of the Constitutional Court: Aldis Laviņš, Gunārs Kusiņš, Daiga Rezevska, Jānis Neimanis, and Artūrs Kučs. During the meeting, the parties discussed current matters […]