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 […]

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 […]

From 19 to 25 October, four lawyers from the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter – Moldova) visited the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia to exchange experience. An intensive programme ensured the possibility to the lawyers to familiarise themselves with the work of the Constitutional Court and to study in depth the […]

On 21st October 2019, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 2 of the Cabinet Regulation of 18 December 2012 No. 913 “Regulation on the Guaranteed Minimum Income Level” with Article 1 and Article 109 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Para 2 of the Cabinet Regulation of 18 December 2012 […]

On Friday, 18 October, President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele, together with President Egils Levits and President of the Court of Justice of the European Union Koen Lenaerts participated in the plenary session of the 7th International Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia “Legal Science: Functions, Significance and Future […]

On 18 October 2019, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the First Part and Part 41 of Section 464 of the Civil Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Section 464 (1) of the Civil Procedure Law provides: in order […]

On Monday, 14 October, President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele met with Nikolai von Schoepff, the new Ambassador of Germany to Latvia). During the meeting, the parties discussed co-operation between the constitutional courts of both states, turned to issues related to reinforcement of the rule of law in Latvia and the European Union as well as […]

On 10 October 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 316 (1) of the Criminal Law, in the Wording that was in Force from 2 January 2004 to 31 March 2013, with the Second Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 316 (1) of the Criminal Law, […]

On 9 October 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “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”. […]

On Thursday, September 26, Justice of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš participated at the conference of the Council of the Baltic Association o Judges, where he gave a presentation on the topic “Compensation for Moral Damages in Civil Cases”. The conference was held in Mäetaguse, Estonia, and was attended by delegations of judges from Latvian courts […]