From 2 September to 5 September, the Justice of the Constitutional Court Gunārs Kusiņš will attend the international conference “Constitutional Justice and Democracy”, which is organised to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter – South Korea). The Conference will be held in Seoul, South Korea. Four working […]

From 28 to 30 August, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele and the Head of the Legal Department Alla Spale participate in the international conference organised in honour of the anniversary of the Constitution of Kazakhstan “A Constitution: The embodiment of the values of the rule of law, civil society and modern state”, held in Astana, […]

On Wednesday, 29 August, the heads of foreign constitutional courts, among them also the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Ineta Ziemele, met the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbajev in the framework of the international conference held in honour of the Kazakhstan’s Constitution: “A Constitution: The embodiment of the values of the […]

On 23 August 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 141 (2) of the Road Traffic Law with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 141 (2) of the Road Traffic Law provides that information regarding a vehicle owned by a legal person, except […]

On Tuesday, 21 August, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele visited the general meeting of the Club of the Deputies of the Supreme Council, uniting deputies who voted for the restoration of independence. During this event, she gave a presentation on the legal aspects of the constitutional law adopted on 21 August 1991 […]

On 9 August 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 91, Para 92, Para 98 and Para 99, and Para 2 of Annex 9 of the Cabinet Regulation of 10 March 2009 No. 221 “Regulations Regarding Electricity Production and Price Determination upon Production of Electricity in Cogeneration” and of the last sentence of Para 63. 8, Para 106, Para 107, […]

Today, on 10 August 2018, a delegation of “Projekt Netzwerk Ost-West” participants, including law students from the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia and the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, as well as recent graduates of these Universities. At the Constitutional Court the delegation was welcomed by the Justice of the Constitutional Court Daiga Rezevska and […]

On 9 August 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 459 of the Binding Regulation of the Riga City Council of 7 February 2006 No. 38 “Regulation on the Use of and Construction in the Territory of the Historical Centre of Riga and the Protective Zone Thereof” with the First, […]

On 3 August 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 27 (5) and Section 30 (4) of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with the first sentence of Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Section 27 (5) of the law “On Institutions of Higher Education”: “The […]

On 26 July 2018, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of Para 1 of Section 14 (71) of the law “Remuneration of Officials of State and Local Government Authorities” with the first sentence of Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Para 1 of Section 14 (71) of the law […]