Tomorrow, on 26 January, Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court, will participate in the official event held by the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter – ECHR) to open the Court’s year in Strasbourg, France. In the framework of this event, an international seminar on the authority of the judiciary and the opening […]

On 24 January 2018, the Constitutional Court decided to terminate legal proceedings in case “On Compliance of Section 4(9) and Section 61 (1) of Law on Remuneration of Officials and Employees of State and Local Government Authorities” with Article 83 and Article 107 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. Contested Norms Section 4(9) of Law on Remuneration […]

On Monday, 15 January, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, and the delegation headed by him visited the Constitutional Court in the framework to the official visit to Latvia. At the Constitutional Court, the delegation was welcomed by Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court, Artūrs Kučs, a Justice of the Constitutional […]

On 29 December 2017, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Sub-para 3.2.1. of the Binding Regulation of the Riga City Council of 9 June 2015 No. 148 “On the Real Estate Tax in Riga” with the first sentence of Article 91 and the first sentence of Article 105 of the Satversme of the […]

On 22 December 2017, the Constitutional Court has passed a judgement in case No. 2017-08-01 “On Compliance of Section 253 (3) of the Administrative Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 253 (3) of the Administrative Procedure Law provides: “In cases provided for by law a court […]

On 21 December 2017, the Constitutional Court passed a judgement in case No. 2017-03-01 “On Compliance of the Fourth and the Sixth Part of Section 30, the Fifth and the Sixth Part of Section 48, Para 5 of Section 50, and Para 21 of the First Part of Section 51 of Education Law with the First Sentence of Article 100 and the First […]

On Monday, 18 December, diplomas to the newly elected members of the Latvian Academy of Science (hereinafter – LAS) were awarded at the LAS. A diploma was awarded also to Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court, a professor of the Riga Graduate School of Law, who on 23 November of the current year was […]

On 19 December 2017, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2017-02-03 “On Compliance of Para 2 of Annex 2 to the Cabinet Regulation of 7 January 2004 No. 16 “Procedure for Assessing and Managing Noise” with Para 7 of Section 3 and Section 181 (3) of the Law “On Pollution” and Article 111 and Article 115 of the Satversme of the Republic […]

Today, on 8 December, the annual conference of the Constitutional Court is held at the Saeima. The topic chosen for the conference of this year is “ Constitutional Control and the State Budget”. The topic of the conference is examined from the perspective of experience gained by four Member States of the European Union – […]

Today, on 7 December, a meeting between the Justices of the Constitutional Court of Latvia, the Constitutional Court of Belgium and the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic was held at the Constitutional Court in the framework of tri-lateral cooperation. During the meeting, the Justices of the Constitutional Court discussed reviewing the legality of legislative procedure. […]