Today, on 10 December, the Constitutional Court delivered its judgement in case No. 2024-21-0103 and recognised the regulation on the fee for the lawful use of land and the procedure for cadastral valuation of such land as being incompatible with the Constitution. The Constitutional Court concluded: fair balance between the right of every landowner to receive such […]

On 13 November 2025, the Constitutional Court delivered its judgement in case No. 2024-26-03. The Court recognised the provisions in the spatial plan of Jūrmala State City, by which the functional zoning of some land units had been changed from the territory of nature foundation to a territory for constructing detached houses, as  being incompatible with Article 115 of […]

On Friday, 5 December, the Constitutional Court delivered its judgement in case No. 2024‑33‑05. The Court recognised the order by the Minister for Smart Administration and Regional Development on suspending the binding regulation of the local government council of Ropaži Municipality as being compatible with the Spatial Development Planning Law. The Court underscored that a local […]

On Thursday, 13 November, the Constitutional Court delivered a judgement in Case No 2024-26-03. The Court found the norms of amendments to the spatial plan of the city of Jūrmala, which provided for changing the functional zoning of certain land units from the territory of the natural base to the territory of the construction of detached houses, to […]

On 24 October 2025, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgement in case No 2024-16-01. The Court finds the norms establishing restrictions on the composition of electronic smoking devices and tobacco substitute products (tobacco-free nicotine pads) to be compatible with the first sentence of Article 91 and the first three sentences of Article 105 of the Constitution. The case was initiated […]

On Tuesday, 4 November, the Constitutional Court adopted amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Constitutional Court, providing for changes in the procedure of pronouncing a judgement. Henceforth, a judgement adopted at the court hearing with the participation of the parties to the case will be pronounced, outlining the most important circumstances of the case […]

On 28-31 October 2025, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Irēna Kucina and Vice-president Anita Rodiņa participated in VI Congress of the World Conference of Constitutional Justice. This year, it was dedicated to challenges related to preservation of natural resources, climate change, protection of the cultural heritage of humanity, independence of constitutional […]

On 22 September 2025, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgement in Case No 2024-28-01. The Court held that the provision which prevented a person convicted of an intentional criminal offence, regardless of whether the criminal record has been expunged or extinguished, from being in the State Fire and Rescue Service was incompatible with the first part of Article 101 […]

The 144th plenary session of the European Commission for Democracy through Law, also known as the Venice Commission, takes place on 9–11 October, marking the 35th anniversary of its existence. The Venice Commission is the advisory body of the Council of Europe on constitutional matters where the Republic of Latvia is represented by the President of […]

On Wednesday, 24 September, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Academy of European Law signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to strengthen a united European legal space and to foster an effective application of the European Union law. The President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Irēna Kucina underscored that […]

On 4 and 5 September 2025, the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Irēna Kucina, Judge Mārtiņš Mits and the Head of Administration Marika Laizāne-Jurkāne participated in the international conference “EUnited in Diversity III: The Role of Constitutional Justice in the EU Common Legal Order” organised by the Court of Justice […]

The case “On the compliance of paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Riga City Council Binding Regulation No. RD‑25‑330‑sn of 26 March 2025 “Regarding Gambling Restrictions in the Administrative Territory of Riga City Municipality” with Article 1 and the first three sentences of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia” was initiated at the Constitutional Court on 27 August. […]

On Thursday, 21 August, the Constitutional Court released a new episode of the podcast Tversme where the President of the Constitutional Court Irēna Kucina and Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union Ineta Ziemele discuss statehood, freedom, security, and responsibility. The judges both underline in their conversation that freedom is an experience the Latvian […]

On Friday, 18 July, the Constitutional Court is releasing a new episode of the podcast Tversme featuring as guests the former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany and Professor at the Law Faculty at Humboldt University Berlin, Susanne Baer, and the Head of the Legal Department of the Constitutional Court, Kristaps Tamužs. The episode was […]

Today, on July 14, the President of the Constitutional Court Ms Irēna Kucina met with the German Ambassador to Latvia Ms Gudrun Masloch. During the meeting, cooperation between the constitutional courts of the two countries was discussed. The Parties discussed the cooperation between the Constitutional Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court, underlining the close dialogue based on […]

In June 2025, the Constitutional Court delivered judgements in the following three cases: By 12 June 2025 judgement in the case No. 2024-17-03, provisions governing procedures for distributing difference in water consumption have been recognised as incompatible with the first three sentences of Article 105 of the Constitution. The case was initiated following applications by the Vidzeme Regional […]