Constitutional Court will represent all European Constitutional Courts in the Bureau of the World Conference of Constitutional Justice

06.10.2022.

On 6 October, the sitting of the General Assembly of the World Conference of Constitutional Justice was held in the framework of the Congress, during which the Latvian Constitutional Court was approved as a member of the Bureau of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice where it will represent the interests of the members of the Conference of the European Constitutional Courts.

President of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš: “Over the years, the team of the Latvian Constitutional Court has carefully cultivated the traditions of international cooperation and believes that they contribute significantly to the development of the rule of law. We are convinced that the World Conference on Constitutional Justice is a forum of strategic importance that promotes the dialogue of all constitutional courts in the world. The mandate given to the Latvian Constitutional Court to represent the interests of all European Constitutional Courts in the Bureau affirms trust in those values that we protect in our work.”

The approval of the Constitutional Court as a member of the Bureau of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice is an important moment in the history of the development of Latvian constitutional law.