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20.03.2023.

The President of Constitutional Court of Latvia Aldis Laviņš participates in Lithuania’s Constitutional Court’s official ceremony on the rotation of the judges

On the 16th of March, in Vilnius, the President of Constitutional Court of Latvia Aldis Laviņš participated in the solemn event of the rotation of judges of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania, and also discussed the actualities of the jurisprudence of the two courts and the future dialogue. As part of the bilateral meeting, Aldis […]

10.03.2023.

Another case initiated regarding the provisions governing the proof of criminally acquired property

On 10 October 2022, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 124, Paragraph Six of the Criminal Procedure Law with the First and Second Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme”. The contested provisions Section 124, Paragraph six of the Criminal Procedure Law provides: “In criminal proceedings and in proceedings regarding […]

24.02.2023.

The lawyers of the Constitutional Courts of Lithuania and Latvia shared their experience in preparing constitutional justice cases

On 23–24 February 2023, a delegation of lawyers from the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia, led by the Head of the Legal Department, Kristaps Tamužs, visited the Constitutional Court. During the working meetings, advisers, judicial assistants, and consultants of the Constitutional Courts of Lithuania and Latvia shared their work experience and discussed the […]

23.02.2023.

The regulation of the Civil Procedure Law, which does not provide for the right of a legal person governed by private law to request exemption from the obligation to pay the State fee for filing a statement of claim, is incompatible with the Constitution

On 17 February 2023, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgment in Case No 2022-05-01 “On Compliance of Section 43, Paragraph four of the Civil Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested provision Section 43, Paragraph four of the Civil Procedure Law (hereinafter also – the contested provision): “A court or a […]

16.02.2023.

Restrictions on private institutions of higher education to implement study programmes in the official languages of the European Union are unconstitutional, while restrictions on other foreign languages are constitutional

On 9 February 2023, the Constitutional Court delivered a judgement in Case No. 2020-33-01 “On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5, Paragraph One, Section 56, Paragraph Three and Paragraph 49 of Transitional Provisions of the Law on Higher Education Institutions with Article 1 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of […]

03.02.2023.

VIDEO: The solemn hearing on the occasion of opening the Constitutional Court’s judicial year

Today at 10 a.m. (Riga time), the Constitutional Court’s solemn hearing will be held on the occasion of opening the new judicial year. The Constitutional Court’s solemn hearing will be streamed live here: The solemn hearing will be opened by the Constitutional Court’s President Aldis Laviņš, who will report on the development of the constitutional law in […]

27.01.2023.

The solemn hearing on the occasion of opening the Constitutional Court’s judicial year will be held on 3 February at 10 a.m.

On Friday, 3 February, at 10 a.m. (Riga time), the Constitutional Court’s solemn hearing will be held on the occasion of opening the new judicial year. The solemn hearing will be opened by the Constitutional Court’s President Aldis Laviņš, who will report on the development of the constitutional law in 2022 (simultaneous interpretation into English will be provided). […]

27.01.2023.

The new episode of the podcast Tversme: cooperation between the Latvian and Lithuanian courts aimed at promoting the rule of law and defending democracy

The Constitutional Court publishes the new episode of the podcast “Tversme”, in which the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Irēna Kucina is in conversation with Danutė Jočienė, the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania, about shared challenges and the role of constitutional courts in promoting sustainability […]