On Friday, 17 March, the delegation of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of the Netherlands paid an official visit to the Constitutional Court of Latvia. The judges shared their experience on the specifics of the competence and procedure of the two courts, and discussed current case law. The Constitutional Court was represented at the bilateral […]
On 21 March 2023 the Constitutional Court adopted a judgement in Case No. 2022-06-03 “On Compliance of Clause 53.1 and the number and word “10 years” of Cabinet Regulation No. 221 (adopted on 10 March 2009) “Regulations Regarding Electricity Production and Price Determination upon Production of Electricity in Cogeneration” and Clause 68 and the number and […]
On 10th and 11th March, President of the Constitutional Court of Latvia Aldis Laviņš and Adviser of the President Andrejs Stupins participated in the 134th plenary session of the European Commission on Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) and the 20th session of the Bureau of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice, where the Constitutional Court […]
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 […]
On 30 March 2023, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated proceedings “On Compliance of Paragraph 3 of the Jūrmala City Council Binding Regulation No. 37 of 11 October 2012 “On the Procedure for Granting Property Tax Relief” with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested provision Paragraph 3 […]
On 28 February 2023, at an assignments hearing, the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Paragraph 58 of Transitional Provisions of the Immigration Law with Article 1, the First Sentence of Article 91 and Article 96 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested provisions Paragraph 58 of the Transitional Provisions was […]
On 22 February 2023, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Section 38, Paragraph two of the Law On the Time Period of Coming into Force and the Procedures for the Application of the Introduction, Parts on Inheritance Rights and Property Rights of the Renewed Civil Law of 1937 […]
On 23 February 2023, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgment in Case No 2022‑03‑01 “On Compliance of Sections 534, 534.1, 535, 536 and 537 of the Civil Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested provisions The contested provisions are contained in Chapter 66 of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
