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 […]

Today, 10 February, Didier Reynders, the European Commissioner for Justice, visited the Constitutional Court of Latvia. The judges of the Constitutional Court of Latvia discussed with the Commissioner and members of his Cabinet the process of preparing the European Commission’s annual rule of law report, the establishment of a special international tribunal to try Russian […]

Yesterday, on 9 February, the judges and staff of the Constitutional Court of Latvia met with Ineta Ziemele, the Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Inga Reine, the Judge of the General Court, Alfredo Calot Escobar, the Secretary of the Court, and the heads of various departments of the Court. The […]

On 27 January 2023, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Annex 7 to Cabinet Regulation No 935 of 18 December 2012, Regulations Regarding Felling of Trees in Forests”, insofar as it Reduces the Final Felling Diameter According to the Dominant Tree Species and Site Index, with Article 115 […]

At 13.30, a press conference will be held, during which Report on the Work of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia in 2022 will be presented and current trends in the area of constitute law in the Baltic States will be examined. Aldis Laviņš, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of […]

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 […]

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). […]

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 […]

Yesterday, on 24 January, Aldis Laviņš, the President of the Constitutional Court, Marika Laizāne-Jurkāne, the Head of the Court Administration and Kristaps Tamužs, the Head of the Legal Department, met with Uldis Mikuts, the Ambassador of Latvia in Moldova. During the meeting, cooperation and exchange of experience in strengthening the rule of law between the […]

On 22 December 2022, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia delivered its judgement in case No. 2022‑09‑01 “On compliance of Para 1 of Section 23 of Punishment Register Law, insofar it applies to information about an acquitted person, with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Pursuant […]