On 2 December 2022, the Court adopted a judgement in Case No 2021‑42‑01 “On Compliance of Section 500, Paragraph Six of the Criminal Procedure Law with Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested provisions In accordance with Section 500, Paragraph six of the Criminal Procedure Law, if the information obtained […]

Today the Constitutional Court of Latvia publishes a new episode of the podcast “Tversme”. In the episode, the Judge of the Constitutional Court of Latvia Artūrs Kučs, talks to the Vice-President of the European Commission on Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Herdis Kjerulf Torgeirsdóttir, about the sustainability and adaptation of fundamental rights to the modern […]

On 07 December 2022, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 48, Paragraph seven of the Electronic Communications Law with the First Sentence of Article 91 and Article 105 of the Satversme.”. The contested provision Section 48, Paragraph seven of the Electronic Communications Law (hereinafter – the contested provision) provides: […]

On 29 November 2022, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 124, Paragraph six and Section 126, Paragraph 3.1 with the First and Second Sentences of Article 92 of the Constitution”. The contested provisions Section 124, Paragraph six of the Criminal Procedure Law provides: “In criminal proceedings and in proceedings […]

From 4 to 6 December President of the Constitutional Court of Latvia Aldis Laviņš participates in the events marking the 70th anniversary of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. The celebration events included a forum of judges from the Member States on “Justice for All”. The Forum of Judges is an […]

On 21 November 2022, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 124, Paragraph six, Section 125, Paragraph three and Section 126, Paragraph 3.1 with the First and Second Sentences 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 […]

On 10 November 2022 the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Article 631, part three of the Criminal Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested rules Article 631, part three of the Criminal Procedure Law: “When considering […]

On the 9 November 2022 the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Article 124, part six, Article 125, part three and Article 126, part 3.1 of the Criminal Procedure Law with the First and Second Sentences of Article 92 of the Constitution”. The Contested rules Article 124, part six […]

On 3 November 2022, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgement in the case “On Compliance of Section 6, Clause 2 of the Law on the Election of Local Government Councils with the First Sentence of Article 101, Paragraph Two of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (Satversme)”. The contested norm Para 2 of Section 6 of […]

On 20 October 2022, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the Second Sentence of Section 627, Paragraphs four and five of the Criminal Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme”. The contested provisions According to Section 627, Paragraph four of the Criminal Procedure Law, […]