Today, on 24 October, the Constitutional Court of Latvia was attended by Mr Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and Ms Ineta Ziemele, Judge of the aforementioned Court to discuss the topical matters of the Court of Justice of the European Union and further cooperation with the judges of […]
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 4-6 October 2022, Aldis Laviņš, President of the Constitutional Court, and Andrejs Stupins, Advisor to the President, participated in the 5th Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice “Constitutional Justice and Peace”, held in Bali, Indonesia. The World Conference on Constitutional Justice unites over 100 constitutional courts, councils and supreme courts from Europe, America, Africa, […]
On 3 October 2022, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Paragraph 7 of the Transitional Provisions of Citizenship Law with the First Sentence of Article 91 of the Satversme”. The contested provision Paragraph 7 of the Transitional Provisions of the Citizenship Law: “The time period of 10 years referred to in Section 24, Paragraph three […]
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 […]
Today the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Aldis Laviņš gave a speech at the 5th Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice. Video of the speech is available here:
On 29 September 2022 the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Section 4, Paragraph Three, Clauses 1 and 3, Section 4, Paragraphs Five and Nine of the Law On Ports; Paragraph 16, Sub-paragraph 2 of the Transitional Provisions, Section 11, Paragraph Two of the Law of 10 February 2022 […]
On 29 September 2022, the Constitutional Court adopted a decision on termination of legal proceedings in Case No. 2020-24-01 “On Compliance of Section 1, Clause 14, Sub-clause “c” of the Value Added Tax Law, Insofar as it Applies to the Leasing of Land in Cases of Compulsory Lease, with the First Sentence of Article 91 […]
On 29 September 2022, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgement in Case No. 2022‑08‑01 “On Compliance of Section 169, Paragraph Six of the Insolvency Law with Article 107 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested norms In accordance with Section 169, Paragraph Six of the Insolvency Law, remuneration is not specified for […]
16 September was the second day of the international conference “Sustainability as a Constitutional Value: Future Challenges”, held at the University of Latvia. The third panel discussion of the conference debated whether environmental sustainability is a political choice or a matter of safeguarding fundamental rights. Justice Dineke de Groot, President of the Supreme Court of the […]
