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13.06.2025.

Proceedings of the International Conferences of the Constitutional Court Published

On Friday, June 13, proceedings of the Constitutional Court’s international conferences were published digitally. These are collections of the presentations given by participants of the conferences held in 2024, 2023 and 2022, in Latvian and in English. The conference of 2024 “The Role of the Constitutional Courts in Concretising the Shared Values Uniting Europe” was held […]

22.05.2025.

Dismissal of the Rēzekne State City Local Government Council Complies with the Constitution

The Constitutional Court delivered a judgement in Case No. 2024-20-01. The Court declared Section 1 of the Law on Dismissal of the Rēzekne State City Local Government Council, which dissolved the Rēzekne State City Local Government Council, to be compatible with Article 1 and Article 101 of the Constitution. The Constitutional Court emphasised that a democratic state governed by the […]

25.04.2025.

Irēna Kucina: Every generation must reaffirm the values on which democracy is based

On Friday, 25 April, the Constitutional Court held an international conference on the role of constitutional courts in ensuring the resilience of common European values in face of contemporary challenges. Constitutional courts not only protect individual rights, legal interests and fundamental freedoms, they also play an important role in the long-term stabilisation of the democratic […]

24.04.2025.

The role of constitutional courts in defending democracy and human rights in conditions of geopolitical tension will be discussed at an international conference

On Friday, 25 April, the international conference, organised by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia, will take place, focusing on shared challenges to the resilience of the common European values, currently faced by the European constitutional courts currently face. Constitutional courts have a special responsibility and task to defend a democratic constitutional State […]

17.04.2025.

The Constitutional Court is organising an international conference dedicated to the role of constitutional courts in ensuring the resilience of the common European values

On 25 April, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia will hold a conference on the challenges to the resilience of the common European values that the European constitutional courts presently face. The possibilities for the constitutional courts to defend democracy in circumstances of geopolitical tensions, at the same time maintaining balance with human […]

17.03.2025.

Legal framework that determines the proof of origin of criminally acquired property complies with the Constitution

On Friday, 14 March, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgment in case no. 2022‑32‑01. The Constitutional Court established that the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law which govern proving of the origin of criminally acquired property in proceedings on criminally acquired property derived from criminal proceedings on money laundering comply with the Constitution. The Court emphasised that the […]

17.03.2025.

Current developments in judicial proceedings in February 2025

In February 2025, the Constitutional Court delivered judgments in three cases: By a judgment of 13 February 2025 in case No. 2024-06-01 it was declared that the obligation to use the official language in paid pre-election campaigns conforms to Article 100 of the Constitution. The case was initiated on the basis of a constitutional complaint submitted by a political party. According to the abovementioned […]

17.03.2025.

Current developments in judicial proceedings in January 2025

In January 2025, 21 applications have been handed over for review to panels of the Constitutional Court. All the applications were submitted to the Court by private individuals. In total, 10 cases were initiated by the Constitutional Court after reviewing applications submitted at the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025. Most of the cases have been […]

03.02.2025.

The Constitutional Court will open its new judicial year at a solemn hearing

On Friday, 7 February, at 10:00, the Constitutional Court will hold the seventh successive solemn hearing for closing the previous and opening the Court’s new judicial year. At the solemn hearing, the Constitutional Court looks back at the cases reviewed in the previous year and highlights the findings included in its rulings that are essential […]

30.01.2025.

Case initiated about the rights to appeal decisions on termination of administrative offence proceedings due to the insignificant nature of the offence

On Wednesday, 29 January, the Constitutional Court initiated the case on conformity of Section 183, Paragraph one of the Law on Administrative Liability with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia. The contested norm stipulates that a complaint regarding a decision in an administrative offence case may be submitted by a person to whom […]

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