04.06.2021.

Information regarding the judgment of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia in case no. 2020-39-02 on the compliance of the Istanbul Convention with the Constitution of Latvia

On 4 June 2021 the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter – the Constitutional Court) adopted a judgment in case no. 2020-39-02 “On the Compliance of Article 3(c), Article 4(3), Article 12(1) of the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence […]

03.06.2021.

A case initiated with regard to a possibility for legal entities to be released from payment of a security deposit in civil proceedings

On 28 May 2021, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On compliance of the second sentence of Section 4441(3) of the Civil Procedure Law (in the wording which was in force from 1 March 2018 until 19 April 2021) with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the […]

02.06.2021.

The joining of the Varakļāni Region to the Rēzekne Region is incompatible with the Satversme but the inclusion of the rural municipality of Inčukalns into the Sigulda Region and the inclusion of the rural municipality of Garkalne and the town of Vangaži into the Ropaži Region comply with the Satversme

On 28 May 2021, the Constitutional Court delivered the judgement in case No. 2020-43-0106 “On Compliance of Sub-para 31.15., 31.29., 31.30., 32.1., 32.4. and 36.2. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1 and Article 101 of the […]

01.06.2021.

The Constitutional Court terminates legal proceedings in a case with respect to provisions that regulate implementation of the mandatory procurement of energy because the term for submitting the constitutional complaint was not respected

On 28 May 2021, the Constitutional Court decided to terminate legal proceedings in case No. 2020‑52‑01 “On Compliance of the Words “or another aid to the activity for the generation of electricity” in Para 31 of Section 1 (2), the First and the Second Part of Section 304 , the Second Sentence in Section 314 (1) and Para 83 of the Transitional Provisions […]

28.05.2021.

Provisions of the law “On Control of Aid for Commercial Activity”, which restrict the right of the creditor of subordinated liabilities to regain the principle amount of loan, are compatible with the Satversme

On 27 May 2021 , the Constitutional Court delivered the judgement in case No. 2020-49-01 “On Compliance of the First Part of Section 8 and the Second and the Third Part of Section 81 of the Law “On Control of Aid for Commercial Activity” with Article 1, Article 91, Article 92 and Article 105 of […]

21.05.2021.

German Ambassador to Latvia Christian Heldt visits the Constitutional Court

On Friday, 21 May, the President of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova met with Christian Heldt, Ambassador of Germany to Latvia. The parties discussed the importance of a constitution and the values enshrined in it, accentuating the role of a constitutional court in the implementation of those values. Sanita Osipova argued that, nowadays, society is […]

18.05.2021.

Justices of the Constitutional Court of Latvia and Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Mārtiņš Mits talk about recent developments in the courts’ case law

On Friday, 14 May, Justices of the Constitutional Court met remotely with Mārtiņš Mits, judge of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The judges discussed legal matters of current importance, the recent case law of the two courts, and talked about methodological issues. The President of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova underscored the need for […]

14.05.2021.

Yet another case initiated with regard to the provisions setting out the procedure for the confiscation of criminally acquired property

On 8 May 2021, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On the compliance of Section 7011(4) of the Criminal Law and Section 358(1) of the Criminal Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 91 and the first, second, and third sentence of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Republic […]

14.05.2021.

A case initiated with regard to the provisions that set out the procedure for confiscating criminally acquired property

On 7 May 2021, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On the compliance of Section 7011(4) of the Criminal Law and Section 358(1) of the Criminal Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 91 and with Article 105 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. Contested Provisions Section 7011(4) […]

11.05.2021.

The 2020 State Budget provisions which set out the funding for health care workers’ remuneration comply with the Constitution

On 7 May 2021, the Constitutional Court passed a judgment in Case No 2020-40-01 “On compliance of the programmes and sub-programmes for increasing health care workers’ remuneration of the law ‘On the State Budget for 2020’, insofar as they do not make provision for State funding to increase the remuneration of health care workers in […]

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