On 15 January 2021, the Constitutional Court passed a judgment in case No 2020-21-01 “On compliance of the first sentence of Section 45(5) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with Article 96 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. Contested Provision First sentence of Section 45(5) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia: […]
On 12 January 2021, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On compliance of para 56 of part 1 of Annex I (to Section 1102) ‘List of public lakes and rivers’ to the Civil Law with Articles 1 and 105 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. Contested Provision Section 1102 […]
On 6 January 2021, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On compliance of sub-paragraphs 16.2, 16.5, 16.11, 16.14, 16.18, 16.19 and 16.20 of Annex “Administrative Territories, their Administrative Centres and Units of Territorial Division” to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas with Articles 1 and 101 of the Constitution […]
On 28 December 2020, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On compliance of Annex 1 to Cabinet Regulation No 810 of 13 December 2016 on classification of offices of officials with special service ranks working in institutions of the Ministry of the Interior and the Prisons Administration, insofar as it requires a Group 2.1, Level VII college director to hold […]
On 30 December 2020, the Constitutional Court has decided to terminate legal proceedings in case No. 2020‑08‑01 “On Compliance of Section 1 (1) of the Civil Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 1 (1) of the Civil Procedure Law: “Every natural or legal person (hereinafter […]
On 22 December 2020, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On compliance of sub-paragraphs 27.1 and 27.3 of Annex “Administrative Territories, their Administrative Centres and Units of Territorial Division” to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas with Article 1 and Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and Article 4(6) […]
To contain the spread of Covid-19, reinforced epidemiological security measures and gathering restrictions are in place in the state between 21 December and 11 January as part of the emergency situation. The Constitutional Court takes all the necessary actions to prevent the risks for the health of its employees and visitors. The Court has adjusted […]
On 11 December 2020, the Constitutional Court passed a judgment in case No 2020-26-0106 “On compliance of Section 8 and Section 9 of the Law ‘On measures for the prevention and suppression of threat to the state and its consequences due to the spread of Covid-19’ with Article 1, first sentence of Article 91, first sentence and third sentence of Article 105 […]
On Friday, 11 December, the Constitutional Court held a remote Constitutional ideas think-tank session on How to strengthen the rule of law so that an individual would feel secure? Raising the effectiveness of the implementation of the Constitutional Court judgments. Participating and offering their opinion were the President of Latvia Egils Levits, the Speaker of […]
On Tuesday, 8 December, continuing the tradition of mutual dialogue, Justices of the Constitutional Court of Latvia met remotely with their colleagues from the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany (German Constitutional Court). In two sessions, the Justices talked about the work done by the courts in the year past, discussed the content of the principle […]
