On 1 December 2020, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Sub-para 10.2., 10.6., 10.7., 10.8., 10.17., 10.18., 10.21. and 10.23. “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 the Article 101 of the […]
On 30 November 2020, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 34 of Part 1 of Annex I (to Section 1102) to the Civil Law “List of Public Lakes and Rivers” with Article 1 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 1102 of the Civil Law provides that the […]
On Monday, 30 November, the Constitutional Court judge Artūrs Kučs took part remotely in an international conference on the rule of law and the freedom of speech in Europe and on the impact of Covid-19 on these values. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the Netherlands) […]
On 19 November 19, the Constitutional Court delivered the judgement in case “On Compliance of Para 2 of Section 104 (4) of the law “On Maternity and Sickness Insurance” and Section 7 (11) of “Law on State Social Allowances” with the first sentence of Article 91 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Para 2 of Section 104 (4) of […]
On Thursday, 19 November, the Justices of the Constitutional Court met remotely with the foreign diplomatic representatives in Latvia (hereafter – the diplomatic corps). A meeting like this was held for the second time. This tradition began in May of the previous year when the representatives of the diplomatic corps visited the Constitutional Court and […]
On 12 November 2020, the Constitutional Court delivered the judgement in case No. 2019‑33‑01 “On the Compliance of Article 155(1) of the Labour Law with the First Sentence of Article 110 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested provision Article 155(1) of the Labour Law: “The father of a child is entitled to a leave […]
On 11 November 2020, the Constitutional Court decided to refer a question for preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereafter – CJEU) in order to deliver a ruling in the case No. 2020-24-01 “On Compliance of Sub-para “c” of Para 14 of Section 1 of Value Added Tax Law, insofar it Applies […]
To contain the spread of Covid-19, an emergency situation has been announced in Latvia – from 9 November until 6 December of this year. The Constitutional Court is acting responsibly and taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus and the risks for the health of its employees and visitors. Following the guidelines […]
On Tuesday, 3 November, the President of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova, for the first time after her election to the office, made an official visit to the President of the State Egils Levits. During the meeting, the officials discussed issues related to increasing the effectiveness of the execution of the Constitutional Court’s judgments, as well […]
On 2 November 2020, the Constitutional Court delivered the judgement in case No. 2020-14-01 “On Compliance of Section 37 (3) of the Civil Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 91 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 37 (2) of the Civil Procedure Law “The State duty shall be reimbursed provided that an […]
