On 17 December 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 6 (2) of the Law “On State Social Insurance”(in the Wording that was in Force from 1 January 1998 until 31 December 2002) with Article 91 and Article 109 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 6 […]
On 17 December 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 61 (8) and Section 63 (7) of Immigration Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Pursuant to Section 61 (8) of Immigration Law, if the Minister for the Interior has taken the […]
On 13 December 2019, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 492 (1) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with the Second Sentence of Article 91 and Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 492 (1) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia provides: “A convicted person […]
On 12 December 2019, the Constitutional Court adopted a decision in case No. 2019-02-03 “On Compliance of Para 3 of the Cabinet Regulation of 12 December 2017 No. 724 “Regulation on the Qualification Criteria of the Experts of the Latvian Council of Science, Establishing of Experts’ Committees and Organising of the Work thereof” and the decision of 15 January 2018 by the Latvian […]
On 6 and 7 December, President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele attended the 121st plenary session of the Council of Europe Commission for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission). This plenary session was the first that Ineta Ziemele attended in the status of an individual member. Aldis Laviņš was confirmed as her substitute member. Individual […]
On 5 December 2019, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2019‑01‑01 “On Compliance of Para 1 of Section 163 (4) of the Civil Law with Article 96 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Para 1 of Section 163 (4) of the Civil Law provides that the adopter may not be a person, who has […]
On 28 and 29 November, Justices of the Constitutional Court met with the Judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia (hereafter – Armenia) in the framework of bilateral cooperation. In four working sessions, the parties discussed the most recent judicature of the Courts, the independence of judges, liability and immunity of public officials […]
From 26 to 28 November, Head of the Legal Department of the Constitutional Court Alla Spale, Court’s Adviser Sandijs Statkus and Justices’ Assistant Andris Pumpišs paid an experience sharing visit to the General Court of the European Union (hereafter – GCEU) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereafter – CJEU) in Luxemburg. They […]
Today, on 28 November, Justice of the Constitutional Court Daiga Rezevska participates at the 9th meeting of the CoE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on social and economic rights, in her report on the social and economic rights focusing on the way these rights have been revealed and specified in the Constitutional Court’s judicature. At the beginning of her presentation, […]
On 28 and 29 November, Justices of the Constitutional Court will meet with the Judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia (hereafter – Armenia) in the framework of bilateral cooperation. In four working sessions, the parties will discuss the recent judicature of the Courts, the independence of judges, issues related to the independence […]
