On 18 October 2019, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the First Part and Part 41 of Section 464 of the Civil Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Section 464 (1) of the Civil Procedure Law provides: in order […]
On Monday, 14 October, President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele met with Nikolai von Schoepff, the new Ambassador of Germany to Latvia). During the meeting, the parties discussed co-operation between the constitutional courts of both states, turned to issues related to reinforcement of the rule of law in Latvia and the European Union as well as […]
On 10 October 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 316 (1) of the Criminal Law, in the Wording that was in Force from 2 January 2004 to 31 March 2013, with the Second Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 316 (1) of the Criminal Law, […]
On 9 October 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 14 (4) and Para 4 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Compensation for Damages Caused in Criminal Proceedings and Record-Keeping of Administrative Violations” with Article 1 and the Third Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. […]
On Thursday, September 26, Justice of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš participated at the conference of the Council of the Baltic Association o Judges, where he gave a presentation on the topic “Compensation for Moral Damages in Civil Cases”. The conference was held in Mäetaguse, Estonia, and was attended by delegations of judges from Latvian courts […]
On 8 October 2019, the Constitutional Court made the decision in case No. 2018-20-01 “On Compliance of the Second Sentence of Section 2 (5) and the First Sentence of Section 30 (4) of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with the First Sentence of Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Section 27 (5) of the […]
On 7 October 2019, the Constitutional Court adopted the decision in case No. 2018-19-03 “On Compliance of Para 100 and Para 139 of the Binding Regulation of the Ventspils City Council of 2 March 2012 No. 9 “Ventspils Free Port Rules” with Article 64 and the First and the Third Sentence of Article 105 of the Satversme”. The Contested Norms Para 100 of the […]
On the 1st and the 2nd of October, the Justices of the Latvian Constitutional Court, in the framework of trilateral co-operation hosted delegations from the Estonian Supreme Court and the Lithuanian Constitutional Court. This was the first meeting at the Latvian Constitutional Court of the Justices from the Baltic States who are reviewing issues of constitutional law […]
On the 1st and the 2nd of October, the Justices of the Constitutional Court will meet with Judges of the Estonian Supreme Court and the Lithuanian Constitutional Court in the framework of tri-lateral co-operation. In three working sessions, the parties will discuss the recent case law of the Courts and will discuss several relevant issues of constitutional […]
On Thursday, 26 September, the delegation from the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter – Moldova) visited the Constitutional Court; the delegation was accompanied by Ambassador of Moldova to Latvia Eugen Revenco. At the Constitutional Court, the delegation was welcomed by President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele, Justice of the Constitutional Court Daiga Rezevska, […]
