Today, on 4 September, the Constitutional Court, in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice and the Court Administration, for the third successive year announces a competition, which gives an opportunity to judges from courts of general jurisdiction and administrative courts to apply for experience sharing at the Constitutional Court. During the period of six months (from […]

On 16 August 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the Order by the Minister for Environment Protection and Regional Development of 25 April 2019 No. 1‑2/59 “On Suspending the Regulation on the Opinion Poll of the Inhabitants of Ikšķile Region “Vote of Ikšķile Region”” with Article 1 and Article 101 of […]

On 7 August 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On compliance of the third sentence of Section 564(7) and Section 570(1) of the Criminal Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.” The contested provisions The third sentence of Section 564(7) […]

On 7 August 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a second case “On compliance of Section 464(41) of the Civil Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested provision Section 464(41) of the Civil Procedure Law provides that the decision of […]

Today, on 22 July, the Constitutional Court opens access to the database of the Constitutional Court’s judicature that has been developed over the course of several years and also offers the possibility to use the Court’s collection of books and publications, accumulated since its establishment. The database of the Constitutional Court will be available to all […]

Today, on 19 July, Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court, met with the President of the State Egils Levits at the Riga Castle. During the meeting, the parties discussed relevant issues in the field of justice and constitutional law as well as matters related to the development of civil service in the public […]

On 18 July 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5 (1), Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with Article 1, Article 105 and Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms The third sentence […]

On 18 July 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 464 (41) of the Civil Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 464 (41) of the Civil Procedure Law provides that the decision adopted at the assignments […]

On 18 July 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the Binding Regulation by the Amata Regional Council of 19 December 2018 No. 12 “The Rules on the Use and Construction in the Territory and the Graphic Part of the Spatial Plan of the Amata Region for 2014–2024 (with Amendments of 2018)” […]

From 1 to 12 July, Elīna Semeņuka, the Advisor of the Constitutional Court, took several general and specialised study courses of the Academy of European Law at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. The general study course on the contractual law of the European Union was given by Martijn W.Hesselink, Professor at the University […]