From 6 to 7 June, the Advisor of the Constitutional Court Kristaps Tamužs participated in the Superior Court Network Focal Points Forum, organised by the European Court of Human Rights, in Strasbourg, France. At the annual meeting, the judicial co-operation of the previous year was reviewed and assessed, and also the scheduled future measures for […]

On 7 June 2019, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2018-15-01  “On Compliance of Section 27 (5) and 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 law “On Institutions of Higher Education”: “The employment contract […]

From 5 to 7 June, the Justice of the Constitutional Court Artūrs Kučs attends an international seminar on the accessibility of judicial institutions to disabled persons, held in Trier, Germany. The seminar foregrounds the debate on the way the accessibility of judicial institutions is ensured to disabled persons, in view of the requirements of the regulatory […]

From 20 to 29 May, the Justice of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš visited the Cassation Court of France (Cour de cassation) to share experience. The objective of the visit was to explore the measures for improving the effectiveness of the judicial system of France, which the Cassation Court implements in co-operation with the French […]

From 6 to 12 June, four judges’ assistants from the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter – Moldova) will visit the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia to share experience. An intensive programme has been planned for the visit, allowing the guests to become familiar with the work of the Legal Department […]

On 4 June 2019, the Constitutional Court adopted a decision on referring a question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter CJEU) for a preliminary ruling in case No. 2018‑18‑01 “On Compliance of Section 141 (2) of the Road Traffic Law with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Constitutional Court established […]

From 30 to 31 May, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele and the Head of the Court’s Legal Department Alla Spale attended the international conference, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of Belarus, on the development of constitutionality today (Modern Constitutional Development: the Role of Constitutional Review in Constitutionalisation of Law) in […]

From 22 to 24 May Kristaps Tamužs, Legal Advisor to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia participated in the meeting of the Constitutional Justice-Joint Council of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission) in Rome, Italy. The Council of Constitutional Justice unites representatives from the constitutional courts and institutions of […]

On Tuesday, 21 May, the Speaker of the Saeima Ināra Mūrniece paid an official visit to the Constitutional Court. Ināra Mūrniece and the delegation led by her were received by the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele and the Constitutional Court Justices Sanita Osipova, Gunārs Kusiņš, Daiga Rezevska, and Artūrs Kučs. During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues […]

On 16 May 2019, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2018-17-03 “On Compliance of Para 459 of the Binding Regulation of the Riga City Council of 7 February 2006 No. 38 “Regulation on the Use of and Construction in the Territory of the Historical Centre of Riga and the Protective Zone Thereof” with the First, the Second […]