On 28 December 2018, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 504 of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 504 of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia (hereinafter – the Code) establishes the regime for serving the sentence […]

On Tuesday, 18 December, the Constitutional Court was visited by the delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Italy (hereinafter – Italy), within the framework of its official visit to Latvia; the delegation was headed by the Senator Isabella Rauti and the Ambassador of Italy to Latvia Sebastiano Fulci. At the Constitutional Court, the delegation […]

On 18 December 2018, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in Case No. 2016-04-03 “On Compliance of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation of 14 April 2015 No.187 “Amendment to the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation of 30 November 2004 No.1002 “Procedure for Implementing the Programming Document “Latvia’s Rural Development Plan for the Implementation of Rural Development Programme for 2004-2006””” with […]

On 14 December 2018, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2018-09-0103 “On Compliance of the Eighth Part of Section 257 of the Latvian Administrative Violations Code and Para 74 of the Cabinet Regulation of 7 December 2010 No.1098 “Regulation on Handling of Property and Documents Removed in a Case of Administrative Violation” with Article 92 and Article 105 of […]

On 12 December 2018, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in Case No. 2018-06-0103 “On Compliance of Section 12 (1) of the Law “On State Social Allowances” and Annex 9 to the Cabinet Regulation of 23 December 2014 Nr. 805 “Regulations Regarding the Criteria, Time Periods and Procedures Determining Predictable Disability, Disability, and the Loss of Ability to Work” with the […]

From 29 to 30 November, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele paid an official visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter – CJEU), where she met with the President of CJEU Koen Lenaerts, the Judges of CJEU Egils Levits, Ingrīda Labucka, Inga Reine, as well as with the legal advisors […]

On Monday, 3 December, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy (hereinafter – Italy) to the Republic of Latvia Sebastiano Fulci. During the meeting, the parties discussed the possibilities for developing a closer cooperation between the Latvian Constitutional Court and the Italian Constitutional Court in the […]

On Friday, 2 November, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele gave a presentation at the conference of creative industries “Subject: Creativity”. In her presentation, she spoke about freedom and knowledge that serve as a pre-condition for creating ideas and inspiring society. In the beginning of her presentation, Ineta Ziemele proposed a thesis that all […]

On 14 November 2018, the Constitutional Court at its assignments sitting initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 40 in the Cabinet Regulation of 30 May 2006 No. 423 “The Internal Regulations of an Institution for Deprivation of Liberty” with Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia” The Contested Norm Para 40 in the Cabinet […]