On 12 November 2018, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 1(1) of the Law of 22 March 2018 “Amendments to the Education Law” with Article 1, the First Sentence of Article 112 and Article 114 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 1 (1) of the law […]
On 15 November 2018, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in the case “On Compliance of the Order by the Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development of 26 September 2017 No. 1-2/7346 “On Suspending Sub-para 1.3., in the part determining catering costs (parents’ payment) in the special pre-school institutions of education, and suspending Para 7 of the Decision […]
From 5 November to 8 November, the Advisor of the Constitutional Court Gatis Bārdiņš, as well as the Assistants to Justices Elīna Semeņuka and Baiba Bakmane visited the Court of Justice of the European Union to share experience. During the visit, they met with the Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union Egils Levits, […]
On Friday, 26 October, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele met the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter – Moldova) to Latvia Eugen Revenco. During the meeting, the parties discussed matters of cooperation pertaining to possible experience sharing of the lawyers from the Constitutional Court of Moldova at the Constitutional Court of […]
On Friday, 26 October, the participants of the intensive study programme at the Riga Graduate School of Law from Eastern Europe, the Balkan countries and the states of Central Asia visited the Constitutional Court. At the Constitutional Court, the visitors were welcomed by the Advisors of the Constitutional Court Kristaps Tamužs and Uldis Krastiņš. The Advisors provided to […]
From 24 October to 26 October, the Justice of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš and the Assistant to the Justice of the Constitutional Court Andrejs Stupins will participate in the festive conference dedicated to the 9th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, held in Pristina, Kosovo. The solemn ceremony will be opened by the President of the […]
Today, on 22 October, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Latvia Govert Jan Cornelis Bijl de Vroe. During the meeting, the parties discussed recent developments in the field of the constitutional law as well as issues related […]
On 18 October 2018, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in the case No. 2017-35-03 “On Compliance of Sub-para 3.2.1. of the Binding Regulation of the Riga City Council of 9 June 2015 No. 148 “On the Real Estate Tax in Riga” with the First Sentence of Article 91 and the First Sentence of Article 105 of the Satversme of the […]
On 18 October 2018, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in the case No. 2017-33-03 “On Compliance of Para 31 and Para 15 of the Cabinet Regulation of 5 November 2013 Nr. 1268 “Regulation on the Functioning of the Treatment Risk Fund” with Article 64 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Para 31 of the Cabinet […]
On 18 October 2018, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in the case No. 2018-04-01 “On Compliance of Section 7 (3) of the Law “On Immoveable Property Tax”, insofar it does no Provide for Cessation of the Duty to Pay Additional Immovable Property Tax Rate for Agricultural Land that is not being Farmed, with Article 105 of the Satversme […]
