24.08.2018.

A case initiated with respect to the norm of the Road Traffic Law, which provides that certain information included in the State Register of Vehicles and Drivers is generally accessible

On 23 August 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 141 (2) of the Road Traffic Law with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 141 (2) of the Road Traffic Law provides that information regarding a vehicle owned by a legal person, except […]

22.08.2018.

Ineta Ziemele: Adoption of the Constitutional Law – one of the significant constitutional moments in the history of Latvia’s statehood

On Tuesday, 21 August, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele visited the general meeting of the Club of the Deputies of the Supreme Council, uniting deputies who voted for the restoration of independence. During this event, she gave a presentation on the legal aspects of the constitutional law adopted on 21 August 1991 […]

10.08.2018.

A case initiated with regard to norms that regulate the calculation of overcompensation and control of self-consumption for producers of electricity, who receive state support in the form of mandatory electricity procurement

On 9 August 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 91, Para 92, Para 98 and Para 99, and Para 2 of Annex 9 of the Cabinet Regulation of 10 March 2009 No. 221 “Regulations Regarding Electricity Production and Price Determination upon Production of Electricity in Cogeneration” and of the last sentence of Para 63. 8, Para 106, Para 107, […]

10.08.2018.

Participants of the summer school of legal science from Germany and Latvia visit the Constitutional Court

Today, on 10 August 2018, a delegation of “Projekt Netzwerk Ost-West” participants, including law students from the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia and the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, as well as recent graduates of these Universities. At the Constitutional Court the delegation was welcomed by the Justice of the Constitutional Court Daiga Rezevska and […]

09.08.2018.

A case initiated with respect to a norm that prohibits from setting up gaming halls within some territories of the historical centre of Riga

On 9 August 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “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, […]

03.08.2018.

A case initiated with respect to norms that envisage conclusion of a fixed-term employment contract with a person who has been elected to an academic position

On 3 August 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “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 […]

31.07.2018.

A case initiated with respect to a norm that envisages paying to officials of the system of the Ministry of the Interior or the Prison Administration for performing duties of service at the time, when it was impossible to grant rest time, in accordance with the established hourly salary rate

On 26 July 2018, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of Para 1 of Section 14 (71) of the law “Remuneration of Officials of State and Local Government Authorities” with the first sentence of Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Para 1 of Section 14 (71) of the law […]

31.07.2018.

A case initiated with respect to norms that established the obligation to abide by the building standards of the former USSR

On 25 July 2018, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 4 and Para 5 of the Cabinet Regulation of 21 April 1998 No. 139 “Regulation on the Latvian Building Standard LBN 205‑97 “The Standards of Designing Masonry and Reinforced Masonry Constructions”” with Article 90 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” […]

31.07.2018.

A case initiated with respect norms that define the language of instruction in education

On 25 July 2018, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the First Part of Section 1, the Words of the Second Part of Section 1 “on the level of pre-school education and basic education, abiding by the provisions of Section 41 of this Law”, the words of the First Part […]

16.07.2018.

President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele visits the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China

On 11 July, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Ineta Ziemele met with the President of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China Zhou Qiang in Beijing, capital of mainland China. During the visit, presidents discussed the reforms in Chinese judicial system and the competences of the Constitutional […]

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