04.09.2017.

A case initiated with respect to a norm that grants the right to an insurer, in case if an agreed statement is not submitted, to bring a subrogation claim against the driver of a vehicle, who has caused loss to a third person in a road traffic accident

On 4 September 2017 the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of Sub-para “d” of Para 1 of Section 41(1) of Compulsory Civil Liability Insurance of Owners of Motor Vehicles Law with Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” Contested Norm Sub-para “d” of Para 1 of Section 41 (1) of Compulsory Civil […]

11.08.2017.

A case initiated with respect to the procedure for refusal to issue an industrial security certificate

On 9 August 2017 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of the Sixth and the Eighth Sentence of Section 7(5) of the Law “On Official Secrets” with Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia” and of the Second Sentence of Para 12 of the Cabinet Regulation of 23 May 2006 No. 412 “Procedure […]

04.08.2017.

A case initiated regarding a norm of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia that prohibits appealing against the decision by the Head of the Prison Administration by which a convicted person has been refused mitigation of the regime for serving a sentence

On 3 August 2017 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of Section 5021(5) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia, insofar it Applies to a Decision to Refuse Mitigating the Regime for Serving a Sentence, with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. Contested […]

20.07.2017.

A case initiated with regard to the norms of the Law on Religious Organisations setting out requirements for establishing a religious association (church)

On 19 July 2017, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On compliance of Section 7(2) and Section 8(4) of the Law on Religious Organisations with Articles 99 and 102 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and on compliance of Section 7(3) of the Law on Religious Organisations with Articles […]

20.07.2017.

A case initiated with regard to the norms envisaging changes in the determination of compulsory land lease fees as from the beginning of next year

On 19 July 2017, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On compliance of Section 1 of the law “Amendments to the Law on Privatisation of State and Local Government Residential Houses” adopted on 1 June 2017, and of the law “Amendments to the Law on Land Reform in the Cities of […]

20.07.2017.

Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova gives a presentation at an international symposium on the case law of the Constitutional Court in family law

From 19 to 20 July the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova participates at an international symposium at the Faculty of Law, the University of Bialystok, Poland. The theme of this symposium is “Judicial Protection of the Family: Too Little or Too Much?”. Sanita Osipova opened the symposium with a keynote speech, in which […]

04.07.2017.

Unalterable constitutional principles – the core of constitution – and the role of constitutional courts in protection thereof discussed at XVII Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts

From 28 June to 1 July President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele and her advisor Laila Jurcēna participated in XVII Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts, held in Batumi, Georgia. During the Congress representatives of European constitutional courts discussed the role of constitutional courts in safeguarding and application of general principles of law, as well […]

29.06.2017.

Norms of the Cabinet Regulation that define the minimum number of students in the 10th form or the secondary school of a district educational institution have been adopted by exceeding authorisation granted by the legislator

On 29 June 2017 the Constitutional Court passed a judgement in Case No. 2016-23-03 “On Compliance of Para 12.1.1 and Para 60 of the Cabinet Regulation of 13 October 2015 No. 591 “Procedure in which Learners are Enrolled at and Discharged from Institutions of General Education and Special Pre-school Education Groups, as well as Moved to a Higher Form” with […]

15.06.2017.

The norm that links a person’s right to retirement before the full retirement age with the criteria for establishing disability envisaged in the regulatory enactments of the USSR applied during the period when she cared for her disabled child is incompatible with the Satversme

On 15 June 2017 the Constitutional Court passed judgement in case No. 2016-11-01 “On Compliance of Section 11(4) of the Law “On State Pensions” with the First Sentence of Article 91 and Article 109 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 11(4) of the law “On State Pensions”: “A parent or guardian of a child […]

13.06.2017.

A book dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Constitutional Court published

Book “Judicial activism of the Constitutional Court in a Democratic State” has been published in honour of the previous year – that of the Constitutional Court’s anniversary. In May 2016 the Constitutional Court held a conference with the same title, it gathered representatives of constitutional courts from a number of European countries. The book symbolically […]

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