The Constitutional Court has joined the Superior Courts Network of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Joining this network is an important step in facilitating high quality dialogue between the Constitutional Court and ECHR. The dialogue in the framework of the judicial network will ensure effective exchange of information both to the Constitutional Court […]
Election of the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court will be held on Tuesday, 16 May, at 12.00 in the courtroom of the Constitutional Court at 1 Jura Alunāna Street, in Riga. Until 31 March 2017 Uldis Ķinis served as the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court. On 31 March 2017 Uldis Ķinis’ mandate of the Justice of the Constitutional […]
On 10 May 2017, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 531 (7) of Medical Treatment Law with the First Sentence of Article 91 and Article 107 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 531 (7) of Medical Treatment Law: “If an extension to the normal working […]
On 9 May 2017, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On compliance of Para 2 of Annex 2 to Cabinet Regulation of 7 January 2014 No. 16 “Procedure for Noise Assessment and Management” with Para 7 of Section 2 and Section 181 (3) of law “On Pollution” and Article 111 and Article 115 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia, as […]
Today, on 8 May, Justice of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele was elected President of the Constitutional Court for the term of three years, pursuant to the procedure set out in the Constitutional Court Law. Ineta Ziemele has been the Justice of the Constitutional Court since 8 January 2015. She is a doctor of law and […]
On Monday, 8 May, at 12:00, in the courtroom of the Constitutional Court in Riga, 1 Jura Alunāna Str., the election of the President and the Vice President of the Constitutional Court will be held. The current President of the Constitutional Court is Aldis Laviņš. The Constitutional Court judge Uldis Ķinis was the Vice-President of […]
On 3 May 2017 the Constitutional Court adopted the decision to terminate legal proceedings in case No. 2016-20-01 “On Compliance of Section 17 (31) of the Insolvency Law with the First Sentence in Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. Contested norm Section 17 (31) of the Insolvency Law: “The decision on terminating the operation […]
On 2 May 2017 the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of Section 4(9) and Section 61 (1) of Law on Remuneration of Officials and Employees of State and Local Government Authorities” with Article 83 and Article 107 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. Contested Norms Section 4(9) of Law on Remuneration of […]
Tomorrow, on 28 April, the Constitutional Court judge Ineta Ziemele will participate as a speaker in the international conference Freedom of Expression Online, organised jointly by the Council of Europe and the Supreme Court of Cyprus. The conference aims to address topics connected with the rapidly growing number of disputes that originate online and increasingly […]
Today, on 27 April, the Constitutional Court judge Jānis Neimanis went on a mission to Germany, where he will represent Latvia in the research project “The development of a pan-European general principle of good administration by the Council of Europe and its impact on the administrative law of its member states” of the German Research […]
