On 21 February 2018, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2017-11-03 “On Compliance of Para 91 of the Cabinet Regulation of 17 June 2014 No. 350 “Procedure for Evaluating Professional Activities of Teachers” with Article 1, 64 and 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and with the First and the Third Part of Section 491 of Education […]

On 22 February 2018, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of Para 18 and Para 20 of the Binding Regulation of the Jūrmala City Council of 4 September 2014 No. 27 “Regulation on the Operations and Maintenance of the Municipal Cemeteries of Jūrmala City” with Article 1 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. […]

On 12 February 2018, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “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 […]

On Thursday, 15 February, at 1 pm, the final event of the competition of drawings by pupils of 6th  forms “My Satversme” and of the competition of essays by pupils of 9th  and 11th  forms, which were announced last September, will be held. It is dedicated to Latvia’s centenary and the 96th  anniversary of the adoption […]

Today, on 1 February, Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court, Professor at the Riga Graduate School of Law will give a lecture as part of the series of prestigious lectures held at the Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) in Germany. She will share her view on the future of Europe by […]

On 30 January 2018, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “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 of the […]

Tomorrow, on 26 January, Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court, will participate in the official event held by the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter – ECHR) to open the Court’s year in Strasbourg, France. In the framework of this event, an international seminar on the authority of the judiciary and the opening […]

On 24 January 2018, the Constitutional Court decided to terminate legal proceedings in 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 […]

On Monday, 15 January, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, and the delegation headed by him visited the Constitutional Court in the framework to the official visit to Latvia. At the Constitutional Court, the delegation was welcomed by Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court, Artūrs Kučs, a Justice of the Constitutional […]

On 29 December 2017, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “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 […]