On 12 May 2016 the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 356(2) and Section 360(1) of the Criminal Procedure Law with Article 1, the first sentence of Article 91, Article 92 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” Contested Norms Section 360(1) of the Criminal Procedure Law provides: “If criminally acquired property […]

On 12 May 2016 the Constitutional Court pronounced judgement in Case No. 2015-14-0103 “On the Compliance of Para 2 and Para 6 of Section 1, Section 4, Section 10, Section 18(1) of Law on Development and Use of the National DNA Database, as well as Para 2 and Para 13 of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation of […]

On 29 April 2016 the Constitutional Court pronounced the judgement in Case No. 2015-19-01 |“On Compliance of the First, Third and Fifth Part of Section 657 of the Criminal Procedure Law with the First Sentence in Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The aim of renewal of criminal proceedings in connection with newly disclosed […]

On 26 April 2016 Daiga Rezevska took the judge’s oath and started performing the duties of a Justice of the Constitutional Court. She was appointed to the office of a Justice of the Constitutional Court on 15 October 2015. Daiga Rezevska was born on 18 February 1974. In 1996 she graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Law […]

On 15 April 2016 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On compliance of the fifth part of Section 11 and the third and fourth part of Section 13 of the law “On Official Secrets” with the first sentence of Article 92, Article 96 and the first sentence of Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic […]

On 2 March 2016 the Constitutional Court has pronounced Judgement in Case No. 2015-11-03 “On Compliance of Para 19 and Para 20 of the Bank of Latvia Regulation No. 141 of 15 September 2014 “Requirements Regarding Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism in Buying and Selling Foreign Currency Cash” with Article 1 and Article 64, […]

On 22 February 2016 the Constitutional Court adopted a decision to terminate legal proceedings in Case No. 2015-04-01 “On Compliance of Section 2 of the Law “Amendments to the Insolvency Law” of 25 September 2014 and the Law “Amendments to the Law On Prevention of Conflict of Interest in the Activities of Public Officials” of 30 October […]

On 16 February 2016 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation of 14 April 2015 No.187 “Amendment to the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation of 30 November 2004 No.1002 “Procedure for Implementing the Programming Document “Latvia’s Rural Development Plan for the Implementation of Rural Development Programme for 2004-2006” […]

On 12 February 2016 the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in Case No. 2015-13-03 “On Compliance of the First Sentence in Para 24 of the Riga City Council Binding Regulation of 19 February 2013 No. 211 “On the Municipal Fee for the Maintenance and Development of the Municipality Infrastructure in Riga” with Article 105 of the Satversme […]

On 15 January 2016 the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Para 421 of Transitional Provisions of the Law “On State Pensions” with Section 1, Section 91, Section 105 and Section 109 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm The contested norm of the law “On State Pensions” provides: “If a […]