Today, on 18 May, Laila Jurcēna, Advisor to the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele, participates in the meeting of the Constitutional Justice-Joint Council of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission) in Karlsruhe, Germany. The Council of Constitutional Justice unites representatives from the constitutional courts and institutions of constitutional review […]

On 18 May the Constitutional Court has passed judgement in Case No. 2016-12-01 “On Compliance of Section 5021 (5) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 5021 of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia establishes the procedure for appealing against decisions by […]

On 16 May 2017 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 28920 (7) of the Latvian Administrative Violations Code with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 28920 (7) of the Latvian Administrative Violations Code:  “If judges unanimously recognise that […]

Today, on May 16, after a break in the court sitting that was announced last week, the Constitutional Court continued election of the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court. Justice of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova was elected deputy of the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele with a majority vote for the term of […]

On Tuesday, 16 May, His Excellency Nigmatilla Yuldashev, the Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the delegation led by him visited the Constitutional Court in the framework of his official visit to Latvia. At the Constitutional Court the delegation was welcomed by the President of the Constitutional Court […]

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 […]