Today at 10 a.m. (Riga time), the Constitutional Court’s solemn hearing will be held on the occasion of opening the new judicial year. The Constitutional Court’s solemn hearing will be streamed live here: The solemn hearing will be opened by the Constitutional Court’s President Aldis Laviņš, who will report on the development of the constitutional law in […]
On Friday, 3 February, at 10 a.m. (Riga time), the Constitutional Court’s solemn hearing will be held on the occasion of opening the new judicial year. The solemn hearing will be opened by the Constitutional Court’s President Aldis Laviņš, who will report on the development of the constitutional law in 2022 (simultaneous interpretation into English will be provided). […]
The Constitutional Court publishes the new episode of the podcast “Tversme”, in which the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Irēna Kucina is in conversation with Danutė Jočienė, the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania, about shared challenges and the role of constitutional courts in promoting sustainability […]
Yesterday, on 24 January, Aldis Laviņš, the President of the Constitutional Court, Marika Laizāne-Jurkāne, the Head of the Court Administration and Kristaps Tamužs, the Head of the Legal Department, met with Uldis Mikuts, the Ambassador of Latvia in Moldova. During the meeting, cooperation and exchange of experience in strengthening the rule of law between the […]
On 22 December 2022, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia delivered its judgement in case No. 2022‑09‑01 “On compliance of Para 1 of Section 23 of Punishment Register Law, insofar it applies to information about an acquitted person, with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Pursuant […]
On 2 December 2022, the Court adopted a judgement in Case No 2021‑42‑01 “On Compliance of Section 500, Paragraph Six of the Criminal Procedure Law with Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia”. The contested provisions In accordance with Section 500, Paragraph six of the Criminal Procedure Law, if the information obtained […]
Today the Constitutional Court of Latvia publishes a new episode of the podcast “Tversme”. In the episode, the Judge of the Constitutional Court of Latvia Artūrs Kučs, talks to the Vice-President of the European Commission on Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Herdis Kjerulf Torgeirsdóttir, about the sustainability and adaptation of fundamental rights to the modern […]
On 07 December 2022, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 48, Paragraph seven of the Electronic Communications Law with the First Sentence of Article 91 and Article 105 of the Satversme.”. The contested provision Section 48, Paragraph seven of the Electronic Communications Law (hereinafter – the contested provision) provides: […]
On 29 November 2022, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 124, Paragraph six and Section 126, Paragraph 3.1 with the First and Second Sentences of Article 92 of the Constitution”. The contested provisions Section 124, Paragraph six of the Criminal Procedure Law provides: “In criminal proceedings and in proceedings […]
From 4 to 6 December President of the Constitutional Court of Latvia Aldis Laviņš participates in the events marking the 70th anniversary of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. The celebration events included a forum of judges from the Member States on “Justice for All”. The Forum of Judges is an […]
