On 1 October 2013 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia initiated case “On compliance of the words “joining in trade unions” of Section”49(1) of Border Guard Law with Article 102 and the second sentence of Article 108 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” Contested Norm (in italics) […]
On 16 August 2013 the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On the Compliance of Para 8 of Transitional Provisions of Law on the Conservation of Species and Biotopes with Article 1 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” Contested Norm The contested norm provides that the compensation for […]
On 1 July 2013 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated Case “On the Compliance of Section of 432 the Road Traffic Law, insofar it affects the rights of the vehicle owner in administrative violations record-keeping, with Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” The Contested Norm Section 432 of the Road Traffic […]
On 1 July 2013 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On the Compliance of Section 246(2) of the Criminal Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” The Contested Norm Section 246(2) of the Criminal Procedure Law provides: “Prior taking a decision on […]
On 31 May the Constitutional Court adopted a decision to refuse to initiate a case with regard to the constitutional complaints submitted by Deniss Čalovskis. The applicant had contested the constitutionality of a number of norms that regulate extradition of a person. Čalovskis had requested to declare anti-constitutional the international agreement “Treaty on Extradition between […]
On 14 May 2013 the Constitutional Court pronounced Judgement in Case No. 2012-13-01 “On Compliance of Section 483 of the Civil Procedure Law insofar as it Establishes the Right of the Chairperson of the Senate Department of Civil Cases to submit a protest with Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” A judge’s […]
On 10 May 2013 the Constitutional Court pronounced Judgement in Case No. 2012-16-01 “On Compliance of Section 86(3) of the Law “On Judicial Power” with Article 102 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.” The prohibition to the judge to take membership in political parties strengthens the authority of the judicial power The Contested […]
On 26 April 2013 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court Initiated Case “On Compliance of Section 483 and Section 484 of the Civil Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme”. The Contested Norms Section 483 of the Civil Procedure Law provides that a protest regarding a court adjudication that […]
On 12 April this year the Constitutional Court received Deniss Čalovskis’ constitutional complaints, which contain, inter alia, the request to suspend enforcement of the decision adopted by the Chamber of Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court, i.e., the request to suspend the extradition of the applicant to a foreign state – the United States of […]
On 15 April 2013 the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in Case No. 2012-18-01 “On Compliance of Words included in Section 333 (1) of the Law “On Taxes and Fees” “if the taxpayer agrees to the additional amount of estimated tax, fee or other State-established payment [including a late charge that is calculated for the period […]
