Proceedings of the International Conferences of the Constitutional Court Published
On Friday, June 13, proceedings of the Constitutional Court’s international conferences were published digitally. These are collections of the presentations given by participants of the conferences held in 2024, 2023 and 2022, in Latvian and in English.
The conference of 2024 “The Role of the Constitutional Courts in Concretising the Shared Values Uniting Europe” was held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Latvia’s accession to the European Union. The findings expressed during the conference brought the message that harmonious interaction between the national constitutional identities and shared European values facilitated protection of every European’s fundamental rights. These are complementary elements that allow striking the balance in the application of national law, law of the European Union and international law.
Proceedings of The International Conference 2024
The conference of 2023 “The Role of the Judiciary in Execution of Judgements of the European Court of Human Rights” was dedicated to Latvia’s presidency in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. This conference promoted protection of those values, on which, for more than 70 years, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Values and the application thereof has been based.
Proceedings of The International Conference 2023
The conference of 2022 “Sustainability as a Constitutional Value: Future Challenges” was held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Constitutional Court and the centenary of the Constitution. Sustainability was chosen as the central topic for the conference as it is one of the constitutional principles aimed at the implementation and protection of the goals and values enshrined in the Constitution. Moreover, the sustainability of democracy and fundamental rights applies to every country and inhabitant and also pertains to every person’s responsibility towards the future generations.
Proceedings of The International Conference 2022
The speakers at the conferences were Judges of the Constitutional Court, as well as Judges from other European Constitutional Courts, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights, representatives of the Council of Europe, the European Commission for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission), scholars of law, and other experts.
