Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Speech at the international conference “The Role of the Judiciary in Execution of Judgements of the European Court of Human Rights” 21 September 2023 Honourable Madam President of the European Court of Human Rights, Esteemed President of the Supreme Court, Honourable colleagues, judges, and participants of the Conference, […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Address at the General Assembly of the Council of the Notaries of the European Union 30 June 2023 Dear participants of the General Assembly of the Council of the Notaries of the European Union! Dear colleagues! First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Speech at the event in honor of the centenary of The Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates 2 June 2023   Esteemed Mr President of Latvia! Mr President of the Supreme Court! Highly honourable Minister for Justice! Highly honoured Bar Association! “An independent and impartial judiciary is one of […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court of Latvia Address at the award ceremony of the competition of drawings and essays by pupils 3 March 2023   Dear pupils and teachers! Dear Madam Minister! Dear audience! It is a great pleasure for me to welcome the pupils and teachers who have gathered here – in […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Report of the President of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš on the development of constitutional law in Latvia in 2022 Riga, 3 February 2023 Excellencies! Ladies and Gentlemen! Dear audience! For the fifth time, the new working year of the Constitutional Court is opened with a solemn session […]

Honourable President of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, Mr Chairman, Distinguished colleagues, I am truly honoured to address the participants of the 5th Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice. It is my conviction that the World Conference on Constitutional Justice is a strategically important forum to promote and facilitate judicial dialogue on a global […]

Irēna Kucina Vice President of the Constitutional Court Speech at the OECD Global Access to Justice Roundtable Riga, 21 September 2022 Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Considering that I am the only representative of the judiciary branch on today’s panel, let me address some points offered for today’s discussion from the point of view of […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Opening speech at the international conference “Sustainability as a Constitutional Value: Future Challenges” Riga, 15 September 2022 Highly esteemed Mr President, Distinguished colleagues, judges and participants of the conference, Welcome to Riga, the capital of Latvia, at the international conference held by the Constitutional Court of the Republic […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Address at the opening of the International Conference of the Supreme Court “The Role of Supreme Courts in Strengthening the Values of Constitutions” 9 September 2022 Dear colleagues, judges and conference participants! On behalf of the entire family of the Constitutional Court, I am honoured to welcome the […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Speech at the international Conference “The Role of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in the Implementation of the State’s Strategy to Obtain the European Union Membership by Ukraine” Riga, 28 June 2022 Honourable Deputy Chairman Holovaty! Excellencies! Ladies and Gentlemen! I am truly honoured with this opportunity to […]