Assoc. Prof. Dr. iur. Jānis Neimanis Justice of the Constitutional Court Brussels 11 June 2019 1. Rulings in the Constitutional Court’s judgments Article 31(10) of the Constitutional Court Law stipulates that in the resolutive part of its judgment the Constitutional Court shall answer the main question of the case, that is, whether the contested legal provision (act) […]
Professor, Dr. iur. Sanita Osipova Vice-President Sanita Osipova of the Constitutional Court Brussels 11 June 2019 Ladies and gentlemen! Humanists, first of all, but later enlightenment philosophers foregrounded the human being as the measure of all values and the point of reference. Constitutionalism, democracy and a state governed by the rule of law, i.e., a […]
Professor, PhD Ineta Ziemele President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Minsk 31 May 2019 Constitutional Case-Law as a Source of Law: the Role of Judges in the XXI century Ladies and Gentlemen! Introduction The principles of rule of law and separation of powers are the basic structural principles of the constitutional […]
Professor, PhD Ineta Ziemele President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Riga 8 May 2019 Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen! I am truly honoured to welcome you today at the Constitutional Court of Latvia which we in Latvian call – Satversmes tiesa! The purpose of this initiative is to introduce to you the […]
Professor, Dr. iur. Daiga Rezevska Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Riga 8 May 2019 Excellences, Colleagues! Introduction The President just gave you an insight on what are the aims and missions of our institution. My task is to show you the Court in action. You are a learned audience; and […]
Professor, PhD Ineta Ziemele President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Budapest, 8 March 2019 “Can Constitutional Courts delimit European identity?” Introduction[1] Today we have spoken about our separate legal orders and what makes each one of them unique and why the EU law trumps that once in a while. However, it […]
Rule of Law and the Role of Judges in the XXI century Prof. PhD. Ineta Ziemele President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Introduction The principles of rule of law and separation of powers are the basic structural principles of the constitutional orders of the EU Member States. However, each society evolves […]
Warsaw 22.09.2018. The borders” of the legislator’s freedom in the legislative process The limits of the legislator’s discretion in adopting conceptually new regulation binding upon society is a very stimulating issue. Namely, the question of the freedom of the legislator in its actions in a democratic state which is governed by the rule of law, […]
Ineta Ziemele President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Riga, 7 September 2018 Highly Esteemed Mr President of the State, Highly Esteemed Mr Chief Judge of the Supreme Court, Highly Esteemed Representatives of the Legislative and the Executive Powers, Honourable Judges and Colleagues, In my address at the Judges’ Conference on the […]
Ineta Ziemele President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Riga, 6 September 2018 Ladies and gentleman, dear colleagues! Let me welcome you to Latvia also on behalf of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia. As you may know, the Constitutional Court has a particularly important place and role in the […]
