Timeline

2007

maijs 23

Judge Kristīne Krūma

Kristīne Krūma gives the Judge’s oath and enters into office.

janvāris 31

Judge Viktors Skudra and Kaspars Balodis, the President of the Constitutional Court Gunārs Kūtris and the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Uldis Ķinis

Viktors Skudra and Kaspars Balodis give the Judge’s oath and enter into office. Gunārs Kūtris elected as the President of the Constitutional Court (re-elected on 27.01.2010. and 23.01.2013, was the head of the Court until 19.02.2014.). Uldis Ķinis elected as the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court (served as the Vice-president..Read More

janvāris 5

Judge Uldis Ķinis

Judge Uldis Ķinis enters into office.

2006

decembris 8

Award to the President of the Constitutional Court Aivars Endziņš

President of the Constitutional Court Aivars Endziņš is decorated with the Commander’s Cross of the Republic of Lithuania “Order of Merits for Lithuania” for his personal contribution to promoting the cooperation between the states of Lithuania and Latvia in legal matters.

decembris 7

International conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Constitutional Court

International conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Constitutional Court “The Role of the Constitutional Court in Safeguarding Values Enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia: Experience of a Decade and the Development Perspectives”, organised by the Constitutional Court, the Council of Europe Commission for Democracy through..Read More

oktobris 16

The Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland visits the Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland visits the Constitutional Court, focusing upon the topic “The Enforcement of the Judgements of a Constitutional Court”.

septembris 27

VI Conference of the Judges of the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania

VI Conference of the Judges of the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “Social Rights of a Person in the Jurisprudence of Constitutional Courts” (in Dubingiai, Lithuania).

jūnijs 6

The Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Gunārs Kūtris

Gunārs Kūtris elected as the Vice-president of the Constitutional Court (served as the Vice-president until 31.01.2007, when he was elected as the President of the Constitutional Court).

2005

decembris 16

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in Case No. 2005-12-0103 on coercive expropriation of immovable property

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in Case No. 2005-12-0103 on coercive expropriation of immovable property. The Court recognises that in some cases political decisions have a legal dimension and that in such cases the legality of these decisions may be reviewed by the Constitutional Court.

jūnijs 16

V Conference of the Judges of the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania

V Conference of the Judges of the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “The Principle of a State Governed by the Rule of Law and the Right to a Fair Trial” (in Bīriņi, Latvia).

maijs 13

The Constitutional Court participates in XIII Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts

The Constitutional Court participates in XIII Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts “Criteria for the Limitation of Human Rights in the Practice of Constitutional Justice” (in Nicosia, Cyprus).

maijs 13

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in case No. 2004-18-0106 on minority schools

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in case No. 2004-18-0106 on minority schools. The Court finds that the legislator may envisage an obligation for persons to acquire education in state and municipal institutions of education in the official language.

2004

jūlijs 7

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in case No. 2004-01-06 on travel documents

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in case No. 2004-01-06 on travel documents. The Court recognises for the first time that the European Union law is part of the Latvian legal system.

maijs 26

IV Conference of the Judges of the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania

IV Conference of the Judges of the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “The Role of the Constitutional Courts in the Context of Membership in the European Union” (in Palanga, Lithuania).

aprīlis 19

Award to the President of the Constitutional Court Aivars Endziņš

The President of the Constitutional Court Aivars Endziņš decorated with the 2nd class order of the Republic of Italy “Grande Ufficiale”.

marts 25

Judge Aija Branta

Judge Aija Branta enters into office.

februāris 6

Judge Gunārs Kūtris

Gunārs Kūtris gives the Judge’s oath and enters into office.

2003

marts 25

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in case No. 2002-12-01 on denationalisation of immovable property

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in case No. 2002-12-01 on denationalisation of immovable property. The Court recognises that Latvia does not have the possibility to eliminate all the consequences of the Soviet occupation and that these consequences affect the Latvian society as a whole.

2002

oktobris 10

III Conference of the Judges of the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania

III Conference of the Judges of the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania “The Principle of Equality of Persons in the Legal Proceedings of Constitutional Courts” (in Tukums, Latvia).

septembris 23

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in case No. 2002-08-01 on the electoral threshold in the parliamentary election

Judgement of the Constitutional Court in case No. 2002-08-01 on the electoral threshold in the parliamentary election. The Court finds that an electoral threshold of five percent in the parliamentary election does not jeopardize the expression of the citizens’ free will.