Date of the judgment: 06.10.2003.
Official publication: 07.10.2003.
On Compliance of the First Sentence of Section 96(2) of Latvian Criminal Procedure Code with Article 89 and Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Constitutional Court ruled to declare Article 96 (the first sentence of the second part) of the Latvian Criminal Procedure law as unconformable with Article 92 of the Satversme and null and void from March 1, 2004 if the legislator does not amend the legal regulation of the performance of advocates so that it complies with the standards of the European Union and the European Council and guarantees the right to a fair court in the full range.