Published: 18.07.2019.
On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5 (1), Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with Article 1, Article 105 and Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Years
2019
Stages of the proceedings
Adjudicated
Outcome of the proceedings
Judgement
Type of the proceedings
Court sitting with the participation of the participants of the case
Applicant
Not less than 20 deputies of Parliament
Applicant: 13. Saeimas deputāti: Boriss Cilevičs; Valērijs Agešins; Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis; Vladimirs Nikonovs; Artūrs Rubiks; Ivans Ribakovs; Nikolajs Kabanovs; Igors Pimenovs; Vitālijs Orlovs; Edgars Kucins; Ivans Klementjevs; Inga Goldberga; Evija Papule; Jānis Krišāns; Jānis Urbanovičs; Ļubova Švecova; Sergejs Dolgopolovs; Andrejs Klementjevs; Regīna Ločmele Luņova; Ivars Zariņš
Date of the judgment: 11.06.2020.
Official publication: 13.06.2020.

On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5 (1), Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with Article 1, Article 105 and Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

Case short name: Education in the State language in higher education institutions

The Constitutional Court held:

1. To divide case No. 2019-12-01 into cases:

a) case “On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5 (1), Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia” and

b) case “On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5 (1), Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with Article 1 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”.

2. To recognise the third sentence of Section 5 (1) of the law “On Institutions of Higher Education”, insofar it applies to private institutions of higher education, faculty members and students thereof, as being compatible with Article 112 and Article 113 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.

3. To recognise Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the law “On Institutions of Higher Education”, insofar these norms apply to private institutions of higher education, faculty members and students thereof, as being incompatible with Article 112 and Article 113 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and void as of 1 May 2021.

4.To resume examination of the case “On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5 (1), Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with Article 1 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia” on its merits at a court hearing on 14 July 2020 in written procedure.

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