Published: 03.08.2020.
On Compliance of Para “c” of Article 3, Para 3 of Article 4 and Para 1 of Article 12 of the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence with the Preamble, Article 1, Article 99 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and of Para 4 of its Article 4 with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and its Article 14 with Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Years
2020
Stages of the proceedings
Adjudicated
Outcome of the proceedings
Judgement
Type of the proceedings
Written procedure
Applicant
Not less than 20 deputies of Parliament
Applicant: 13. Saeimas deputāti: Anda Čakša; Inese Lībiņa-Egnere; Ainars Latkovskis; Rihards Kozlovskis; Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš; Andrejs Judins; Atis Lejiņš; Arvils Ašeradens; Daniels Pavļuts; Artūrs Toms Plešs; Dace Bluķe; Mārtiņš Šteins; Mārtiņš Staķis; Mārtiņš Bondars; Inese Voika; Marija Golubeva; Dace Rukšāne-Ščipčinska; Vita Anda Tērauda; Inese Ikstena; Andris Skride; Ilmārs Dūrītis
Date of the judgment: 04.06.2021.
Official publication: 07.06.2021.

On Compliance of Para “c” of Article 3, Para 3 of Article 4 and Para 1 of Article 12 of the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence with the Preamble, Article 1, Article 99 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and of Para 4 of its Article 4 with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and its Article 14 with Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

Constitutional Court held:

1. To terminate legal proceedings in the case in the part regarding compliance of Para “c” of Article 3, Para 3 of Article 4 and Para 1 of Article 12 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence with the Preamble, Article 1, Article 99 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia, and compliance of Para 14 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence with Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.
2. To recognise Para 4 of Article 4 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence as being compatible with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.

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