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    A case initiated with respect to norms preventing persons who are serving a custodial sentence from participating in local government elections

    On 8 December 2021, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 2 of Section 6 of the Law on the Election of Local Government Councils with the First Sentence…
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    The experience sharing project between the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the Constitutional Court of Moldova ends

    The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia concludes the two months long experience sharing project with the Constitutional Court of Moldova. Within the framework of the project, the…
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    Prohibition on a Person who has Been Convicted of a Criminal Offence Involving Violence or Threat of Violence From Being a Guardian of a Child for Life and Regardless of Individual Circumstances is Unconstitutional

    On 4 November 2021, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgement in Case No 2021‑05‑01 “On Compliance of Section 242, Clause 5 of the Civil Law with Articles 96 and 110 of the Constitution of the…
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    Setting the status of generally accessible information for information about a person’s demerit points is incompatible with the Satversme

    On 12 November 2021, the Constitutional Court delivered judgement in case No. 2018‑18‑01 “On Compliance of Section 14 1 (2) of the Road Traffic Law with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of…
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    Judges from the Constitutional Court of Moldova take part in experience sharing project at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia

    The Constitutional Court launches the second stage in the experience sharing project with the Constitutional Court of Moldova. President of the Constitutional Court of Moldova Domnica Manole and…
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    The Constitutional Court terminates legal proceedings in the case regarding the highest special service rank set for a college director

    On 28 October 2021, the Constitutional Court decided to terminate legal proceedings in case No. 2020-66-03 “On compliance of Annex 1 to Cabinet Regulation No 810 of 13 December 2016 on classification…
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    The Constitutional Court concludes the first stage in the experience sharing project with the Constitutional Court of Moldova

    With a discussion on the current judicature of constitutional courts, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia concluded the first stage in the experience sharing project “Strengthening the…
    The Court in Dialogue

    The Constitutional Court terminates legal proceedings in the case regarding norms that establish the status of a public lake to lakes

    On 15 October 2021, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia decided to terminate legal proceedings in case No. 2020‑63‑01 “On Compliance of Para 34, Para 53 and Para 56 of Part 1 of Annex…
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    Unconstitutionality of the norms which established the payment to be made by the energy user in the event of an infringement of the regulations on the use of natural gas

    On 14 October 2021, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgement in Case No 2021‑03‑03 “On the Compliance of Paragraph 88 (in the wording that was in force until 12 August 2021) and Paragraph 89 (in…
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    A case initiated with respect to a norm that prohibits the persons, criminal proceedings against whom had been terminated on non-exonerating grounds, to become a candidate for the office of a judge

    On 15 October 2021, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 3 of Section 55 of the Law “On Judicial Power” with the First Part of Article 101 and the First…
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