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    Ineta Ziemele: implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Latvia has significantly contributed to raising awareness of human rights

    On Monday, 9 September, President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele participated in the 5th Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (hereafter – PACE) dedicated to…
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    Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova and Justice of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš will attend the annual conference of the European Law Institute in Vienna

    From 4 to 6 September, Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova and Justice Aldis Laviņš will participate in the annual conference of the European Law Institute in Vienna.The…
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    To mark the centenary of the Latvian National Library, the Constitutional Court organises a discussion with the readers “Is everything that hurts fundamental rights?”

    On Saturday, 31 August, the discussion organised by the Constitutional Court “Is everything that hurts fundamental rights?” to mark the centenary of the Library was held at the Latvian National…
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    For the third time, judges from courts of general jurisdiction and administrative courts have the possibility to apply for experience sharing at the Constitutional Court

    Today, on 4 September, the Constitutional Court, in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice and the Court Administration, for the third successive year announces a competition, which gives an…
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    A case initiated with respect to the Minister’s order, which suspended regulation on an opinion poll of the inhabitants of Ikšķile Region

    On 16 August 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the Order by the Minister for Environment Protection and Regional Development of 25 April 2019 No. 1…
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    A case initiated with regard to the Criminal Procedure Law provisions regulating the time limits for filing a cassation complaint

    On 7 August 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On compliance of the third sentence of Section 564(7) and Section 570(1) of the Criminal Procedure Law with the first…
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    Another case initiated with regard to the provision stipulating that in civil procedure the Senate’s decision to refuse to initiate cassation proceedings may be drawn up in the form of a resolution

    On 7 August 2019, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a second case “On compliance of Section 464(41) of the Civil Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the…
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    The Constitutional Court opens access to the database of its judicature and provides the possibility to use the Court’s book collection

    Today, on 22 July, the Constitutional Court opens access to the database of the Constitutional Court’s judicature that has been developed over the course of several years and also offers the…
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    Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court discusses reinforcement of the independence of the judicial power with Egils Levits, the President of the State

    Today, on 19 July, Ineta Ziemele, the President of the Constitutional Court, met with the President of the State Egils Levits at the Riga Castle. During the meeting, the parties discussed relevant…
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    A case initiated with respect to norms that provide that study programmes of institutions of higher education and colleges must be implemented in the official language

    On 18 July 2019, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5 (1), Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the…
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