Constitutional Court of Latvia

Constitutional Court
Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa
Courtroom in 2018
Established1996
LocationLatvia Riga, Latvia
Composition methodElected/appointed in 3 portions by Saeima, 2 by Government of Latvia, and 2 by Supreme Court of Latvia
Authorised byConstitution of Latvia
Judge term length10 years
Number of positions7
WebsiteOfficial website
President of the Court
CurrentlyIrēna Kucina
Since28 November 2024
Politics of Latvia
Constitution
Government
Saeima
Elections
Political parties
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
  • Ministers of foreign affairs

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa, also the Satversme Court)[1] is an independent court, which was established in 1996 on basis of amendments in law "On Judicial Power" and in the Constitution of Latvia (Satversme) made in 1994.[2] It acts in accordance with the Constitutional Court Law and the Constitution.[3]

The court is composed of seven judges, elected for a term of ten years, from which a President of the Court and the Vice President is selected. A judge must be at least 40 years of age and resign upon reaching the age of 70.[4] The current President of the Constitutional Court of Latvia since November 2024 is Irēna Kucina.[5]

The Court meets in a former residential building commissioned by Emil von Boetticher (1836–1907), the Burgomaster of Riga from 1881 to 1889, and designed by architect Friedrich Wilhelm Hess, which is located at Jura Alunāna iela 1 in Riga.

Latvian legal scholars who study the constitutional court and Latvian constitutional law include Ringolds Balodis, Kristine Jarinovska,[6] Jānis Lazdiņš, Jānis Neimanis, Sanita Osipova, Jānis Pleps, Anita Rodiņa, Artis Stucka and others.

See also

References

  1. ^ "COBALT represents AS Danske Bank at the Satversme Court (the Constitutional Court of Latvia)". COBALT. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  2. ^ Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia
  3. ^ Satversmes tiesas likums
  4. ^ "Judges and Panels". www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  5. ^ "Irēna Kucina appointed President of Constitutional Court". eng.lsm.lv. 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  6. ^ Jarinovska, K. "Popular Initiatives as Means of Altering the Core of the Republic of Latvia", Juridica International. Vol. 20, 2013. p. 152, ISSN 1406-5509


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