November
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29th of November, 2007
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) wishes to cooperate with the countries of the European Union, developing contacts in the field of law, as well. Invitation to mutual cooperation between the Supreme Courts of the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Korea was expressed by Bae Hyong-Won), a judge of the Supreme Court of Korea, who at the present moment holds the position of attaché of the Republic of Korea in Vienna, and who took a one day working visit to the Supreme Court of Latvia on November 29.
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23th of November, 2007
Plenary Session of the Supreme Court on November 23 repeatedly elected Ivars Bičkovičs the Chairman of the Chamber of Criminal Cases. This will be already the third term for Bičkovičs in the position of the Chairman of the Chamber, for the first term he vas elected in 1996, repeatedly – in 2002.
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22th of November, 2007
Tomorrow, on November 23, at 9.00, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andris Guļāns is convening the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court.
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20th of November, 2007
The Division of Case-Law of the Supreme Court in cooperation with experts in criminal law have worked out and published on the website of the Supreme Court www.at.gov.lv a summary on court practice in criminal cases under Article 160 (forcible sexual assault) and Article 162 (immoral acts with a minor) of the Criminal Law.
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14th of November, 2007
Before the State proclamation holiday, Senator Roberts Guntis Namatēvs of the Department of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court will receive the highest award of the Ministry of Justice – I grade Diploma and the “golden” pen. The award is conferred for contribution in strengthening of lawful order and development of unified court practice in Latvia.
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13th of November, 2007
Jautrīte Briede, Senator of the Department of Administrative Cases, has been nominated by the readers of “Jurista Vārds” as one of three most popular authors of the magazine. In its turn, the scientific council of the magazine has named two articles of the Senator as affecting the Latvian Law system.
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2th of November, 2007
On November 2, in the extraordinary conference of the Latvian judges which analyzed the situation after the published phone calls what indicates to possible violations of the law and ethical standards by judges, the adopted resolution disapproves of judges’ actions creating distrust to judiciary and calls appeals to every judge to honour the ethical values and to behave in such a manner to confirm the honesty of judiciary. However, majority of judges deleted from the resolution prepared by the work group a much more categorical statement that holding a position of a judge by such a person who is not independent and impartial in administering justice contradicts with the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia. Besides, the judges did not find it necessary to activate the issue on improving the system of selection of judges and evaluation of work.
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2th of November, 2007
Both Minister of Justice Gaidis Bērziņš and Chairman of the Constitutional Court Gunārs Kūtris addressing the extraordinary conference of judges on November 2, stressed the necessity to establish a judges’ ethics commission without waiting for adoption of the new Law on Judiciary.
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2th of November, 2007
To much more self-critical assessment the judges of Latvia in the conference on November 2 were urged by the State President Valdis Zatlers who expressed hope in his address that judges will be ready to dispel concern that justice in the country is administered outside the court rooms.
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2th of November, 2007
The conference of judges on November 2 extended the composition of the Disciplinary Panel of Judges by a representative from judges of land register. Voting for two candidates, more votes were in favour for the Chief of the Rēzekne Department of the Land Register Gunārs Siliņš, and he was elected to the Disciplinary Panel substituting Andris Ozols. Ozols has reached the maximum age limit for judges and has left the position.
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