March
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28th of March, 2012
The Supreme Court has got acquainted with report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “About Cases Reviewed by the European Court on Human Rights,
in which imperfection of operation of national courts was reason of claims submitted” that had been reviewed in session of the Cabinet of Ministers on the 27th of March, and decided to listen to description of situation given by Inga Reine...
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26th of March, 2012
To provide availability of rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to judges and employees of the court, thus promoting more extensive and comprehensive use of rulings of the ECHR, rulings of the ECHR translated into Latvian language have been aggregated in electronic system of the Supreme Court developed for internal use for several years.
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23th of March, 2012
Latvia should analyse judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on inviolability of private life to prevent duly imperfections of laws and to increase level of observation of human rights when performing preventive measures of operational activity – lecturers and representatives of law enforcement institutions, the Saeima and ministries, when meeting in the Supreme Court at a seminar about legal regulation and carrying out of operational activities.
Linards Mucins, who participated in drafting of Law on Operative Activity in the beginning of 90-ties of the 20th century, in the beginning of seminar discussions told about aims and process of creation of law. He stressed that the law is written well in its basis and there would be no need to write a new law. L.Mucins indicated several fields to be improved, for example, information acquired during carrying out of operative activity, should be linked more with criminal proceedings, as well as opportunity of provision of constitutional defence rights should be implemented and rights and responsibilities of subjects of operative activity should be established precisely.
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23th of March, 2012
On Thursday, the 22nd of March, group of court employees from Turku regional court of appeal (Finland) visited the Supreme Court. Employees of court administration, court secretaries and registrars got acquainted with work of employees of the Supreme Court, court premises and history.
Sandra Lapina, the Head of the Administration of the Supreme Court told Finnish court employees about the Supreme Court in Latvian court system, organization of court work and personnel. Elina Majore, the Head of the chancery of the Senate told in details about movement of case files in chancery and work of court secretaries.
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20th of March, 2012
Ivars Bickovics, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, participates in seminar organized by the Ministry of Justice of Moldova “About reform of court system” that takes place in Chisinau on the 21st and 22nd of March.
The Chiefs Justices of the Supreme Courts of Latvia and Lithuania, as well as heads of Lithuanian institutions of judicial self-government will share their experience in seminar devoted to judicial self-government system, its independence, efficiency and development.
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16th of March, 2012
Zigmants Gencs, the Chair of the Department of Civil Cases of the Senate in his report on work of department in 2011, pointed out that the department received more cases with claims of cassation that it was previous year; however, number of cassation protests submitted due significant violations of material and procedural laws and regulations is less for 120. The Chair explains significant decrease of number of protests with the fact that applications are reviewed thoroughly and motivated answers are given to avoid repeated claims. For example, if a bank had written 20-30 applications previously, then, having received grounded and motivated answer to one of these applications, the bank does not write applications in similar issues anymore.
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16th of March, 2012
Zigmants Gencs, the Chair of the Department of Civil Cases of the Senate in his report on work of department in 2011, pointed out that the department received more cases with claims of cassation that it was previous year; however, number of cassation protests submitted due significant violations of material and procedural laws and regulations is less for 120. The Chair explains significant decrease of number of protests with the fact that applications are reviewed thoroughly and motivated answers are given to avoid repeated claims. For example, if a bank had written 20-30 applications previously, then, having received grounded and motivated answer to one of these applications, the bank does not write applications in similar issues anymore.
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16th of March, 2012
On the 16th of March, the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court elected Peteris Dzalbe, the deputy of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Chair of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Senate, for the post of representative of judges in Central Election Commission. Mr.Dzalbe executed these duties previously as well.
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16th of March, 2012
Marite Zagere, the senator of the Department of Civil Cases of the Senate, was elected for the post of the Chair of Disciplinary Court in Plenary Session of the Supreme Court on the 16th of March.
Marite Zagere received 9 votes in secret vote, another candidate Andris Gulans, the senator of the Department of Administrative Cases of the Senate, received 9 votes.
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16th of March, 2012
“Last year that was eventful for our country, Latvian court system, inter alia, the Supreme Court was able to provide stable work and availability to fair trial in any circumstances”, said Ivars Bickovics, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, when summarising work of the Supreme Court in 2011 at Plenary Session on the 16th of March.
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