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Judicature of the Supreme Court and its role in development of legal thought in Latvia

International Conference dedicated to 15th anniversary of operation of the Senate and Chambers of the Supreme Court

Time and venue of the Conference

Great Hall of the University of Latvia, October 15, 2010

Organizers of the Conference

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia in cooperation with The Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia

Information support – magazine “Jurista Vārds”

Programme of the Conference

OPENING SPEECHES 

GREETINGS

FIRST PART

Moderated by Ivars BIČKOVIČS, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Latvia

Role of national Supreme Courts in the European law system

  • Irmgard GRISS, Hon Prof. Dr.iur., the President of the Supreme Court of Austria, The President of the Network of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union 

Judicial power – a building stone of independent statehood

  • Märt RASK, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia

The role of the Supreme Court of Lithunia in the development of the court practice of Lithuania at this landmark event

  • Gintaras KRYŽEVIČIUS, the President of the Supreme Court of Lithuania

SECOND PART

Moderated by Veronika Krīmiņa, the Chair of the Department of Administrative Cases of the Supreme Court

Challenges of the Senate of Latvia to nowadays

  • Jānis PLEPS, M.iur, PhD student of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia

Judicature as source of law: understanding and application

  • Daiga REZEVSKA, Dr.iur., Associated Professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia

Topical questions about summarisation of judicature of Latvian courts

  • Māris VAINOVSKIS, M.iur., PhD student of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, the author of research of creation of Module of Judicature of Latvian Court Information System:

Judicature – basics, problems, application

  • Egils LEVITS, Dr.iur.h.c., judge of the Court of the European Union

THIRD PART

Moderated by Zigmants Gencs, the Chair of the Department of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court

Compensation of invasion as principle of human rights and its implementation in Latvia

  • Ineta ZIEMELE, Ph.D., the judge of the European Court on Human Rights

Review on judicature of General Court of the European Union in cases of government support and competition

  • Ingrīda LABUCKA, the judge of the Court of the First Instance of the European Union:

Solutions of collisions of stability of protection of property and property circulation

  • Kalvis TORGĀNS, Dr.hab.iur., the senator of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia, the Professor of the Faculty of Law of the Republic of Latvia

FOURTH PART

Moderated by Pāvels GRUZIŅS, the Chair of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court

Creation of judicature of the Senate of the Supreme Court in disputes on rights in things

  • Jānis ROZENFELDS, Dr.iur., sw. advocate, the Professor of the Faculty of Law of the Republic of Latvia, the Head of the Department of Civil Law Sciences

Possibilities of provision of uniform understanding of Criminal Law standards and role of courts in it

  • Valentīna LIHOLAJA, Dr.iur., the Professor of the Faculty of Law of the Republic of Latvia, the Head of the Department of Criminal Law Sciences

Influence of judicature to development of administrative rights in Latvia

  • Jautrīte BRIEDE, Dr.iur., the senator of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia, Associated Professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia

Conclusions of Latvian scientists of Law in decisions of the Supreme Court

  • Kristīne STRADA-ROZENBERGA, Dr.iur., the Professor of the Faculty of Law of the Republic of Latvia, the Dean