Reviews the conformity of laws and regulations with the Satversme, including on individual constitutional complaints, and can annul provisions it finds unconstitutional.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- constitutional
- Court type
- Constitutional court
- Jurisdiction
- National — constitutional review
- Seat
- Riga
- Composition
- Seven justices.
- Appointment
- Confirmed by the Saeima on nominations from parliament, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court.
- Languages
- Latvian
Where an appeal goes next
None; decisions are final.
Found something out of date on Constitutional Court?
Corrections are reviewed against the primary source before anything changes.