The Constitutional Court initiates constitutional review case No. 2026-15-0103

The Constitutional Court has initiated constitutional review case No. 2026-15-0103, announcing it in the official publication Latvijas Vēstnesis. The announcement was published in the September 2, 2026 issue OP 2026/168 as Constitutional Court Information.

The initiation of the case means that the court begins to evaluate the compliance of a normative act with the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia. The constitutional review process may affect the validity of the relevant norm and impact a wide range of society.

What is the initiation of a case

• The Constitutional Court is the only institution in Latvia that decides on the compliance of normative acts with the Constitution.
• The initiation of a case is the first stage of the constitutional review process, after which the court evaluates the admissibility and essence of the case.
• The official announcement OP 2026/168 is a public source recording the decision to initiate case No. 2026-15-0103.

Official publication

Latvijas Vēstnesis, in the September 2, 2026 issue No. 168 (official reference OP 2026/168), contains a section “Constitutional Institutions,” in which the Constitutional Court included information regarding the initiation of case No. 2026-15-0103. The publication is also available electronically on the portal www.vestnesis.lv.

What this means for society

The initiation of a constitutional review case may lead to the contested norm being recognized as non-compliant with the Constitution and losing its validity. The decision to initiate case No. 2026-15-0103 is the first step in such an evaluation, and its outcome may affect the future application of the regulatory framework.

Source: Latvijas Vēstnesis, September 2, 2026, No. 168, official reference OP 2026/168 — “On the initiation of case No. 2026-15-0103”, Constitutional Court Information (www.vestnesis.lv/url/16961).