The Constitutional Court in Latvia safeguards the Satversme (Constitution) ensuring priority of the constitutional regulation. Justice at the Constitutional Court is administrated by solving disputes regarding compatibility of legal provisions with the provisions of higher legal force, which can be realized in a posteriori and also a priori form. As it is not allowed to initiate case ex officio, procedure at the Constitutional Court can be started by receiving application either from so called abstract persons, courts, local government councils and also persons who can submit constitutional complaints if a legal norm violates fundamental human rights of a submitter. Constitutional complaint cannot be abstract: person has to prove violation of fundamental human rights, principle of subsidiarity and term.
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Конституционный суд Латвийской Республики, защищая Конституцию (Satversme) гарантирует приоритет конституционного регулирования. Правосудие в Конституционном суде осуществляется, разрешая споры о соответствии правовых норм с нормами высшей юридической силы в форме a posteriori и a priori. Конституционный суд не имеет права возбуждать дела по собственной инициативе, поэтому, процесс в суде может быть возбуждён по заявлению так называемых абстрактных персон – конституционных органов, судов, Думы, самоуправления, а также лиц, которые могут подать конституционную жалобу о нарушении прав человека правовыми нормами. В конституционной жалобе необходимо обосновать ущемление определенных основных прав заявителя, а также надо соблюдать принцип субсидиарности и срок подачи заявлений.
In the article the author points out constitutional status of the oath of the State President of the Republic of Latvia. In the article procedural aspects, like giving of the oath, is explained; by providing examples of oath giving and also pointing out some problematical or unclear aspects author explains importance of it. As the oath contains several values which bide the State President, article provides theoretical and axiological explanation of it`s content, clearing up so called material aspects of the oath. Taking into consideration importance of the oath of the State President, author points out problematical aspects of liability of the State President in Latvia.
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