Published: 14.08.2024.

European Commission's 2021 Rule of Law Report

Country chapter – the situation of the rule of law in Latvia
The 2020 EU Justice Scoreboard
Overview of the results of the rule of law in the European Union 2021. Prepared by the Secretariat of the Judicial Council, D. Šulmane (in Latvian)

Pilot study in Latvian courts by the Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS

Presentation "Court performance evaluation survey" (in Latvian)
Compilation of court visitor surveys (in Latvian)
Compilation of surveys of legal specialists (in Latvian)

Independence of the judiciary. A quantitative survey. 

Research report. A. Putniņa, M. Alksne
Presentation. A. Putniņa (in Latvian)
Survey of Latvian judges on the judicial independence – summary of results (in Latvian)

European Commission's 2020 Rule of Law Report

Council of Europe compilation "Independence and Impartiality of the Judicial System" (in English)
European Commission Rule of Law Report 2020 "Country Chapter - Situation of the Rule of Law in Latvia" (in Latvian)
The 2020 EU Justice Scoreboard
Presentation "Review of the European Union Justice Scoreboard 2020". Prepared by the Secretariat of the Judicial Council, D. Sulmane (in Latvian)

Working Group for Assessing the Length of Proceedings

Anita Zikmane. Report on the implementation of the Judicial Council Decision No. 11 of February 10, 2020
Causes and solutions of lengthy administrative proceedings
Table identifying the causes of the length of the proceedings and suggestions for remedying them
Causes and solutions of lengthy civil proceedings
Table identifying the causes of the length of the proceedings and suggestions for remedying them
Causes and solutions of lengthy criminal proceedings
Table identifying the causes of the length of the proceedings and suggestions for remedying them
Ingrida Labucka. Opinion of the working group established for the implementation of the Judicial Council Decision No. 11 of February 10, 2020
The findings of the ECtHR rulings in Latvian cases regarding the right to a trial within a reasonable time (compiled by the Office of the Latvian Representative before International Human Rights Institutions)
Legal remedies available to a person in Latvia
Latvian cases in ECtHR – rulings assessing complaints about the length of proceedings
Summary "Performance of the Judicial Council in the first decade (2010 - 2020)". Prepared by the Secretariat of the Judicial Council, D. Sulmane