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https://doi.org/10.22364/juzk.80.01 | 12-25 | PDF

Satversmes atvērtība starptautiskajām cilvēktiesībām

Openness of Constitution to International Human Rights law

Artūrs Kučs, Dr. iur.
Latvijas Universitātes Juridiskās fakultātes Starptautisko un Eiropas tiesību zinātņu katedras asociētais profesors

Summary
This article explores the topic on interaction between fundamental rights protected in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (Satversme), international human rights and European Union law. The author reflects the evolution of the principle of openness in Satversme toward international human rights by analysing influence of international human rights law upon Latvia’s fundamental rights protection system through the course of history – in the interwar period, after the restoration of the independence and in adoption of fundamental rights chapter of Satversme. Further on, the author analyses the application of international human rights law and European Union law in the Constitutional Court’s jurisprudence and identifies controversial issues.

Atslēgvārdi: Satversme, Satversmes atvērtības princips, starptautiskās cilvēktiesības, Eiropas Savienības tiesības, Satversmes tiesa

Keywords: Constitution, principle of openness of constitution, international human rights law, European Union law, Constitutional Court