Academic CentreLegal Standard for a Nationwide Administrative Territorial Reform
https://doi.org/10.22364/iscflul.8.2.13 | Pages 168-181 | PDF
Edvins Danovskis, Dr. iur., Docent
University of Latvia, Latvia
Keywords: local municipalities, European Charter of Local Self-Government, administrative territorial reform
Summary
The article reviews the procedural and substantial standards developed by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia regarding the nationwide administrative territorial reform, which took place in 2019–2020. The article analyses the development of interpretation of Art. 5 of the European Charter of Local Self Government, as well as content and application of the principle of prohibition of arbitrariness in evaluating legality of a law, which outlines the administrative territorial division.