Iscflul.8.1.03

Obligāta vakcinācija pret Covid-19 militārajā dienestā: pamattiesības versus valsts aizsardzības intereses

Mandatory Vaccination Against Covid-19 in Military Service: Fundamental Rights versus Interests of National Defence

https://doi.org/10.22364/iscflul.8.1.03 | 33–43 | PDF

Viktorija Katajeva, Mg. iur.
Latvijas Universitātes Juridiskās fakultātes doktorante

Atslēgvārdi: militārais dienests, vakcinācija, obligātums, Covid-19, karavīrs

Keywords: military service, vaccination, mandatory, Covid-19, soldier

Summary
The purpose of the article is to determine whether mandatory vaccination is permissible and justified in military service, paying special attention to the justification of the infringement of fundamental rights. The author concludes that the existing mandatory obligation of soldiers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 complies with the methodology of examination of restrictions on fundamental rights established in the practice of the Constitutional Court and the ECHR, including the principle of proportionality, and thus is recognized as justifiable infringement under Articles 96, 101 and 111 of the Constitution.