Website providing free access to the laws and international agreements of Latvia. The information is made available by the Latvian Official Publisher and materials can be browsed alphabetically, by topic or date. The site is available in Latvian with some information given in English.
Forming part of the International Telecommunications Union website, this page provides the full text, in English, of the Latvian Law on Telecommunications as enacted on May 4th 1993. Starts with a glossary of terms used. Whilst not an official version of legislation, is presented in an easy to read manner.
The official website of the President of Latvia, available in Latvian, English and Russian. Site contains information about the office of President and its current incumbent, including press releases and speeches, public schedule and official functions, and a clear breakdown of the president’s duties, powers and rights. Provides information on legislation returned to the Saeima for extra consideration along with the President's reasons. Also provides a useful list of official links to all other areas of government.
Website of the Latvian intellectual property law firm LATISS. Available in Latvian, Russian, Estonian and English, the site provides a complete and up to date list of all intellectual property legislation in force in Latvia, including the laws on industrial design, trademarks and patents. Links are provided in many, but not all, cases to the full text (in English) of those laws. There is also a complete and up to date list of all intellectual property international treaties and conventions to which Latvia is a signatory.
The official website for the Cabinet of Ministers for the Republic of Latvia. The site is freely available in Latvian, Russian and English, and contains information regarding the prime minister and cabinet members, the structure and workings of the cabinet, and a host of public administration documents. Contains full-text English translation of all relevant public administration legislation, and also the Latvian constitution. The ‘news’ section contains a number of useful factsheets on different areas of policy and economic statistics.
The official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, available in Latvian, Russian and English. Site contains a variety of information and documentation pertaining to Latvia’s foreign and diplomatic policy such as immigration, citizenship, bilateral relations and consular missions. Provides English translations of all relevant legislation and documents. There is also a full-text English database of all bilateral and multilateral treaties to which Latvia is a signatory in the policy section of the website.
The official website of the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia. Available for the most part in Latvian and English, however most of the parliamentary documents available from the site are in Latvian only. Contains a wealth of information about the structure, operation and processes of the Parliament, from real time work schedules to member profiles, as well as information about how the Latvian legislative processes work. Includes the full text, in English, of the constitution, and laws as passed in Latvian only.
Official website of the Supreme Court of Latvia. The site provides background and historical information about the Court including its structure, the role of the Senate and Chambers and an outline of the Latvian court system. There is also a profile of the Chief Justice and selected decisions of the Supreme Court can be viewed in Latvian only. A page of links to other Latvian legal sites is also provided. The site can be viewed in English, Latvian and Russian.
This is the Latvia Courts Portal providing online information about the courts and legal systems of the Republic of Latvia. The site features an overview of the courts system, its structure, hierarchy, courts, land registry and finance. Also included is information about the legal system including the workings of the courts and justice institutions and the roles of specific individuals. In addition there is a database of court rulings, a library of normative acts and law journals and an archive of related news. The site is available in Latvian only.
The Minelres website provides a directory of resources relating to minority human rights and other issues connected with the transition period in Central and Eastern. It includes publications by international and non-governmental organisations, national legislation, bibliographies and country information. The countries covered are Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
