Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights
List and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of Latvia
Communication
| Doc. 15949
| 26 March 2024
- Author(s):
- Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Origin
- The
curriculum vitae are presented and published as submitted by the
Government of Latvia. 2024 - Second part-session
1 List
and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of
Latvia
Letter from Mr Jānis Kārklinš,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative
of Latvia to the Council of Europe, to Ms Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis,
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly, dated 5 March 2024.
I have the honour to transmit herewith a letter dated 29 February
2024 from H.E. Krišjānis Kariņš, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Latvia, along with the list of candidates, the explanatory
memorandum and the curricula vitae of the candidates:
- Mr Artūrs KUČS
- Mr Jānis NEIMANIS
- Ms Daiga REZEVSKA
2 Information
on national selection procedure for the position of a judge of the
European Court of Human Rights
By a letter of 1 February 2023, the Secretary General of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe requested the Permanent
Representative of Latvia to the Council of Europe to submit a list
of three candidates for the position of Judge at the European Court
of Human Rights (“the Court”) in respect of Latvia. The Latvian authorities
were requested to send the list of candidates and their detailed curricula vitae, as well as a description
of the procedure according to which the candidates were selected
by 11 March 2024.
[…]
On 16 June 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic
of Latvia issued the Order No. 346 “On the Public Selection Procedure
for the Post of Judge at the European Court of Human Rights and
the Candidates’ Selection Committee”. The composition of the national
selection committee (“the Selection Committee”) was proposed by
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers
with the above-mentioned Order No. 346. The Selection Committee
was composed of representatives from the Constitutional Court, the Supreme
Court, the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament, the Prosecutor
General Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the Chancery of the President, the Council of Sworn Attorneys,
and the Ombudsman’s Office. Given that the members of the Selection
Committee came from a variety of backgrounds and were similar in
their professional standing, the composition of the Selection Committee
was well balanced and, in line with the established practice, included
representatives from a variety of institutions, both governmental
and independent.
The composition of the Selection Committee was as follows:
- Mr Andris Pelšs, State Secretary
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chairperson of the Selection Committee);
- Ms Inese Kalniņa, Member of the Parliament, Member of
the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament;
- Ms Veronika Krūmiņa, Chairperson of the Department of
Administrative Cases of the Supreme Court;
- Mr Aldis Laviņš, President of the Constitutional Court;
- Ms Kristīne Līce, Legislation and International Law Adviser
to the President;
- Mr Aivars Ostapko, Head Prosecutor of the Department for
Supervision of Operation and International Cooperation of the Prosecutor
General Office;
- Ms Ineta Piļāne, Deputy Ombudsman, Head of the Civil and
Political Rights Division of the Ombudsman’s Office;
- Ms Kristīne Pommere, Deputy State Secretary on Foreign
Cooperation and Strategy Issues of the Ministry of Justice;
- Mr Saulvedis Vārpiņš, Sworn Attorney, Board Member of
the Latvian Council of Sworn Attorneys;
- Ms Elīna Luīze Vītola, Head of Office of the Representative
of Latvia before International Human Rights Institutions, Deputy
Agent of the Government.
As decided by the Cabinet of Ministers on 16 June 2023, a
public and open call for the post of Judge at the Court was published
in the official publication Latvijas Vēstnesis and widely disseminated
through the official websites of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and domestic courts, enclosing
the model curriculum vitae as adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe with the Resolution 1646 (2009) “Nomination
of candidates and election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights”
in Latvian, English, and French. The announcement was also published
on the website of the weekly journal for law professionals Jurista
Vārds, and on social media platforms of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
The call for applications stated that the applicants must
meet the requirements laid down in Articles 21 and 23 of European
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
(“the Convention”) and must have a degree of higher education in
law, professional experience acquired in a court, a State institution,
or another legal profession, knowledge of the Latvian legal system,
international law and human rights law, understanding of the Court’s
work, ability to express an opinion and to adopt decisions independently,
as well as an excellent command of at least one of the two official
languages of the Council of Europe, and basic knowledge of the other
official language. The call invited the prospective applicants to submit
their applications by post or by e-mail until 1 August 2023. Moreover,
before the expiry of the deadline for the submission of applications,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs repeatedly posted a call for applications
on its social media platforms. Accordingly, the prospective applicants
had ample time to submit their applications. In total, nine applications
were received within the deadline.
On 24 August 2023, the Selection Committee held its first
meeting during which it adopted the Regulations of the Public Selection
Procedure for the Post of Judge at the European Court of Human Rights,
which established the procedure for the work of the Selection Committee.
The Regulations stipulated that the Selection Committee has quorum
if at least eight members participate in the meeting and established
that decisions of the Selection Committee are adopted by a majority
of members casting their vote. During the meeting, the secretariat
of the Selection Committee distributed to all members of the Selection
Committee the Information document No.SG‑AS(2023)01rev02 on the
Procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human
Rights, as well as the document “A short guide on the Panel’s role
and the minimum qualifications required of a candidate” as prepared
by the Advisory Panel. The members of the Selection Committee discussed
the information provided in these documents and took note of the
preconditions for the national selection procedure and the minimum
requirements for candidates. The Selection Committee then assessed
whether all nine applicants met the eligibility requirements set
out in Articles 21 and 23 of the Convention. On the basis of the
information provided in the applications (the curricula
vitae, motivation letters, and other documents submitted
by the applicants), the Selection Committee concluded that two applicants were
not proficient in at least one of the official languages of the
Council of Europe (English or French) and rejected their applications.
It was then decided that the interviews with the seven remaining
applicants would be held during the second meeting of the Selection
Committee on 30 October 2023, and that the duration of each interview
would be approximately 45 minutes. In order to ensure that all applicants
would be asked the same questions, the Selection Committee agreed
that the questions would relate to the following four general blocks:
(1) the impact of the rulings of the Court on the Latvian domestic
legal system; (2) the current challenges in the Court’s work and
for the Convention system; (3) the relationship and interaction
between the Convention system and the European Union and international
legal framework; (4) the applicant’s motivation, previous experience,
and professional abilities that would be helpful in discharging
the duties of a Judge at the Court. The Selection Committee also
agreed that to some of the questions the applicants would be asked
to provide their answers in English and French.
Following the first meeting of the Selection Committee, the
two applicants who did not meet the eligibility requirements were
informed of the decision of the Selection Committee not to move
forward with the assessment of their applications. The decision
of the Committee was communicated to these two applicants by an
official letter. The applicants who qualified for the interviews
were informed about the date and time of the interview via e-mail. All seven applicants
confirmed that they would be able to attend the interview in person at
the scheduled time.
On 24 October 2023, the secretariat of the Selection Committee
distributed to the members of the Selection Committee a draft list
of 23 questions for the interviews. The questions were grouped in
blocks as agreed during the first meeting. The secretariat invited
members of the Selection Committee to submit further proposals,
amendments to the draft questions, and other questions before the
Selection Committee’s second meeting. There were no further suggestions
by the members of the Selection Committee regarding the questions
to be asked to the applicants.
On 30 October 2023, the Selection Committee held its second
meeting during which it interviewed all seven applicants. Before
the interviews, the Selection Committee agreed on the proposed list
of questions and, based on the information provided by the applicants
in the documents they submitted to the Selection Committee, decided
that the applicants would be asked to answer in English all questions
from the third block, and in French – two questions from the fourth
block. Therefore, the interviews were based upon a standardised
format of questions, and the applicants’ proficiency in the official
languages of the Council of Europe was assessed. Additionally, during
the interviews, based on the applicant’s replies to the standardised
questions, the Selection Committee asked follow-up questions in
order for the applicants to elaborate on the answers they had given and
to assess whether the particular applicant had in-depth knowledge
about the respective topic. To ensure transparency in the decision-making
process, at the beginning of each interview, the Selection Committee
also asked each of the applicants whether they had any objections
to any of the Selection Committee’s members. None of the applicants
expressed any objections.
After interviewing all seven applicants, the Selection Committee
assessed the applicants by awarding each of them points on the scale
from 1 to 10. The final sum of the points for each applicant was
divided by the number of members of the Selection Committee who
were present during the respective interview. Following the calculation
of the results, the Selection Committee determined the top three
candidates who had obtained the highest number of points. […]. The
described mechanism ensured that the list of three candidates would
be based on the objective competencies of the applicants, their
previous experience, and replies given during the interviews.
[…]
On 27 February 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers issued the Order
No. 156 “On the Approval of Candidacies for the Post
of Judge at the European Court of Human Rights”, approving the candidacies
of Mr A. Kucs, Mr J. Neimanis, and Ms D. Rezevska and ordering the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit the list of three candidates
to the Parliamentary Assembly.
Appendix 1 – Curriculum
vitae of Artūrs KUČS
I. Personal details
Name, surname: KUČS, Artūrs
Sex: male
Date and place of birth: on 9 December 1975 in Riga, Latvia
Nationality: Latvian
II. Education and
academic and other qualifications
- 2012: Associate Professor,
Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- July–August 2011: DAAD Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck
Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg
(Germany)
- 2010: Fulbright Visiting Scholar, University of Connecticut,
School of Law (United States)
- 2007–2012: Docent, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 2006: Doctor of Law, (Dr.iur), Faculty of Law, University
of Latvia in co-operation with Aarhus University (Denmark), Dissertation
“Freedom of expression, prohibition of hate speech and incitement
to discrimination: the striking of balance.”
- 2004: Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 2002: European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratization,
University of Padova and University of Lund, the Raoul Wallenberg
Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- 2001: Bachelor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 1999: Bachelor of Political Sciences, International Relations
Programme, Faculty of History and Philosophy, University of Latvia
III. Relevant professional
activities
a. Description of
judicial activities
- 2017–present:
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia
- 2016–present: Ad hoc judge
of the European Court of Human Rights
b. Description of
non-judicial legal activities
- 2012–present:
Associate Professor, Department of International and European Law,
Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 2012–present: Lecturer at
the Latvian Judicial Training Centre
- 2012–2017: Legal Adviser to the Ombudsman of the Republic
of Latvia
- 2012: Author of the summaries of the case-law of the Supreme
Court of the Republic of Latvia in cases of defamation and in cases
on incitement of national, ethnic and racial hatred
- 2007–2011: Member of the Academic Arbitrage of the University
of Latvia
- 2009–2017: Member of the Examination Commission of the
Council of Latvian Sworn Advocates
- 2007–2017: Head of the Department of International and
European Law, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 2002–2006: Director and researcher of the Human Rights
Institute of the University of Latvia
c. Description of
non-legal professional activities
- 2013–2017: Researcher
at the “Baltic Human Rights Society”
- 2010–present: Coach of the
Team of the University of Latvia for the ELSA European Human Rights
Moot Court Competition and for the Monroe E. Price International
Media Law Moot Court Competition
- 2010–2017: Member of the Board of the PhD. School Integration
of the Baltic Sea Region Countries in the European Union.
IV. Activities and
experience in the field of human rights
- 2022–present:
Member of the Management Board of the Fundamental Rights Agency
- 2021–present: Alternate Member
of the Venice Commission
- 2013–2017: Researcher at the “Baltic Human Rights Society”
- 2012–2017: Latvian Legal Adviser to the Ombudsman of the
Republic of Latvia
- 2009–present: Lecturer at
the Latvian Judicial Training Centre
- 2006–present: National Director
of the European Master’s Degree programme in Human Rights and Democratisation
- 2004–present: Lecturing the
courses for University of Latvia, Faculty of Law students: International
Human Rights Law, International Media Law, Human rights and Social
Rights, Proceedings in the Court of Justice of the EU and in the
European Court of Human Rights, International Public Law, supervising
PhD. and Master thesis on various human rights topics
- 2002–2006: Director and researcher at the Human Rights
Institute of the University of Latvia
V. Public activities
a. Public office
- 2017–present:
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia
- 2012–2017: Legal Adviser to the Ombudsman of the Republic
of Latvia
b. Elected posts
- 2012–present:
Associate Professor, Department of International and European Law,
Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 2022–present: Member of the
Management Board of the Fundamental Rights Agency
- 2021–present: Substitute Member
of the Venice Commission
- 2006–present: National Director
of the European Master’s Degree programme in Human Rights and Democratisation
- 2007–2017: Head of the Department of International and
European Law, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
c. Posts held in a
political party or movement
None
VI. Other activities
- 2011-2017 Member of
the Board of Ethics of the Latvian Association of Journalists. Assessing
the complaints about the violations of the journalistic ethics
VII. Publications
and other works
1 Kučs A. Execution of
the Judgements of the European Court of Human rights and National
Constitutional Identity. Proceedings of the International Conference,
Constitutional Court of Latvia, 2023 (accepted for the publication)
2 Kučs A. Blanket Bans in Case Law of the European Court
of Human Rights. Collection of research papers in conjunction with
the 8th International Scientific Conference the Faculty of Law of
the University of Latvia, Universtity of Latvia Press, 2022, pp.
369–379.
3 Kučs A. Melnika M., Latvia. In: Martin Fertmann and Matthias
C. Kettemann (eds.), Can Platforms Cancel Politicians? How States
and Platforms Deal with Private Power over Political Actors: an Exploratory
Study of 15 Countries (Hamburg: Verlag Hans-Bredow-Institut, 2021).
4 Kučs A. Importance of legislative process in evaluation
of human rights limitations in case law of the European Court of
Human Rights and the Constitutional Court of Latvia / Artūrs Kučs.
Bibliogr.: pp. 238-240 // Legal Science: Functions, Significance
and Future in Legal Systems II: Collection of Research Papers in
Conjunction with the 7th International Scientific Conference of
the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, 16–18 October 2019,
Riga / editorial board: Carlo Amatucci, Anita Rodiņa... [et al.] Riga:
University of Latvia, 2020, pp. 231–240.
5 Kučs A. Limits of Criticism of Judges and Courts in the
Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. Grām: Tiesas un
mediju komunikācija. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2019, 194.–208.lpp.
6 Kučs A. Viljanen J. Updating Freedom of Expression Doctrines
in the New Media Case: Lessons from Strasbourg and Other International
Treaty Bodies. In: Susi M., Viljanen J., Jónsson E., Kučs A. (Eds.) Human
Rights Law and Regulating Freedom of Expression in New Media: Lessons
from Nordic Approaches. London: Routledge, 2018, pp. 189–206.
7 Kučs A. The issue of legal continuity of Latvia and other
Baltic states in international organizations. Grām: T.Jundzis, A.
Kučs, G. Kusiņš, J. Lazdiņš, J. Pleps. ‘’Nepārtrauktības doktrīna
Latvijas vēstures kontekstā’’. Rīga: Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas
Baltijas stratēģisko pētījumu centrs, 2017, 393.–409. lpp.
8 Kučs A. Denial of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
in the Jurisprudence of Human Rights Monitoring Bodies, Journal
of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Routledge, Vol. 40, Iss. 2, 2014
9 Kučs A. Z.Sedlova, L.Pierhuroviča, The
right to Housing: International, European, and National perspectives. Cuadernos
Costitucionales, No. 64/65, Universitat de Valencia, 2008, pp. 101–123.
10 Kučs A., Burbergs M., Latvia: Binding force through the
court practice. [60 Years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
in Europe], Intersentia, 2008, pp. 343–357.
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IX. In the event
that you do not meet the level of language proficiency required
for the post of judge in an official working language (second),
please confirm your intention to follow intensive language classes
of the language concerned prior to, and if need be also at the beginning
of your term of duty if elected a judge on the Court
I confirm my intention to follow intensive French language
classes prior to, and if need be also at the beginning of my term
of duty if elected a judge on the Court.
X. Other relevant
information
N/A
XI. Please confirm
that you will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg if elected
a judge on the Court
I confirm that I will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg
if I am elected as a judge on the Court.
Appendix 2 – Curriculum
vitae of Janis NEIMANIS
I. Personal details
Name, surname: NEIMANIS, Janis
Sex: male
Date and place of birth: on 21 February 1976 in Riga, Latvia
Nationality: Latvian
II. Education and
academic and other qualifications
a. Education and academic
qualifications
- 23.11.2005: Doctor of
law in legal theory and history (PhD.), University of Latvia, Riga
(PhD thesis: Constitutional and methodological issues of further
development of law)
- 01.11.2000 – 01.11.2003: Studies in the PhD program, University
of Latvia, Riga, Kiel University (CAU), Kiel, Germany
- 06.09.1999 – 15.06.2000: Master of Social Sciences in
Law, University of Latvia, Riga
- 01.09.1994 – 29.01.1999: Qualification of a lawyer, University
of Latvia, Riga
- 01.09.1983 – 21.06.1994: Primary and secondary education,
25th Riga Secondary School, Riga
b. Other studies,
academic training courses and research stipends
For the sake of conciseness, I will limit myself to an overview
of the most important ones, as well as recent professional training
of judges.
- 10.07.2023 – 18.08.2023:
Summer course in International Public and Private International
Law, The Hague Academy of International Law, Hague, the Netherlands
- 05.06.2023 – 14.06.2023: Course “Intra EU Investment Protection:
Train-the-trainers”, European Judicial Training Network (EJTN),
Brussels, Belgium
- 24.04.2023 – 26.04.2023: Course “Mediation in the EU:
Language, law & practice”, Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany,
Vilnius, Lithuania
- 22.09.2022 – 23.09.2022: Course “EU Anti-Discrimination
Law”, Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany, Tallinn, Estonia
- 26.04.2022 – 24.05.2022: Course “Judicial Case Management:
Ensuring Greater Court Efficiency and Accountability“, CEELI Institute,
Prague, Czechia
- 15.07.2012 – 03.08.2012: International Judges Academy,
University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- 02.08.2010 – 15.08.2010: Traineeship in Austrian Supreme
Administrative Court, Vienna, Austria
III. Relevant professional
activities
a. Description of
judicial activities
- Starting
from 18.04.2023: Arbitrator of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Starting from 01.04.2017:
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia, Chair
of the panel of judges (from 02.09.2022)
- 13.12.2007 – 31.03.2017: Senator of the Department of
Administrative Cases of the Senate of the Supreme Court of the Republic
of Latvia
- 12.09.2014 – 31.03.2017: Member of the Disciplinary Collegium
of Judges
b. Description of
non-judicial legal activities
- Starting
from 2008: Judges trainer on judicial methodology, administrative
law and administrative procedure law, constitutional law and fundamental
rights, Latvian Judges Training Centre, Riga
- 2016 – 2023: Lecturer on issues of labour law, public
procurement law and tax law, UAB Confinn, Lithuania; Latvian Association
of Tax Consultants, Riga
- 01.09.2020 – 31.12.2020: Lecturer, Riga Graduate School
of Law, Riga
- 01.07.2012 – 30.06.2018: Associate professor, Faculty
of Law, University of Latvia, Riga
- 01.07.2006 – 30.06.2012: Assistant professor, Faculty
of Law, University of Latvia, Riga
- 03.09.2001 – 30.06.2006: Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University
of Latvia, Riga
- 27.07.2022 – 23.12.2022: Scientific reviewer, training
course “Social Sciences II”, Magnetic Professional SIA, State Educational
Content Center, Riga
- 2012 – 2022: Expert in the modernisation and transformation
of administrative procedure law in Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan
and Turkmenistan), German Society for International Cooperation
(GIZ GmbH), as well as the American Bar Association/Central and
East European Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI), Astana, Kazakhstan, Ashgabat,
Turkmenistan
- 2017 – 2019: Expert in the targeted cooperation project
of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (Twinning)
“Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Supreme Court of
Ukraine in the field of human rights protection at the national
level” on the operation of the court of cassation, ensuring uniform
judicial practice and improving the regulation and practice of disciplinary
responsibility of judges, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic
of Latvia in cooperation with the German Foundation for International
Legal Assistance (IRZ e.V.), Kiev, Ukraine
- 2010 – 2020: Expert, Expert group on judicial training
in Europe, European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice
and Consumers, Brussels, Belgium
- 22.12.2003 – 12.12.2007: Attorney at law, Law office “Loze,
Grunte and Cers”, Riga, Latvia
- 03.09.2001 – 08.10.2003: Legal assistant, attorney at
I.Baltmane Law Office, Riga, Latvia
c. Description of
non-legal professional activities
- Starting
from 28.12.2022: Member of the Academic Council of the Estonian
Yearbook on Constitutional Law
IV. Activities and
experience in the field of human rights
I have been appointed as a judge since the end of 2007. My
professional career as a judge commenced at the Supreme Court in
the Department of Administrative Cases. The daily work of the administrative
judge in the cassation instance was related to the establishment
or development of jurisprudence and protection of the rights of
private individuals in particularly important cases. The interpretation
and application of the provisions of the Constitution, the European
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and
other international human rights acts was essential here. At the
same time, I also performed the duties of a member of the Disciplinary
Collegium of Judges, examining cases of violations of the professional
activity of judges.
In 2009, I was the initiator of the establishment of the Association
of Administrative Judges of Latvia in order to promote professional
growth and further education of administrative judges. Before becoming
a judge of the Constitutional Court, I headed the board of the Association
and organized several exchanges of experience with administrative
judges of Estonia, Lithuania, Austria and Germany, represented professional
interests of judges in the government and the parliament (Saeima),
presenting various proposals for improving the law. Within a course
of 10 years I advocated for the abolition of the administrative
immunity of judges, which placed judges in a situation inconsistent
with the principle of equality. I also advocated for the compliance
of the judges' remuneration system with the Constitution, representing
and preparing relevant applications in the Constitutional Court.
On 14 November 2016, the Plenum of the Supreme Court selected
me as a judge of the Constitutional Court from among all judges
of Latvia, and by the decision of the Saeima of 22 December 2016,
I was approved as a judge of the Constitutional Court. The task
of the Constitutional Court and my role as a judge of this court
is to examine cases regarding the compliance of legal norms with
the Constitution and other legal norms of higher legal force and,
among other things, to prevent infringement of the fundamental rights
of private individuals. Working with the ECHR's jurisprudence and
fundamental rights dogmatics is also integral in examining applications,
making a decision to initiate a case, preparing a case and drafting
a court ruling.
Until the commencement of my career as a judge, from 2003
to 2007, I practiced as an attorney at law. As part of my practice,
I had several cases related to the protection of fundamental rights
of individuals in labour disputes and disputes with state authorities.
In 2002, I participated in the implementation of modern administrative
process law in Latvia, being in the first training group, which
later trained Latvian state administration officials and administrative
judges in administrative process law. I continue to work actively
as an expert in the implementation of the right to a democratic
legal state and the standard of fundamental rights protection in
Central Asian countries and Ukraine.
Simultaneously with the work at the Latvian Bar and court,
from the completion of general studies in 2000 until 2018, I have
continuously participated in the education of law students, organisation
of the study process, conducting seminars, study courses on basic
issues of law and application of law, as well as conducting study theses
(bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses) at the Faculty of Law
of the University of Latvia. As part of my study courses and lessons,
I have very often used cases for analysis in fundamental rights
issues. In parallel to my work as a judge, I am also a lecturer
at the Latvian Judges' Training Centre and in the training sessions
for judges. I very often address topics related to effective protection
of rights in court, protection of fundamental rights, and methodologically
correct application of law. I have participated in the work of the
expert group on the training of judges in Europe, organised by the
European Commission, in matters of improving the training of judges,
including European Union law (including fundamental rights).
In addition to my work as a judge, I devote time to scientific
work and research. I have authored several books, countless articles
and participated in conferences and a number of projects related
to law enforcement. I have often critically analysed the rulings
of administrative authorities and courts, which are insufficient,
formal or inconsistent with the standards of protection of fundamental
rights. The most recent of the books is dedicated to the legal proceedings
in the Constitutional Court (including the protection of fundamental
rights), while the international scientific project is devoted to
the content of the principle of good governance in the member States
of the Council of Europe. At present there are several chapters
in preparation in my authorship of a book dedicated to public law
– on administrative law, on administrative process law, municipal
law, administrative offences law and constitutional court procedure
law.
I regularly continue my further professional education in
European Union law and fundamental rights issues.
V. Public activities
a. Public office
- 24.08.1998 – 31.08.2001:
Deputy Head of the Legal Department, Register of Enterprises of
the Republic of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
- 07.04.1997 – 24.08.1998: Head of the Public Organizations
Registration Department, Enterprise Register of the Republic of
Latvia, Riga, Latvia
- 01.08.1996 – 06.04.1997: Assistant to the Deputy State
Secretary, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia, Riga,
Latvia
- 07.11.1995 – 31.07.1996: Officer of the Personnel Department,
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
b. Elected posts
None
c. Posts held in a
political party or movement
None
VI. Other activities
- Starting
from 2022: National Guard, 13th Infantry Battalion of the 1st Riga
Brigade of the National Guard
- Starting from 2016: Member
of the The European Association of Tax Law Professors
- Starting from 2016: Member
of Societas Iuris Publici Europae e.V.
- Starting from 2016: Member
of the Research Network on EU Administrative Law
- Starting from 2009: Member
of Association of Administrative Judges of Latvia, Chairman of the Board
from 2009. – 2017
- 2016 – 2018: Expert of the Latvian Science Council
- 2011 – 2013: Member of the European Law Institute, member
of the council
VII. Publications
and other works
Books
- Constitutional Court
Procedure Law. Riga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2019. ISBN 978-9934-508-74-5
- Commentary on the Notification Law (1st and 2nd editions).
Riga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2017. ISBN 978-9984-840-53-6
- Further Development of Law. Riga: Latvijas Vēstnesis,
2006. ISBN 9789984731704
- NGO’s Member Handbook. Riga: author's edition. 2005. ISBN
9789984977034
- Introduction to Law. Riga: author's edition, 2004. ISBN
9789984977003
- Technique of Solving Legal Cases. Riga: author's edition,
2004. ISBN 9789984977010
Chapters in books
- Good Administration
in the Administrative Law of the Republic of Latvia. In the book:
Good Administration And The Council Of Europe: Law, Principles And
Effectiveness. Edited by: Ulrich Stelkens and Agnė Andrijauskaitė,
Oxford University Press, 2020. ISBN 9780198861539
- Commentary to the Article 24 of the Constitution of the
Republic of Latvia. In the book: Commentaries on the Constitution
of the Republic of Latvia. Chapter II. Saeima (Parliament). Team
of authors under prof. R.Balodis scientific guidance. Riga: Latvijas
Vēstnesis. 2020. ISBN 978-9984-840-65-9
- Commentary to the Article 82 of the Constitution of the
Republic of Latvia. In the book: Commentaries on the Constitution
of the Republic of Latvia. Chapter VI. Tiesa (The Court system),
Chapter VII. Valsts kontrole (The State audit). Team of authors
under prof. R.Balodis scientific guidance. Riga: Latvijas Vēstnesis,
2013. ISBN 9789984840246
- Commentary to the Article 102 of the Constitution of the
Republic of Latvia. In the book: Commentaries on the Constitution
of the Republic of Latvia. Chapter VIII. Cilvēka pamattiesības (Fundamental
rights). Team of authors under prof. R.Balodis scientific guidance.
Riga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2011. ISBN 9789984840192
More than 60 articles.
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IX. In the event
that you do not meet the level of language proficiency required
for the post of judge in an official working language (second),
please confirm your intention to follow intensive language classes
of the language concerned prior to, and if need be also at the beginning
of your term of duty if elected a judge on the Court
I confirm this intention.
X. Other relevant
information
At the end of 2016, the Supreme Court presented me the Temida
Award for a special, high-quality professional achievement.
XI. Please confirm
that you will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg if elected
a judge on the Court
I confirm that I will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg
if elected as a judge on the Court.
Appendix 3 – Curriculum
vitae of Daiga REZEVSKA
I. Personal details
Name, surname: REZEVSKA Daiga (former Iļjanova)
Sex: female
Date and place of birth: on 18 February 1974 in Bauska, Latvia
Nationalities: Latvian, American
II. Education and
academic and other qualifications
- 1998-2004: Dr.iur. (University
of Latvia, Faculty of Law, Doctoral Study Program)
- 1996-1997: Master of Laws (University of Latvia, Faculty
of Law, Master Study Program, Legal Theory and Political Science
program)
- 1992-1996: Bachelor of Laws with Distinction (University
of Latvia, Faculty of Law, Bachelor Study Program)
- 1981-1992: Baldone’s High school, graduated with medal
Academic titles and
scientific degrees
- 2012: Professor
- 2005: Associate Professor
- 2004: Doctor iuris
- 1997: The Master of Laws
- 1996: The Bachelor of Laws
III. Relevant professional
activities
a. Description of
judicial activities
- 20.01.2016:
present Ad hoc Judge, European Court of Human Rights
- 26.04.2016-23.05.2022: Justice, Constitutional Court of
the Republic of Latvia
- 10.10.2017-01.01.2019: Arbitrator, OSCE Court of Conciliation
and Arbitration
- 23.01.2007-09.10.2017: The Arbitrators Alternate, OSCE
Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
- 22.01.1997-26.04.1999: Legal Assistant to the Judge, Constitutional
Court of the Republic of Latvia
b. Description of
non-judicial legal activities
- 01.04.2012-31.03.2014:
Expert in Legal Science, Latvian Council of Science
- 01.12.2007-31.10.2013: Member of the Commission, Advisory
Constitutional Law Commission to the State President of the Republic
of Latvia
- 25.01.2012-present: Professor,
Department of Legal Theory and History, Faculty of Law, University
of Latvia
- 01.01.2005-24.01.2012: Associate Professor, Department
of Legal Theory and History, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 01.09.1999-31.12.2004: Lecturer, Department of Legal Theory
and Political Science (History), Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 01.10.1999-31.01.2000: Teaching Associate, Eurofaculty,
Riga (Latvia)
- 01.09.1996-31.08.1999: Assistant, Department of Legal
Theory and Political Science, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 10.05.1999-31.05.2005: Chief Editor, Legal Scientific
Journal “Likums un Tiesības” (“Law and Justice”)
- 01.09.2013-01.09.2019: Visiting Professor, Riga Graduate
School of Law
- 01.04.1999-31.08.2013: Lecturer, Riga Graduate School
of Law
c. Description of
non-legal professional activities
- 04.01.2024-
present: Chairwomen, Council of the Faculty of Law, University of
Latvia
- 15.06.2011-01.10.2012: Vice Dean, Faculty of Law, University
of Latvia
- 01.09.2011-01.01.2012: Acting Chair, Department of Legal
Theory and History, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
- 02.09.2010-14.06.2011: Acting Vice Dean, Faculty of Law,
University of Latvia
- 23.12.2004-31.05.2005: Board Member, Publishing Company
“Ratio iuris”
- 10.05.1999-22.12.2004: Director, Publishing Company “Ratio
iuris”
IV. Activities and
experience in the field of human rights
Ad hoc Judge since 2016
at the European Court of Human Rights. Reviewed cases:
- R.M. v. Latvia, appl. No. 53487/13,
9 December 2021
- Bērziņš and Others v. Latvia, appl. No. 73105/12, 21 September
2021
- Vorotņikova v. Latvia, appl. No. 68188/13, 4 February
2021
Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia
(6 years’ experience). Judicial constitutional review of the compliance
of the normative acts with human rights.
Work in academia (27 years’ experience) teaching, among others,
legal methodology and application of the general principles of law:
human rights.
Legal research (more than 40 publications, 3 monographies)
and participation in numerous scientific conferences related to
the topics of human rights.
V. Public activities
a. Public office
- 02.06.2005-01.06.2010:
Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of the Republic of Latvia
VI. Other activities
Member of the Editorial
Boards of Scientific Journals
- 09.11.2023-20.01.2024:
Member of the Editorial Board, International Scientific Conference:
“Revisiting the Limits of Freedom while Living under Threat”. University
of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
- 24.03.2023-28.05.2023: Member of the Editorial Board,
International Scientific Conference: “Admissibility and Justifiability
of Restrictions of Rights in a Democratic State Governed by the
Rule of Law”. University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
- 07.02.2022-18.03.2022: Member of the Editorial Board,
International Scientific Conference: “The Constitution of the Republic
of Latvia – 100”. University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
- 03.02.2020-28.02.2020: Member of the Editorial Board,
International Scientific Conference: “Application of the International
and European Union Law in National Courts”, University of Latvia,
Riga (Latvia)
- 16.10.2019-20.12.2019: Member of the Editorial Board,
International Scientific Conference: “Legal Science: Functions,
Significance and Future in Legal Systems”, University of Latvia,
Riga (Latvia)
- 01.02.2019-28.02.2019: Member of the Editorial Board,
International Scientific Conference: “Protecting Values Enshrined
in Constitution: Perspectives of Different Fields of Law”, University
of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
- 01.02.2018-28.02.2018: Organiser and Member of the Editorial
Board, 3rd Annual International Scientific Conference of the Central
and Eastern European Network of Legal Scholars (CEENELS): “Legal
Traditions and Legal Identities in Central and Eastern Europe”,
University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
- 01.02.2017-28.02.2017: Member of Editorial Board, Scientific
Conference: “Constitution of the Republic of Latvia – 95”, University
of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
- 16.10.2016-17.10.2016: Member of Editorial Board, International
Scientific Conference: “Constitutional Values in Contemporary Legal
Space”, University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
- 16.10.2015: Member of the Editorial Board, International
Scientific Conference: “The Implementation of Constitution: Problems
and Experiences”, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius (Lithuania)
- 10.10.2014-11.10.2014: Member of the Editorial Board,
International Scientific Conference: “Jurisprudence and Culture:
Past Lessons and Future Challenges”, University of Latvia, Riga
(Latvia)
- 04.10.2012-05.10.2012: Organiser and Member of the Editorial
Board, International Scientific Conference: “The Quality of Legal
Acts and its Importance in Contemporary Legal Space”, University
of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
- 01.01.2012-31.12.2012: Member of Editorial Board, Journal
of the University of Latvia, Legal Science, ISSN 1691-7677
- 01.01.2007-31.12.2009: Member of Editorial Board, Articles
of the University of Latvia, Legal Science, ISSN 1407-2157
Participation in
Scientific and Academic Association
- 01.01.2020-present:
Council Member, the Professors’ Council in Legal Science of the
University of Latvia
- 25.05.2011-24.05.2015: Judge Candidate, University of
Latvia Academic Arbitrage
- 07.02.2002-31.05.2005: Chairwoman, Public Organisation,
Association of Lawyers Lecturers and Practitioners “Ratio legis”
- 01.01.2001: Co-Founder, Institute of Public Law (Open
public fund)
Participation in
National and International Research Projects
- 01.09.2016-30.11.2016:
Director and Researcher, Tendencies for Application of General Principles
of Law in the Field of Constitutional, Civil and Criminal Law, University
of Latvia project No. ZD2016/ZP-406
- 06.07.2015-11.07.2015: Director and Coordinator, University
of Latvia project “The USA Law Summer School”
- 01.09.2009-10.10.2014: Researcher and Coordinator, University
of Latvia scientific project (Continuation of the Project No. 2009/ZP-170)
Commentary to the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (Satversme), Chapter I, General Provisions
- 08.07.2013-13.07.2013: Director and Coordinator, University
of Latvia project “The USA Law Summer School”
- 01.09.2004-31.12.2005: Coordinator, International Higher
Education Project No. FEU LAT 0120 “Reform of higher education in
law in Latvia”
- 01.12.2001-30.11.2002: Legal Expert, PHARE project “Prevention
of Corruption within the Court System”
- 25.06.2001-30.09.2001: National expert, World Bank project
"Monitoring Performance of the Latvian Judiciary"
- 09.05.2001-20.05.2001: National expert, Open Society Institute
(Budapest) project "The State of Judicial Independence in Latvia"
- 01.04.2000-31.09.2000: National expert, UNDP project "Needs
Assessment in Latvian Judiciary and Courts"
- 01.02.2000-31.03.2000: National expert, UNDP project "Final
Evaluation of the UNDP Project "Capacity Development in Latvian
Judiciary and Courts"
- 01.01.1998-31.12.1998: Legal Expert, UNDP project “The
Restructuring of the Content and the Process of the Official Interpretation
of Legal Norms in Accordance with the Western Standards and Preparing the
Materials for the Education of Civil Servants”
Participation in
international and national conferences/seminars
- 14.02.2024: International
Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia (UL, Riga). Report:
Labas likumdošanas princips un likumdevēja rīcības brīvība (Principle
of Good Legislation and Discretion of the Legislature)
- 09.11.2023-10.11.2023: The 9th International Scientific
Conference of the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia: Revisiting
the Limits of Freedom while Living under Threat (UL, Riga). Report:
The Scope of the Right to Human Dignity and Private Autonomy in
the Rulings by the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional
Court of the Republic of Latvia
- 21.10.2021-22.10.2021: The 8th International Scientific
Conference of the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia: New
Legal Reality: Challenges and Perspectives (UL, Riga). Poster Presentation: The Temporal Effect
of Legal Norms and The Case Law of The Constitutional Court of The
Republic of Latvia
- 26.02.2021: International Scientific Conference of the
University of Latvia (UL, Riga). Report: The Development of the
National Doctrine of Sources of Law Over the Century
- 20.02.2020: International Scientific Conference: Application
of the International and European Union Law in National Courts (UL,
Riga). Report: Freedom – The Value Protected by Law
- 28.11.2019: The 9th Meeting of the CoE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET
Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights (Council of
Europe, Strasbourg). Report: Concretisation and Implementation of
Social and Economic Rights by the Constitutional Court of Latvia
– Challenges and Solutions for Advancing Social and Economic Rights
at National Level
- 16.10.2019-18.10.2019: The 7th International Scientific
Conference of the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia: Legal Science:
Functions, Significance and Future in Legal Systems (UL, Riga).
Report: Deriving and Concretization of the Principle of Good Legislation
- 05.09.2018-07.09.2018: European Law Institute (ELI) 2018
Annual International Conference (ELI, UL, Riga) Report: General
Principles of Law as Common Constitutional Tradition
- 19.06.2018-20.06.2018: III World Congress of Latvian Lawyers
(Council of Science, Riga). Report: Konstitucionālās vērtības, pamatnorma
un vispārējie tiesību principi (Constitutional Values, Basic Norm and
General Principles of Law)
- 15.09.2017-16.09.2017: International Scientific Annual
Conference of the Central and Eastern European Network of Jurisprudence
in Central and Eastern Europe: Work in Progress 2017 (UL, Riga). Report:
The Meaning of a Basic Norm
- 23.05.2017-27.05.2017: International Scientific Conference:
A Quarter of a Century of Constitutionalism (Constitutional Court
of Romania, Bucharest, Romania). Report: Constitutional Court as
a Protector of the Basic Norm and General Principles of Law
- 16.10.2016-17.10.2016: The 6th International Scientific
Conference of the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia: Constitutional
Values in Contemporary Legal Space (UL, Riga). Report: Ideology,
Values, Legal Norms and Constitutional Court
- 20.10.2016-23.10.2016: XXI Yerevan International Scientific
Conference: Тhе Role of Constitutional Court in Overcoming Legal
Gaps and Legal Uncertainty (The Constitutional Court of the Republic
of Armenia and the European Commission for Democracy through Law
of the Council of Europe (the Venice Commission) Yerevan (Armenia).
Report: The Utility of Decisions of the Constitutional Court of Latvia
in Filling Legislative Gaps
- 29.01.2016: Scientific Conference: Valsts konsekvence
tiesiskās paļāvības un tiesiskās drošības principu ievērošanā (Consistency
of the State in the Observation of the Principles of Protection
of the Legal Expectations and Legal Certainty) (UL, Riga). Report:
Tiesiskās drošības un paļāvības princips – būtiski tiesiskas valsts
principa elementi (The Principle of Legal Certainty and Protection
of the Legal Expectations – Essential Elements of the Rule of Law)
- 28.07.2015-31.07.2015: Summer School/Seminar: Par vispārējiem
tiesību principiem (On the General Principles of Law) (Public Law
Institute, Birini). Report: Vispārējo tiesību principu izpratne
un piemērošana (Meaning and Application of the General Principles
of Law)
- 10.10.2014-11.10.2014: International Scientific Conference:
Jurisprudence and Culture: Past Lessons and Future Challenges (UL,
Riga). Poster Presentation: General Principles of Law and the Development of
Legal Culture in Latvia
- 22.07.2013-26.07.2013: Seminar on Constitutional Policy
Making (Birini, Latvia). Report: Judikatūras veidošana kā vispārēja
tiesību principa konkretizēšana: tiesnesis un tiesības (The Methods
for Concretization of the General Principles of Law: Judge and Law)
- 04.10.2012-05.10.2012: International Scientific Conference:
The Quality of Legal Acts and its Importance in Contemporary Legal
Space (UL, Riga). Report: The Content of the General Principles
of Law and Normative Legal Acts
- 24.10.2011-27.10.2011: III World Congress of Latvian Scientists
(Latvian Council of Science, Riga). Report: Tiesiskās paļāvības
principa satura konkretizācija un attīstība judikatūrā (The Concretisation
of the Principle of Legal Certainty and its Development in Judicature)
- 26.09.2011-27.09.2011: International Scientific Conference:
European Integration and Baltic Sea Region: Diversity and Perspectives
(UL, Riga). Report: Legal Methods in Latvia’s Legal Arrangement and
European Integration
- 03.12.2010: The Conference of the Constitutional Court
of the Republic of Latvia: Tiesas pieteikums Satversmes tiesai (Application
to the Constitutional Court by the Courts) (UL, Riga). Report: Juridisko metožu
pielietošana un to pamatotība Satversmes tiesas nolēmumos (The Application
of Legal Methods in Decisions of the Constitutional Court)
- 26.11.2010-27.11.2010: International Scientific Conference:
Valsts un tiesību aktuālās problēmas (The Topical Issues of the
State and Law) (UD, Daugavpils). Report: Vispārējie tiesību principi
kā demokrātiskas tiesiskas valsts tiesību normas (General Principles
of Law as Legal Norms of Democratic Rule of Law Based State)
- 15.10.2010: International Scientific Conference: Augstākās
tiesas judikatūra un tās loma tiesiskās domas attīstībā Latvijā
(The Judicature of the Supreme Court and its Importance in Development
of the Legal Thinking in Latvia) (Supreme Court, UL, Riga). Report:
Judikatūra kā tiesību avots: izpratne un pielietošana (Judicature
as the Source of Law)
- 20.11.2008-21.11.2008: RECON Baltic Expert Workshop: European
Integration – Challenges and Visions from the Baltic Perspective:
debates on the Future of Europe from Constitutional to the Lisbon Treaty
and beyond (RGSL, Riga). Report: Collisions Between the European
Union and National Legal Norms; and the General Principles of Law.
- 07.11.2008: International Scientific Conference: Good
Governance in the Baltic States (UL, Riga). Report: Good Governance
as the General Principle of Law, Concretization and Application
as Unwritten Legal Norm
- 31.07.2008-01.08.2008: Seminar of Constitutional Policy
(Birini, Latvia). Report: Vispārējo tiesību principu piemērošanas
metodoloģija (The Methodology of Application of General Principles
of Law)
- 07.11.2007: Seminar Devoted to the Constitution of the
Republic of Latvia (UL, Riga). Report: Satversmes interpretācija
un tiesību tālākveidošana (Interpretation of Satversme and Further Development
of Law)
- 24.01.2007-27.01.2007: International Scientific Conference:
Tiesību harmonizācija Baltijas jūras reģionā pēc ES paplašināšanās
(Harmonizing the Law in the Baltic Sea Region after the Enlargement of
EU) (UL, Riga). Report: Tiesību normas jēdziens un izpratnes transformācija
(The Meaning of Legal Norm and its Transformation)
- 10.12.2004-11.12.2004: International Scientific Conference
– Baltic Social Science Winter Workshop (Eurofaculty, Riga). Report:
The Meaning of Legal Norm in the Contemporary Legal Theory
In-service training
- 28.09.2023-29.09.2023:
International Scientific Conference: Human Rights Law: Prospects, Possibilities,
Fears and Limitations, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- 27.01.2020-31.01.2020: Exchange of experience at the General
Court of the European Union, Luxembourg
- 19.09.2019-20.09.2019: Annual European Law Conference:
Prague EU Law Days 2019. Prague, Check Republic
- 07.06.2018-08.06.2018: Annual European Law Seminar: Prague
EU Law Days 2018. Prague, Check Republic
- 03.07.2017-14.07.2017: Academy of European Law Summer
School: The Law of the European Union. European Court of Justice,
Florence, Italy
- 07.12.2017: International Trilateral Seminar: Review of
the Constitutionality of Legislative Process. Constitutional Courts
of Latvia, Check Republic and Belgium, Riga, Latvia
- 06.12.2017: Discussion/seminar: Quality Assurance of Normative
Acts. Constitutional Court of Latvia, Budget and Finance, and Legal
Commission of Parliament, Riga, Latvia
- 09.06.2017: Conference: Criteria for Assessing the Quality
of Laws in the Decisions of the Constitutional Court. Constitutional
Courts of Latvia and Lithuania, Riga, Latvia
- 18.05.2017: Conference/discussion: Fraud in Real Estate
Transactions. Ministry of Justice of Latvia, Court Administration/European
Social Fund, Project “Justice or Development”, Riga, Latvia
- 24.10.2016-26.10.2016: International Trilateral Seminar:
Requests for a Court of Justice Preliminary Ruling: Doctrine and
Practice of Constitutional Courts. Constitutional Courts of Latvia,
Check Republic and Belgium, Brno, Check Republic
- 08.09.2016-10.09.2016: International Law Conference: How
International Law Works in Time of Crisis, ESIL, RGSL, Constitutional
Court of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
- 26.05.2016-27.05.2016: International Conference: Activism
of Constitutional Court in a Democratic Country. Constitutional
Court of Latvia, the European Commission for Democracy through Law
of the Council of Europe (the Venice Commission), Riga, Latvia
- 17.11.2011-19.11.2011: Conference: European Legal Methods
in a Multi-Layered Legal Order v. Multi-Level Governance. Different
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to the Study of EU Law, Kopenhagen,
Denmark
- 27.07.2011-29.07.2011: Konstitucionālās politikas tiesību
seminārs (Seminar on Constitutional Policy), Birini, Latvia
- 04.05.2011-06.05.2011: The 16th Annual Meeting of the
ERASMUS Representatives (Nanterre network), Humboldt University,
Berlin, Germany
- 29.11.2010-30.11.2010: IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress,
Paris, France
- 14.01.2009-16.01.2009: International workshop Hope, Reluctance
or Fear? The Democratic Consequences of the Case Law of the European
Court of Justice, Bergen, Norway
- 01.12.2008: EIPA Seminar Legal Issues in EU Telecommunications
Policy, Brussels, Belgium
- 24.11.2008-26.11.2008: Bi-Annual EIPA Seminar Proceedings
before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance of the
EC: Practical Overwiev, Luxembourg
- 14.05.2007-15.05.2007: OECD Forum 2007 Innovation, Growth
and Equity, Paris, France
- 08.10.2006-11.10.2006: World Forum III On Energy Regulation,
Washington, United States
- 27.03.2006-31.03.2006: Seminar Addressing Key Challenges
of network Utilities Reform and Regulation, Imperial College, London,
United Kingdom
- 11.07.2000-31.08.2000: Development of the course Legal
Writing, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College,
United States
- 05.06.1999-09.06.1999: Moot Court Organisation, Stockholm
University, Sweden
- 11.08.1997-29.08.1997: Summer University Legal Theory
and Transition in Eastern Europe, Central European University, Budapest
- 16.10.1996-20.10.1996: Symposium On the Evaluation of
Universal Human Rights, Institute for Human Rights, Abo Academy,
Turku, Finland
- 01.04.1995-15.04.1995: Seminar International Crimes and
the Security of the Europe’s States, Humbolt University, Berlin,
Germany
- 01.03.1994-15.03.1994: Seminar Juvenile Delinquents and
the Punishment, Humbolt University, Berlin, Germany
Taught Study Courses
- 2018: Nolēmumu metodoloģija
un pamatojums (Methodology of Legal Reasoning and Argumentation) UL
(32h, 2 cr.p.)
- 2013-present: Legal Method, Erasmus+ (UL) (32h, 2 cr.p.),
(RGSL) (30h, 2 cr.p.)
- 2011: Introduction to Law (RGSL) (10 h)
- 2007-present: Tiesību integrācija Eiropā (Integration
of Law in Europe) UL (Doct, 6h)
- 2006- present: Juridisko metožu mācība (Legal Method)
UL (48h, 3 cr.p.)
- 2001- 2006: Juridisko metožu praktikums (Practice of Legal
Method) UL (80 h, 5 cr.p.)
- 1999- 2002: Law in Transition (RGSL)
- 1999- 2002: Comparative Law (RGSL)
- 1999- present: Juridisko tekstu rakstīšana un analīze
(Legal Writing) UL (64 h, 4 cr.p.)
- 1996- present: Tiesību teorija (Legal Theory) UL (64 h,
4 cr.p.)
VII. Publications
and other works
Author of more than
40 publications.
10 most important
of them:
1 Rezevska D. General
Principles of Law as Common Constitutional Traditions of the European
Union Member States. Journal of the University of Latvia. Law, No.
15, 2022, pp. 154-165, ISSN 1691-7677, ERIHPLUS
2 Rezevska D. Legislation in Latvia. Chapter 17. In: Karpen
U., Xanthaki H. Eds. Legislation in Europe: A Country by Country
Guide. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2021, pp. 283-298, ISBN 9781509924714
3 Rezevska D. Deriving and Concretization of the Principle
of Good Legislation. In: The second collection of research papers
in conjunction with the 7th International Scientific Conference
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Court of Latvia in Filling Legislative Gaps. In: Constitutional
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Gaps and Legal Uncertainty Erevan: Centre of the Constitutional
Law, Venice Commission, GIZ, pp. 210–219, ISSN 1829-0124
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Latvia. In: Constitutional Law of the EU Memberstates. 2nd revised
edition. Eds.: Besselink L., Bovend’Eert P., Broeksteeg H., Lange
de R., Voermans W.J.M. Deventer: Kluwer Law International, 2014,
pp. 969–1022, ISBN 978-90-13-09176-2
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(Commentary of the Article 1 of the Constitution
of the Republic of Latvia). Grām: Latvijas Republikas
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General Provisions). Red.: Briede J., Jundzis T., Osipova
S., Rozenfelds J., et.al. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2014, 136.–232.
lpp., ISBN 9789984840338
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pamatiem un neaizskaramo Satversmes kodolu (On
the Constitutional Basis of Latvia’s State and Inviolable Core of
the Constitution). Konstitucionālo tiesību komisijas
viedoklis un materiāli (Opinion of the
Constitutional Law Commission of the State President).
Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2012, 255 lpp., ISBN 978-9984-840-239
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The governmental systems of the Central and Eastern European states. Warszawa:
Wolters Kluwer Polska, 2011, pp. 367-429, ISBN 978-83-264-0209-8
Monographies
1 Rezevska D. General
Principles of Law: Natural Rights, Legal Methods and System Principles.
Leiden | Boston: Brill | Nijhoff, 2024, 174 pages, ISBN 978-90-04-69050-9
2 Rezevska D. Vispārējo tiesību principu nozīme un piemērošana
(The Meaning and Application of the General
Principles of Law). 2nd enl.
ed. Rīga: D.Rezevska, 2015, 176 pages, ISBN 978-9934-14-583-4
3 Iļjanova D. Vispārējo tiesību principu nozīme un piemērošana
(The Meaning and Application of the General
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ISBN 9984-19-855-3
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IX. In the event
that I do not meet the level of language proficiency required for
the post of judge in an official working language (second), I confirm
my intention to follow intensive language classes of the language
concerned prior to, and if need be also at the beginning of my term
of duty if elected a judge on the Court
X. Other relevant
information
Scientific research
field
Analysis of the argumentation of judgments and concretisation
of human rights as general principles of law by the Constitutional
Courts, European Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights.
Introducing of the general principles of law: human rights,
legal methods and system principles in the courts and administrative
practice; the meaning of legal norm which includes human rights
as unwritten legal norms in the contemporary legal theory.
Titles of the scientific
research
- Doctoral Thesis: “Axiological
and Functional Aspects of the General Principles of Law in the Transformation
of the Legal Arrangement of Latvia”
- Master Thesis: “General Principles of Law as a Source
of Law in Romano-Germanic Legal System”
- Bachelor Thesis: “Natural Rights in Contemporary View”
Legal Distinctions
03.15.2018: Badge of Honour of the Judiciary, II degree
XI. I confirm that
I will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg if elected a judge
on the Court
