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emphasising that Latvia is actively participating in international affairs; protecting its interests; and contributing to the human, sustainable, democratic, and responsible development of Europe and the world at large, in line with the national anthem 'God Bless Latvia!', which expresses the idea of
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Provisions for amendments are stated in articles 76-79 of the constitution. Amendments to most articles can be made by the Saeima. Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 77 are exceptions, as article 77 requires a referendum to amend these articles. During the interwar period amendments were rare–only one amendment
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as an independent collegial institution and describes the process of appointing Auditors General - the procedure is essentially the same as when appointing judges, with the exception that Auditor General has a fixed term of office. The State Audit Office controls how the state financial resources are
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Executive power is vested in the President and the Cabinet of ministers. The President however is not politically responsible for carrying out his duties and all his orders have to be signed by the Prime Minister or by the appropriate Minister who thereby becomes responsible for this order. There are
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as a derivation of the Weimar Constitution, especially to the draft Part II of the Satversme. Comparing the Weimar Constitution and the Latvian Constitution adopted in 1922, it can be noticed that the Constitution does not contain fundamental human rights. At the same time, the failure to accept Part
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regards as "the most liberal and democratic document of its kind the twentieth century had ever seen ... full of ingenious and admirable devices which seemed to guarantee the working of an almost flawless democracy.". In Latvia some early law experts such as Kārlis Dišlers, Fēlikss Cielēns and modern
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was lowered from 21 to 18. In 1996, the Constitutional Court was established. In 1997, major changes to the articles regulating the process of elections and the functions of Saeima, the President (including prolonging their terms of office from 3 to 4 years) and the Cabinet were made. In 1998, aside
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The State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia is an independent collegial supreme audit institution, a key element in the State's financial control system serving public interest by providing independent assurance on the effective and useful utilization of central and local government resources.
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states that idea Levits has proposed is to describe all basic values of the Republic of Latvia in order to put a stop to misuse of popular will. A referendum to approve or disapprove the initiative to add an inviolable preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia is not necessary, stated
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Under the constitution, the right to legislate has been granted to the Saeima. Draft laws may be submitted to the Saeima by the President, the Cabinet or committees of the Saeima, by more than five MPs or by one-tenth of the electorate if provisions to do so, set out in the Constitution, are met.
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having regard for the fact that, as a result of the consolidation of nation and the formation of national consciousness on 18 November 1918, the Republic of Latvia that has been proclaimed on the lands historically belonging to Latvians has been established upon the immutable will of the Latvian
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recognizing that the traditions of Latvian democracy are the citizens' direct participation in the conduct of public affairs and the parliamentary republic, and providing that the Latvian state in its activities especially respects principles of democracy and the rule of law and principles of a
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There was a considerable amount of discussion in Latvia about the initiative for a Preamble and its contents. For example, some organizations stated that text aims to anchor in the State Constitution an "Ethnic Latvian Nation" as the primary principle of sovereignty, in contrast to the current
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recognizing the inviolability of the independence of the Latvian state, its territory, its territorial integrity, the sovereignty of the people, the Latvian language as the only state language, the democratic set-up of the state, and that it is the responsibility of everyone to protect these
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Originally, article 82 stated that all citizens of Latvia are equal before the law and the courts. Article 91 now makes a similar statement but, unlike the original article 82, it refers to all human beings in Latvia and states that human rights should be enforced with no
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and Christian values significantly shaped our identity; that the values of the society are freedom, honesty, justice, and solidarity; that family is the basic unit of the society; and that work is a foundation for growth and prosperity of everyone and the nation as a
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Articles 1, 2, 3 and 6, which establish the legal basis of the state's political system, were the first to be adopted after the restoration of independence. These articles, along with articles 4 and 77, can only be amended if submitted to a national referendum:
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in awareness that the Latvian state's basic task is to promote the spiritual, social, cultural, and material welfare, ensuring legal order, safety, environmental protection, and conservation of nature and reconciling economic development with human values and
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Although the initial text consisted of two parts, the second part - which regulated citizens' rights, freedoms and obligations - failed to pass by just a few votes; the chapter on fundamental human rights was added only by a constitutional amendment in 1998.
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bearing in mind that the people won their state during the Latvian War of Liberation, that it did not recognize the occupation authorities, and that it resisted them, and on the basis of state continuity, restoring state independence, it regained its
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had close ties with Germany, which made it easier to access and exchange information of ideas with the new Weimar Republic. This is sometimes evidenced by the very similar arguments of the Social Democrats in the process of drafting the constitution:
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pointing out that all have a duty to take care of themselves, their kinsmen, and the common good of society and to behave responsibly toward their fellow human beings, society, the state, the environment, nature, and future
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two exceptions to this rule - the President can single-handedly decide to dissolve the Saeima and when a new government is formed it is up to him to choose a new Prime Minister. The cabinet is formed by the Prime Minister.
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In order to ensure the existence of the Latvian nation through the centuries, preservation and development of the Latvian language and culture, prosperity of every human being and people as a whole, the Latvian
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If the Saeima has amended the first, second, third, fourth, sixth or seventy-seventh Article of the Constitution, such amendments, in order to come into force as law, shall be submitted to a national referendum.
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and adopted articles 1, 2, 3 and 6 of the constitution of 1922. The rest of the constitution remained in abeyance until it was reviewed to fit the modern situation, thus the constitution was fully reinforced by
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constitution still in force and the sixth oldest still-functioning republican basic law in the world. It was adopted, as it states itself in the text, by the people of Latvia, as represented in the
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II of the Satversme is not a deliberate abandonment of the model of the Weimar Constitution, but the reason for not accepting it is a political dispute over the content of individual rights.
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system of constitutional control at the time. The German republic system chosen as the Weimar Constitution corresponded to the ideas of national and statehood ideas of Latvia as well. The
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a free nation-state in its freely elected Constitutional Assembly, have strengthened the Latvian national constitutional order and adopted the following Satversme of the state.
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was made and one major amendment was almost passed, but was never adopted due to the coup. Since the renewal of independence, however, eight amendments have been made.
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in the Constitutional Assembly in Latvia and as a widely known language at that place and time, contributed to the choice of the Weimar Constitution as a system for the
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agree that Weimar Constitution was underlying the wording of the Constitution of Latvia (Satversme), and in some way is a synthesis between the Weimar Constitution and
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on 6 July 1993 in accordance to 14 article of law "On organisation of job of Supreme Council of Republic of Latvia" In 1992 neighboring Estonia voted on a new
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Although the constitutional bill included a chapter that was to regulate citizens' rights and obligations this was not originally adopted. The chapter on
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Within the process of drafting the constitution, a special commission was established, in Germany - "Constitutional Commission of the National Assembly" (
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nation and its inextinguishable right to self-determination in order freely to self-determine and as a nation‑state to build the future in its own state;
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The territory of the State of Latvia, within the borders established by international agreements, consists of Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme and Zemgale.
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expressing gratitude to the state's founders, honouring its freedom-fighters, and commemorating the victims of retaliations by invaders' forces;
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According to the transcripts of the meetings of the Constitutional Assembly, the deputies of the Constitutional Assembly sometimes referred to
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on 2013 described all basic values of the Republic of Latvia and Latvians. Levits draft of preamble to the Satversme stated the following:
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The creation of governmental institution which members are elected by the people whose aim is to draft a constitution. In Germany it was -
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4. The Latvian language is the official language in The Republic of Latvia. The national flag of Latvia shall be red with a band of white.
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Thus the constitution establishes five government bodies - the Saeima, the President, the Cabinet, the Courts and the State Audit Office.
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parties were against it. On 20 June 1922 a law was passed that set the new constitution to come into force at 12 a.m. on 7 November 1922.
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Resolution of Five senators of Senate of Latvia on validity of Constitution of Latvia and authority of Saeima in conditions of occupation
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The Saeima shall be elected in general, equal and direct elections, and by secret ballot based on proportional representation.
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The Constitution of Latvia is a codified constitution and currently consists of 116 articles arranged in eight chapters:
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Articles 4. and 77. were not originally included, an amendment to this article adding them was made on 15 October 1998
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were widely represented in both the National Assembly in Weimar and the Constitutional Assembly in Latvia. The
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After declaring accession to the USSR, the People's Saeima drafted a Constitution of LSSR on the basis of the
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from adding chapter eight (fundamental human rights) to the constitution, official status was secured to the
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Latvia, similarly to the Weimar Republic, adopted a temporary constitutional laws, in the Weimar Republic
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The Law of the Council of People's Deputies of 29 November 1918 on the elections of the National Assembly
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and the Republic of Latvia, which began with the establishment of a pre-parliament, which in Germany was
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multi-ethnic country which is composed of the "people of Latvia". Others opposed mentioning of "
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The Law of the People's Council of 19 August 1919 on Elections of the Constitutional Assembly
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Jarinovska, K. "Popular Initiatives as Means of Altering the Core of the Republic of Latvia"
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The Constitution establishes district (city) courts, regional courts, the Supreme Court and
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in the 19th century. The movement was trying to promote Latvian culture after centuries of
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national and social state, recognize and protect human rights, including minority rights;
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into the USSR on August 5. A new, Soviet-style constitution was then introduced.
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The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia - Official translation at Likumi.lv
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was established by occupying Soviet Union forces and a parliament called the "
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The sovereign power of the State of Latvia is vested in the people of Latvia.
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until a new constitution was to be drafted, which never happened. In 1940
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Laws are to be adopted by the Saeima and proclaimed by the President.
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The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia - The Parliament of Latvia
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Law "On organisation of job of Supreme Council of Republic of Latvia"
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Constitution of the Republic of Latvia with amendments and revisions
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The centenary of Latvias's foreign affairs: Ideas and personalities
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The Constitutional Assembly: The first elected parliament of Latvia
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Other examples of the use of the word include the Satversme of the
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Editorial board of chief editorial office of encyclopedias (1987)
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in order to regulate relations in the state prior the constitution
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Inauguration of the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia, 1 May 1920
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Potjomkina, Diāna; Sprūds, Andris; Ščerbinskis, Valters (2016).
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Combined edition of the Satversme and the Rules of Order of the
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Some similarities between Weimar Constitution and Latvian are:
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is often attributed as the author of the draft version of the
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Constitution of Latvia published in the government newspaper
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was adopted by Saeima. Preamble text initially presented by
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On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia
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Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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The Constitution of Latvia by Dr. Iur. Ringolds Balodis
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was added as part of constitutional amendment in 1998.
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took place; the subsequent cabinet of Ulmanis passed a
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Prime Minister
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