LATVIJAS UNIVERSITĀTES DIBINĀŠANAS JURIDISKIE ASPEKTI

Year 2019 is the year of the anniversary of the University of Latvia, therefore, within the framework of study, the legal aspects of the foundation of the University of Latvia and its social-political significance in the Republic of Latvia were investigated. The Preamble of the Constitution of the University of Latvia and other sources provide a two-step division of the foundation of the University: a decree on the foundation was signed by Pēteris Stučka on 8 February 1919 but the actual opening was performed by Jānis Čakste on 28 September. The study results show that this Soviet-time concept about the foundation of the UL is false. The People’s Council of Latvia, on 15 July 1919, decided to found a new Higher School of Latvia rather than renew one of the higher schools previously existing in the territory of Latvia. The decision of the People’s Council of Latvia along with the order by the Provisional Government, on 2 August 1919, for implementation of this decision, are to be considered the legal basis of the foundation of the University of Latvia.