Public law

The chapter gives an overview of the main institutes of public law. It describes constitutional institutions in Latvia which realises public power, pointing out importance of the Constitutional Court within the system of division of powers. The chapter also explains structure and content of the administrative law which consists of four large groups: law of administrative structure, administrative procedure law, material administrative law and law on administrative offences. The chapter focuses on the theory and rules of criminal law which are regulated by the Criminal Law, as well as practical and theoretical aspects of criminal procedure which are codified in the Criminal Procedure Law. It also explicates basics of Latvian financial regulation, budget and tax law. Finally, the chapter discusses about main topics of labour law-individual employment relations, collective labour relations, health and safety protection, dispute resolution and other labour rights enforcement mechanisms, as well as importance of national regular courts, the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice.