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          • INSURANCE LAW
          • LABOUR LAW
            • Civil Law
            • Civil Procedure Law
            • Labour Law
              • Part A. General provisions (Sections 1-16)
              • Part B. Collective agreement (Sections 17-27)
              • Part C. Employment contract (Sections 28-129)
              • Part D. Working time and rest time (Sections 130-157)
              • Transitional provisions
            • Law on Trade Unions
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          • LAW ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
            • Lease of residential property
            • Management of residential property
            • Privatisation of residential property and property rights
          • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
            • Copyright
            • Industrial property rights
          • RENEWAL OF PROPERTY RIGHTS TO IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
          • COMMERCIAL LAW
            • Status of a member of a commercial company
            • Recognition of the decisions of the meeting of members as invalid
            • Competence and decisions of the board of directors
            • Franchises
            • Board member status
            • Board member liability
            • Commercial transaction
            • Property rights of a commercial operator
            • Capital shares and securities
            • Unfair competition
            • Company transfer, reorganization, liquidation
            • Other
          • INSOLVENCY CASES
            • Rulings in insolvency cases of a legal person
          • PROHIBITION OF UNFAIR COMPETITION AND PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS
            • Protection of trade secrets
            • Prohibition of unfair competition
          • PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS
          • INVASION OF PRIVACY, DAMAGE TO HONOR, DIGNITY AND REPUTATION
          • CORROBORATION OF RIGHTS TO IMMOVABLE PROPERTY (RULINGS ON DECISIONS OF LAND REGISTRY JUDGES)
          • RULINGS IN OTHER CATEGORIES OF CASES
            • Medicine (Patient’s rights)
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            • Pensions and benefits
            • International road transport
            • State liability and redress for infringement of rights
            • Cases arising from administrative legal relations
            • Various
          • CIVIL LAW
            • Introduction (Sections 1-25)
            • PART ONE. Family Law (Sections 26-381)
              • Chapter 2. Rights and Duties, as Between Parents and Children (Sections 146-205)
              • Chapter 3. Kinship and Affinity (Sections 206-215)
              • Chapter 4. Guardianship and Trusteeship (Sections 216-381)
            • PART TWO. Inheritance Law (Sections 382-840)
              • Chapter 1. General Provisions (Sections 382-389)
              • Chapter 2. Intestate Succession (Sections 390-417)
              • Chapter 3. Testamentary Inheritance (Sections 418-638)
              • Chapter 4. Contractual Inheritance (Sections 639-654)
              • Chapter 5. Opening of Succession, Protection of Estates, and Inheritance Actions (Sections 655-686)
              • Chapter 6. Accepting and Taking an Inheritance (Sections 687-714)
              • Chapter 7. Mutual Relationships Between Co-heirs and Division of the Inheritance (Sections 715-765)
              • Chapter 8. Termination and Loss of Inheritance Rights (Sections 766-840)
            • PART THREE. Property Law (Sections 841-1400)
              • Chapter 1. Various Classes of Property (Sections 841-874)
              • Chapter 2. Possession (Sections 875-926)
              • Chapter 3. Ownership (Sections 927-1129)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 1. General Provisions (Sections 927-929)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 2. Acquisition of Ownership (Sections 930-1031)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 3. Termination of Ownership (Sections 1032-1035)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 4. Rights of an Owner (Sections 1036-1066)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 5. Restrictions on Ownership (Sections 1067-1129)
              • Chapter 3 A. Right of Superficies (Sections 1129[1]-1129[9])
              • Chapter 4. Servitudes (Sections 1130- 1259)
              • Chapter 5. Real Charges (Sections 1260-1277)
              • Chapter 6. Pledge Rights (Sections 1278-1380)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 1. General Provisions (Sections 1278-1339)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 2. Possessory Pledge (Sections 1340-1361)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 3. Usufructuary Pledge (Sections 1362-1366)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 4. Mortgages of Immovable Property (Sections 1367-1380)
              • Chapter 7. Right of Pre-emption (Sections 1381-1400)
            • PART FOUR. Obligations Law (Sections 1401-2400)
              • Chapter 1. Lawful Transactions in General (Sections 1403-1510)
              • Chapter 2. Contracts (Sections 1511-1634)
              • Chapter 3. Obligations and Claims arising from Wrongful Acts (Sections 1635-1668[11])
              • Chapter 5. Reinforcement of Obligation Rights (Sections 1691-1731)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 1. Guarantee (Sections 1692-1715)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 2. Contractual penalties (Sections 1716-1724[1])
                • SUB-CHAPTER 3. Earnest money (Sections 1725-1731)
              • Chapter 4. Mutual Relations of Joint Obligors (Sections 1669-1690)
              • Chapter 6. Protection of Obligation Rights (Sections 1732-1752)
              • Chapter 7. Interest (Sections 1753-1769)
              • Chapter 8. Losses and their Compensation (Sections 1770-1792)
              • Chapter 9. Cession of Right to Claim (Sections 1793-1810)
              • Chapter 10. Termination of Obligation Rights (Sections 1811-1911)
              • Chapter 11. Gifts (Sections 1912-1933)
              • Chapter 12. Claims regarding Contracts Requiring Return of Property (Sections 1934-2001)
              • Chapter 13. Claims Arising from Alienation Contracts (Sections 2002-2111)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 1. Purchase Contract (Sections 2002-2090)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 2. Barter Contract (Sections 209.-2095)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 3. Maintenance Contract (Sections 2096-2106)
                • SUB-CHAPTER 4. Supply Contract (Sections 2107-2111)
              • Chapter 14. Lease and Rental Contract (Sections 2112-2177)
              • Chapter 15. Claims Arising from Employment Relations (Sections 2178-2240)
              • Chapter 16. Partnership Agreement (Sections 2241-2280)
              • Chapter 17. Contracts regarding Games of Chance (Sections 2281-2288)
              • Chapter 18. Claims arising from Management of the Property of Other Persons (Sections 2289-2346)
              • Chapter 19. Claims on Various Grounds (Sections 2347-2392)
              • Chapter 20. Right to Request Showing of Property (Sections 2393-2400)
          • LAW ON THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO FORCE AND PROCEDURE OF APPLICATION OF THE INTRODUCTORY PART, PARTS ON INHERITANCE LAW AND PROPERTY LAW OF THE RENEWED CIVIL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA OF 1937
          • LATVIAN CIVIL CODE
            • First division. General provisions (Sections 1-91)
              • Chapter 3. Transactions (Sections 41-62)
            • Second division. Property rights (Sections 92-159)
              • Chapter 15. Protection of property rights (Sections 153-159)
            • Third division. Obligations Law (Sections 160-496)
              • Chapter. Purchase-sale (Sections 245-261)
              • Chapter 26. Gift (Sections 274-275)
              • Chapter 29. Rent of property (Sections 291-309)
              • Chapter 43. Liabilities arising out of causing damage (Sections 465-491)
            • Seventh division. Inheritance law (Sections 550-584)
          • CIVIL PROCEDURE LAW
            • PART A. General Provisions (Sections 1-126)
              • Division One. Basic Provisions of Civil Court Proceedings (Sections 1-70)
                • Chapter 1. Principles of Civil Procedure (Sections 1-15)
                • Chapter 2. Composition of a Court (Sections 16-22)
                • Chapter 3. Allocation and Jurisdiction of Civil Legal Disputes (Sections 23-32[1])
                • Chapter 4. Expenses for Trial (Sections 33-45)
                • Chapter 5. Procedural Terms (Sections 46-53)
                • Chapter 6. Court Notifications, Summonses and Delivery and Service of Judicial Documents (Sections 54-60)
                • Chapter 7. Minutes of the Hearing (Sections 61-64)
                • Chapter 8. Procedural Sanctions (Sections 65-70)
              • Division Two. Participants in a Case (Sections 71-91)
                • Chapter 9. Civil-procedural Legal Capacity and Civil-procedural Capacity to Act (Sections 71-73[1])
                • Chapter 10. Parties (Sections 74-77)
                • Chapter 11. Third Persons (Sections 78-81)
                • Chapter 12. Representatives (Sections 82-87)
                • Chapter 13. Authorities and Persons Participating in Procedure in Accordance with the Law (Sections 88 and 89)
                • Chapter 14. Public prosecutors (Sections 90 and 91)
              • Division Three. Evidence (Sections 92-126)
            • PART B. Court Proceedings in a Court of First Instance (Sections 127-406[10])
              • Division Four. Court Proceedings by Way of Action (Sections 127-232)
                • Chapter 18. Bringing of an Action (Sections 127-136)
                • Chapter 19. Securing a Claim (Sections 137-146)
                • Chapter 20. Preparation of Civil Cases for Trial (Sections 147-150)
                • Chapter 21. Trial of Civil Cases (Sections 151-188)
                • Chapter 22. Judgment (Sections 189-208)
                • Chapter 22[1]. Default Judgment (Sections 208[1] -208[9])
                • Chapter 23. Postponing Examination of a Case (Sections 209-213)
                • Chapter 24. Staying of Court Proceedings in Civil Cases (Sections 214-218)
                • Chapter 25. Leaving a Claim without Examination (Sections 219-222)
                • Chapter 26. Termination of Court Proceedings (Sections 223-225)
                • Chapter 27. Settlement (Sections 226-228)
                • Chapter 28. Court Decision (Sections 229-232)
              • Division Five. Particular characteristics of Examination of Separate Categories of Cases (Sections 233-250[64])
                • Chapter 29[1]. Cases Arising from the Custody Rights and Access Rights (Sections 244[1]-244[14])
                • Chapter 30. Cases Regarding Determination of the Parentage of Children (Sections 245-250)
                • Chapter 30[1]. Cases Regarding Division of Estate (Sections 250[1]-250[7])
                • Chapter 30[2]. Cases Regarding Infringement and Protection of the Intellectual Property Rights (Sections 250[8]-250[17])
                • Chapter 30[3]. Examining Cases of Certain Categories in the Written Procedure (Sections 250[18]-250[27])
                • Chapter 30[4]. Matters Concerning Recognition of Decisions of a Shareholder (Stockholder) Meeting of Capital Companies as Invalid (Sections 250[28]-250[42])
              • Division Six. Special Forms of Procedure (Sections 251-394[5])
                • Chapter 31. General Provisions (Sections 251-258)
                • Chapter 33. Restricting the Capacity to Act of a Person and Establishing of Trusteeship due to Mental Disorders or Other Health Disorders (Sections 264-270)
                • Chapter 37. Finding of Juridical Facts (Sections 288-292)
                • Chapter 39. Renewal of Rights based on Debt Instruments or Bearer Securities (Sections 298-305)
                • Chapter 40. Reading and Entering into Lawful Effect of Last Will Instruction Instruments (Sections 306-316)
                • Chapter 42. Announcement Regarding Opening of Succession (Sections 324-327) – excluded
                • Chapter 43. Accepting an Inheritance (Sections 328-330)
                • Chapter 44. CONFIRMATION OF RIGHTS OF INTESTATE SUCCESSION
                • Chapter 45. Pre-emption of Immovable Property (Sections 336-341)
                • Chapter 45[1]. Cases Regarding Legal Protection Proceedings (Sections 341[1]-341[11])
                • Chapter 46[1]. Cases Regarding Insolvency Proceedings of a Legal Person (Sections 363[1]-363[20])
                • Chapter 46[2]. Cases Regarding Insolvency Proceedings of a Natural Person (Sections 363[21]-363[36])
              • Division Seven. Performance of Obligations through the Court (Sections 395-406[10])
                • Chapter 49. Voluntary Sale of Immovable Property at Auction through the Court (Sections 395-399)
                • Chapter 50. Undisputed Enforcement of Obligations (Sections 400-406)
                • Chapter 50[1]. Enforcement of Obligations according to warning procedures (Sections 406[1]-406[10])
            • PART C. Appeal of Court Judgments and Decisions (Sections 413-485[3])
              • Division Eight. Appeal Proceedings (Sections 413-440[12])
                • Chapter 52. Submission of a Notice of Appeal (Sections 413-424)
                • Chapter 53. Examining Cases at Appellate Court (Sections 425-431)
                • Chapter 54. Judgments and Decisions of Appellate Courts (Sections 432-440)
                • Chapter 54[1]. Specifics of Examination for Separate Categories of Cases in an Appellate Court (Sections 440[1] -440[12])
              • Division Nine. Appeal of Decisions of a Court of First Instance and of Appellate Court (Sections 441-449)
                • Chapter 55. Submitting and Examining Ancillary Complaints (Sections 441-449)
              • Division Ten. Cassation Procedure (Sections 450-477[1])
                • Chapter 56. Submission of Cassation Complaints (Sections 450-463)
                • Chapter 57. Initiation of Cassation Proceedings and Examination of Cases at Cassation Courts (Sections 464-472[1])
                • Chapter 58. Judgment of a Cassation Court (Sections 473-477[1])
              • Division Eleven. Re-examination of a Case in which a Judgment or a Decision has Entered into Lawful Effect (Sections 478-485[3])
            • PART D. Arbitration Court (Sections 533-537)
            • PART E. Enforcement of Court Judgments (Sections 538- 635)
              • Division Thirteen. General Provisions Regarding Enforcement of Court Judgments (Sections 538-569)
                • Chapter 67. Enforcement Documents (Sections 538- 547[1])
                • Chapter 68. Status of a Bailiff (Sections 548-552)
                • Chapter 69. General Provisions for Enforcement Proceedings (Sections 552[1]-569)
              • Division Fourteen. Application of Enforcement Measures (Sections 570-635)
                • Chapter 70. General Provisions for Enforcement (Sections 570-572[1])
                • Chapter 71. Bringing of Recovery Proceedings Against Movable Property (Sections 573-591)
                • Chapter 72. Bringing of Recovery Proceedings against Remuneration for Work, Payments Equivalent thereto and other Amounts of Money (Sections 592-599)
                • Chapter 73. Bringing of Recovery Proceedings against Immovable Property (Sections 600-618)
                • Chapter 74. Compulsory Delivery of Property Adjudged by a Court; Enforcement of Actions Imposed by a Court Judgment (Sections 619-620)
                • Chapter 74[1]. Eviction of Persons and Removal of Property from Premises (Sections 620[1]-620[4])
                • Chapter 74[2]. Placing in Possession of Immovable Property (Sections 620[5]-620[9])
                • Chapter 74[3]. Return of a Child to the State, which is his or her Place of Residence (Sections 620[10]-620[16])
                • Chapter 74[4]. Enforcement of Ruling in Cases Arising from Custody Rights (Sections 620[17]-620[22])
                • Chapter 74[5]. Enforcement of Ruling in Cases Arising from Access Rights (Sections 620[23]-620[29])
                • Chapter 75. Apportionment of Amounts Recovered between Creditors (Sections 621-631)
                • Chapter 76. Protection of Rights of Creditors, Debtors and Other Persons in Enforcement of a Court Judgment (Sections 632-635)
            • PART F. International Civil Procedure (Sections 636-716)
              • Division Fifteen. International Civil Procedural Co-operation (Sections 636-655)
                • Chapter 77. Recognition and Enforcement of a Ruling of a Foreign Court (Sections 636-644[5])
                • Chapter 78[1]. Adjustment of the Rights and Obligations Laid Down in a Ruling of a Foreign Court for Enforcement Thereof in Latvia (Sections 651[1]- 651[7])
                • Chapter 80. Application of Foreign Laws to Trying of Civil Cases (Sections 654 and 655)
              • Division Sixteen. International Civil Procedural Cooperation in the Service of Documents (Sections 656-683)
              • Division Seventeen. International Civil Procedural Co-operation in the Taking of Evidence (Sections 684-716)
              • Transitional provisions
          • LATVIAN CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE
            • First division. General provisions (Sections 1-118)
          • LATVIAN CODE OF LABOUR LAWS
          • CASES ARISING OUT OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
      • Department of Criminal Cases
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          • Criminal Law. General Part
            • Chapter I. General Provisions
            • Chapter II. Criminal Offences
            • Chapter III. Circumstances which Exclude Criminal Liability
            • Chapter IV. Punishment
            • Chapter V. Determination of Punishment
            • Chapter VI. Release from Criminal Liability and Punishment
            • Chapter VII. Special Nature of Criminal Liability of Minors
            • Chapter VIII[1]. Coercive Measures Applicable to Legal Persons
            • Chapter VIII[2]. Special Confiscation of Property
          • Criminal Law. Special Part
            • Chapter IX. Crimes against Humanity and Peace, War Crimes and Genocide
            • Chapter X. Crimes against the State
            • Chapter XI. Criminal Offences against the Environment
            • Chapter XII. Homicide
            • Chapter XIII. Criminal Offences against Health of a Person
            • Chapter XIV. Criminal Offences against Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of a Person
            • Chapter XV. Criminal Offences against Personal Liberty, Honour and Dignity
            • Chapter XVI. Criminal Offences against Morality and Sexual Inviolability
            • Chapter XVII. Criminal Offences against Family and Minors
            • Chapter XVIII. Criminal Offences against Property
            • Chapter XIX. Criminal Offences of an Economic Nature
            • Chapter XX. Criminal Offences against General Safety and Public Order
            • Chapter XXI. Criminal Offences against Traffic Safety
            • Chapter XXII. Criminal Offences against Administrative Order
            • Chapter XXIII. Criminal Offences against Administration of Justice
            • Chapter XXIV. Criminal Offences Committed in State Authority Service
          • Amendments to Criminal Law
          • Criminal Procedure Law
            • Chapter 1. Basic Provisions of Criminal Procedure (Sections 1-5)
            • Chapter 2. Basic Principles of Criminal Proceedings (Sections 6-25)
            • Chapter 3. Officials who Conduct Criminal Proceedings (Sections 26-49)
            • Chapter 4. Conditions that Prohibit the Conduct of Criminal Proceedings (Sections 50-58)
            • Chapter 5. Persons who Conduct Defence (Sections 59-94[1])
            • Chapter 6. Victims and the Representation thereof (Sections 95-108)
            • Chapter 7. Other Persons Involved in Criminal Proceedings (Sections 109-115)
            • Chapter 8. Immunity from Criminal Proceedings (Sections 116-122)
            • Chapter 9. Proving and Evidence (Sections 123-137)
            • Chapter 10. Investigative Actions (Sections 138-209)
            • Chapter 11. Special Investigative Actions (Sections 210-234)
            • Chapter 12. Actions with Material Evidence and Documents (Sections 235-240)
            • Chapter 13. General Provisions for the Application of Compulsory Measures (Sections 241-249)
            • Chapter 14. Compulsory Measures not Related to Deprivation of Liberty (Sections 250-262)
            • Chapter 15. Compulsory Measures Related to the Deprivation of Liberty (Sections 263-287)
            • Chapter 16. Procedural Sanctions (Sections 288-298)
            • Chapter 18. Procedural Terms (Sections 312-317)
            • Chapter 19. Rulings (Sections 318-322)
            • Chapter 22. Summonses (Sections 328-333)
            • Chapter 26. Compensation for Harm Caused by a Criminal Offence (Sections 350-354)
            • Chapter 27. Actions with Criminally Acquired Property (Sections 355-360)
            • Chapter 29. Procedural Expenditures and the Reimbursement thereof (Sections 367-368)
            • Chapter 30. Initiation and Termination of Criminal Proceedings (Sections 369-383)
            • Chapter 31. General Provisions of Pre-trial Criminal Proceedings
            • Chapter 33. Criminal Prosecution (Sections 402-414)
            • Chapter 38. Application of an Agreement in Pre-trial Criminal Proceedings (Sections 433-438)
            • Chapter 39. Special Features of Pre-trial Criminal Proceeding Applying Coercive Measures to a Legal Person (Sections 439-441)
            • Chapter 42. General Provisions of the Trial of a Criminal Case (Sections 449-474)
            • Chapter 43. Merger, Division, Deferral, Suspension, or Termination of Criminal Proceedings (Sections 475-481)
            • Chapter 44. Recording of the Course of a Court Hearing (Sections 482-485)
            • Chapter 46. Trials (Sections 493-510)
            • Chapter 47. Judgment (Sections 511-535)
            • Chapter 48. Special Features of Court Proceedings in the Case of a Settlement between a Victim and an Accused (Sections 536-538)
            • Chapter 49. Special Features of Court Proceedings in Relation to an Agreement Entered into during Pre-trial Proceedings (Sections 539-543)
            • Chapter 50. Special Features of Court Proceedings in Entering Into an Agreement in Trial Proceedings (Sections 544-546)
            • Chapter 52. Preparation of a Case for Trial in an Appellate Court (Sections 549-559)
            • Chapter 53. Trial of a Case in Accordance with Appellate Procedures (Sections 560-568)
            • Chapter 54. Examination of a Case According to Cassation Procedures (Sections 569-591)
            • Chapter 55. Criminal Proceedings in Determining Compulsory Measures of a Medical Nature (Sections 592-609)
            • Chapter 56. Criminal Proceedings in Cases Regarding the Exoneration of a Deceased Person (Sections 610-616)
            • Chapter 58. Criminal Proceedings in Private Prosecution Cases (Sections 621-625) - excluded
            • Chapter 59. Proceedings Regarding Criminally Acquired Property (Sections 626-631)
            • Chapter 60. Entering into Effect, Transferring for Execution and Procedures for Execution of Judgments, Decisions and Penal Orders of a Prosecutor (Sections 632-639)
            • Chapter 61. Examination of Matters that have Arisen during the Execution of Judgments and Decisions (Sections 640-654)
            • Chapter 62. Renewal of Criminal Proceedings in connection with Newly Disclosed Circumstances (Sections 655-661)
            • Chapter 63. Examination De Novo of Valid Rulings in Relation to a Substantial Violation of the Norms of a Material or Procedural Law (Sections 662-672)
            • Chapter 64. General Provisions of Co-operation (Sections 673-681)
            • Chapter 65. Extradition of a Person to Latvia (Sections 682-695)
            • Transitional provisions
          • Latvian Criminal Code
            • General Part
            • Special Part
          • Latvian Criminal Procedure Code
            • Chapter One. General provisions
            • Chapter Two. Court and jurisdiction
            • Chapter Three. Prosecutor
            • Chapter Five. Proof
            • Chapter Six. Security measures
            • Chapter Seven. Minutes and other means of recording
            • Chapter Nine. Participants in the proceedings, their rights and obligations
            • Chapter Ten. Initiation of Criminal Proceedings
            • Chapter Twelve. General regulations of pre-trial investigation
            • Chapter Thirteen. Prosecution and interrogation of an accused
            • Chapter Fifteen. Confrontation and presentation for recognition
            • Chapter Nineteen. Suspension and termination of pre-trial investigation
            • Chapter Twenty-two. Transfer of the accused to court and preparatory actions for the hearing
            • Chapter Twenty-three. General rules of procedure
            • Chapter Thirty-four. Preparatory part of the hearing
            • Chapter Twenty-five. Court investigation
            • Chapter Twenty-six. Court deliberations and the defendant's last word
            • Chapter Twenty-seven. Delivery of a judgement
            • Chapter Thirty. Enforcement of the judgment
            • Chapter Thirty-one. Proceedings before the supervisory authority
            • Chapter Thirty-three. Proceedings for the application of coercive measures of a medical nature
            • Chapter Thirty-four. Summary proceedings
            • Chapter Thirty-six. Review of a judgment under appeal procedure
            • Chapter Thirty-seven. Review of a judgment under cassation procedure
      • Department of Administrative Cases
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          • ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
            • Administrative act
            • Actual action
            • Contract governed by public law
            • Separation of areas of law
            • Principles of law
              • Principle of observance of the rights of an individual
              • Principle of equality
              • Rule of law
              • Principle of non-arbitrariness
              • Principle of legitimate expectations
              • Principle of reservation of the law
              • Principle of proportionality
              • Principle of procedural justice
              • Principle of objective investigation
              • Right to a fair trial
              • Other
              • Conflict of principles of law
            • Application of legal provisions
            • Participants
            • Notification
            • Subjective rights of a person
            • Administrative proceedings in court
              • Administrative proceedings in court
              • State fee / security deposit
              • Temporary protection in administrative proceedings
              • Legal aid
              • Evidence
              • Newly discovered circumstances
            • Other procedural issues
          • ENFORCEMENT IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
          • AID PAYMENTS
          • COMPENSATION CLAIMS
            • General provisions
            • Material damage
            • Non-material damage and personal injury
          • CHILDREN'S RIGHTS / PARENTAL RIGHTS
          • ACTIVITIES OF REPRESENTATIVES OF LIBERAL PROFESSIONS
            • Advocates
            • Insolvency administrators
            • Notaries
            • Bailiffs
          • CONSTRUCTION LAW
          • HUMAN RIGHTS
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