The Chair of the Department of Administrative Cases of the Senate of the Supreme Court Veronika Krumina on September 25, participates in the colloquium, dedicated to 20 years jubilee of the Court of the first instance of the Court of European Communities, that takes place in Luxemburg.

Main themes of the colloquium are „Quality of proceedings” and „Availability of the court”.

In jubilee events there participate judges of Supreme Courts, representatives of governments, professors, scientists and representatives of European institutions of all 27 member states, and also representatives of international organisations, for example, World Trade Organisation and World Criminal Court.

In order to provide ovbservation, understanding and uniform application of law in all member states of European Communities, in year 1952 the Court of European Communities (CEC) was formed, in composition of which also the Court of the first instance, established in year 1988, and the Court of Civil Services, established in year 2004, have been included. The main task of the CEC is uniform interpretation of law of Communities and making decisions upon their validity. The Court of the first instance was created in order to improve legal protection of commonalty and adopt part of the competence of the Court of European Communities.

 



Information prepared by

Head of the Division of Communications of the Supreme Court Rasma Zvejniece

E-mail: rasma.zvejniece@at.gov.lv, telephone: 67020396, 28652211