Sustainable Higher Education as a Challenge for Latvia: Impact of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia

Abstract

In view of the current relevance of the concept of sustainability, the article examines the application of this principle within the system of higher education in three essential areas, analysing the existing situation and outlining the necessary improvements in the context of sustainability. The article also reveals the impact of the rulings delivered by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia on the sustainable development of institutions of higher education, highlighting the rulings, which directly deal with issues important for institutions of higher education, inter alia, in the context of the development of the rule-of-law state. The author also expresses her opinions on the need for a dialogue between the legislator and the Constitutional Court on these matters, as well as urges to seek solutions to several essential issues regulating the life of institutions of higher education – both with respect to regulation on the employment legal relationship and the criteria set for the Latvian Science Council’s expert in the legal science.