RSU hosted first scientific and practical law conference LEX SCRIPTA

On 22 November, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Social Sciences hosted the first national scientific and practical law conference LEX SCRIPTA. The conference took place at 9C Kuldīgas iela, Riga, and was an excellent opportunity for law experts, professionals, researchers and students to come together for academic discussions and knowledge exchange.

November is the national holiday month in Latvia, highlighting the value of legal independence and freedom. The conference was attended by distinguished experts in the field like Lauma Paegļkalna, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia, who presented a paper on promoting gender equality, while Gunda Reire, Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia and an assistant professor at the RSU Faculty of Social Sciences, spoke on the importance of the international legal order. Prof. Sandra Kaija from the RSU Faculty of Social Sciences and Senator of the Supreme Court, focused on the problems of recovery of procedural costs in criminal proceedings. In addition to these speakers, the conference also featured many other highly qualified legal professionals who shared their experience and research in various fields of law, providing valuable insights into the development of the legal system.

The conference analysed a range of topical issues such as promoting gender equality, the role of international legal orders, the challenges of medical regulation and the use of copyright in education. The conference also focused on digital transformation, discussing the employment of medical practitioners on digital platforms and solutions to combat racist and xenophobic crimes online.

The conference provided an opportunity not only to gain valuable academic insights, but also to stimulate discussions on the future development of Latvian law and its role in the well-being of society.

In addition to the academic discussions, the participants had the opportunity to take part at the book launch event by Dr. iur. Ivars Kronis Dzīvojamo telpu īres tiesības: no teorijas līdz praksei (Residential Tenancy Rights: from Theory to Practice). The book presentation was an important event in the conference programme, providing an in-depth insight into this topical area of law.