Pieaugušu cilvēku ar lemtspējas ierobežojumiem tiesības administratīvajā procesā

Abstract

The paper presents the current legal regulation of rights of persons with limited capacity in administrative procedure and suggests considering amendments to secure the implementation of norms stated in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. First, the general framework of legal capacity in Latvian law is described. Second, the procedural rights of persons with limited legal capacity in the administrative procedure in line with general regulations in Civil Law are analysed. Third, the rights of persons with limited capacity stated in Articles 12 and 13 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are characterised. Finally, the development of amendments to the administrative procedure laws required for the protection of persons with limited capacity is suggested.