Requirement to issue reasoned decision

AdministrativeProcedure law (as of 2004 in English)

Source:http://www.vvc.gov.lv/export/sites/default/docs/LRTA/Likumi/Administrative_Procedure_Law.doc

Section 8. Institutions and courts, inapplying the norms of law, shall use the basic methods of the interpretation ofthe norms of law (grammatical, systemic, historical and teleological methods)in order to achieve the most equitable and useful result (Section 17).

Section 247. (1) In rendering judgment, thecourt shall base itself upon the norms of substantive and procedural law.

(2)The court shall base its judgment on the facts which have been established bythe evidence in the matter or which in accordance with Section 153 of this Laware not required to be proved.

(3)A court may base its judgment only on such facts as the participants in theadministrative proceeding have had an opportunity to express their views orallyor in writing in regard to.