Legal scholar and practising lawyer from Finland Vladimir Jilkine, who recently defended his thesis with confidence, acquiring the doctoral degree in Law, in a comparative study describes European Court of Human Rights judgments and the conclusions on the implementation of national court rulings having come into force in Latvia and Finland. European Court of Human Rights judgements prove that both in Latvia, as well as in the country recognised for its democratic values, legal norm interpretations which are contrary to the international legal norms still exist. The Latvian Supreme Court and Finnish Republic Supreme Court jurisdiction state that the European Convention is recognised as essential and important legal instrument to be taken int...