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AUTO 304/1991 ECLI:ES:TC:1991:304A AI generated

Constitutional Court dismisses appeal for invoking equality principle rhetorically without concrete facts.

Case Number AUTO 304/1991
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Spain (ES)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible

Legislator summary

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The Tribunal Constitucional declared the constitutional appeal inadmissible due to a lack of concrete content and rhetorical invocation of the equality principle. The applicant, a woman seeking divorce, argued for gender equality but failed to provide specific factual grounds distinguishing her case from general legal provisions. The court ruled that abstract arguments without material differentiation do not satisfy the requirement for a concrete constitutional complaint.

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Art. 24 CE; Art. 14 CE: The constitutional appeal is inadmissible when the applicant invokes the principle of equality merely rhetorically without demonstrating specific factual circumstances that distinguish their case from the general legal rule.

Keywords

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Principle of Equality Constitutional Appeal Rhetorical Invocation Lack of Concrete Content Divorce Proceedings Gender Discrimination Inadmissibility

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24 CE
Art. 14 CE

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Identificación

Órgano

Sección Tercera

Magistrados

Don Francisco Rubio Llorente, don Eugenio Díaz Eimil y don José Luis de los Mozos y de los Mozos.

Número y fecha BOE

Tipo y número de registro

Recurso de amparo 1018-1991

Fecha de resolución

14/10/1991

Síntesis y resumen

Síntesis Descriptiva

Acordando la inadmisión a trámite del recurso de amparo 1.018/1991

Resumen

Inadmisión. Principio de igualdad: invocación retórica. Indefensión: no imputable al órgano judicial. Contenido constitucional de la demanda: carencia.

Doña Mercedes Castaño Amador contra Sentencia de la Audiencia Provincial de Badajoz, dimanante de autos del Juzgado de Primera Instancia núm. 1 de Badajoz, sobre separación matrimonial.

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[PDF] https://hj.tribunalconstitucional.es/HJ/PDF/1991/1991_00304-1991_01018.pdf