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98P1167 AI generated

Supreme Court declares Constitutional Court ruling invalidates prior precedents but preserves their jurisprudential value.

Case Number 98P1167
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the appeal, ruling that the Constitutional Court's 1996 declaration of unconstitutionality only removed the mandatory binding force of prior precedents. While the court acknowledged that these earlier decisions lost their status as generally binding, it affirmed that their jurisprudential value and doctrinal merit remain intact. Consequently, the court decided not to take cognizance of the case as a matter of precedent, leaving the specific legal issue unresolved for future reference.

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ASSENTO CONSTITUCIONALIDADE FORÇA OBRIGATÓRIA GERAL

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Constitutional Court ruling mandatory binding force precedent validity jurisprudential value Supreme Court decision

Cited Legislation

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Art. 249.º, n.º 1 da CR
Art. 223.º, n.º 1 da CR

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00036346

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199812150011673

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 7232/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2EDD264397A7AEA0802568FC003BA25D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A declaração de inconstitucionalidade, com força obrigatória geral, constante do Acórdão do Tribunal Constitucional publicado no DR IS-A, de 18 de Julho de 1996, apenas retira, aos Assentos anteriores do S.T.J., a sua eficácia de decisões de acatamento geral obrigatório, não pondo em causa o seu "valor jurisprudencial" nem o mérito da sua doutrina.