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Portuguese court annuls administrative act for lack of explicit legal and factual justification under Constitution Art. 268(2).

Case Number 077990
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice annulled an administrative decision due to insufficient motivation and lack of explicit legal grounds. The court held that administrative acts affecting citizens' rights require both a statement of reasons and a justification based on factual and legal premises. Consequently, the decision was invalidated because it failed to meet the constitutional requirement for express fundamentation.

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ACTO ADMINISTRATIVO FUNDAMENTAÇÃO MOTIVAÇÃO

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administrative act fundamentation constitutional requirement motivation lack of legal justification annulment of administrative decision express statement of reasons

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Art. 268, n. 2 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00001275

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199003140779901

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/34FBD74D7218CEF6802568FC003941DC?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - De acordo com o artigo 268, n. 2, da Constituição da Republica Portuguesa (82) os actos administrativos carecem de fundamentação expressa quando afectem direitos ou interesses legalmente protegidos dos cidadãos.

II - A fundamentação consiste não so na motivação - indicação das razões que estão na base de escolha operada pela administração - mas tambem na justificação - exposição dos pressupostos de facto e de direito que estão na base do procedimento administrativo.