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002902 AI generated

Portuguese court holds absolute jurisdiction violations are public interests requiring ex officio review and create formal precedent.

Case Number 002902
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court granted the appeal, ruling that violations of absolute jurisdiction norms constitute essential public interests mandating ex officio examination under Article 102(1) of the Civil Procedure Code. The parties argued regarding the procedural necessity of such review, while the court emphasized the public nature of these jurisdictional rules. Consequently, the decision established that any ruling on a specific jurisdictional issue automatically generates a formal precedent binding future cases.

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COMPETENCIA INCOMPETENCIA ABSOLUTA CONHECIMENTO OFICIOSO CASO JULGADO FORMAL

Keywords

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absolute jurisdiction ex officio review public interest formal precedent civil procedure code

Cited Legislation

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Artigo 102 n. 1 do Código de Processo Civil
Artigo 104 n. 2 do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00005467

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199011070029024

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 6339/90

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/3AF9961CD80D8CAD802568FC0039949D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A infracção as normas de competencia absoluta coloca em jogo um interesse publico essencial, cabendo-lhe um regime de arguição mais energico que inclui o seu conhecimento oficioso - artigo 102 n. 1 do Codigo de Processo Civil.

II - Uma leitura aprofundada do n. 2 do artigo 104 do Codigo de Processo Civil obriga a concluir que, havendo despacho a conhecer de questão concreta de competencia, forma-se caso julgado formal.