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98B894 AI generated

Judicial decisions must be interpreted according to principles governing legal and contractual interpretation.

Case Number 98B894
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court unanimously held that all judicial decisions, regardless of their specific content, must be interpreted using established principles of legal and contractual interpretation. The relator emphasized that these universal interpretive rules apply to every judicial act to ensure consistency and fairness. Consequently, the decision affirmed the necessity of adhering to these foundational principles when analyzing any judicial ruling.

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DECISÃO JUDICIAL INTERPRETAÇÃO

Keywords

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judicial decision interpretation legal interpretation principles contractual interpretation rules unanimous court ruling civil code provisions

Cited Legislation

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Art. 289 do Código Civil
Art. 290 do Código Civil
Art. 291 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00035192

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199812030008942

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 1339/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/5188FB75BA3AF50C802568FC003BA3CE?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A decisão judicial, qualquer que ela seja, deve ser interpretada segundo os princípios regedores da interpretação da lei e da declaração negocial.