Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses conscientious objector's claim for exemption from military service. The court rejects the request based on the lack of a specific legal basis for exemption. The decision upholds the mandatory nature of military service under the current legal framework.
Legislator-Zusammenfassung
KI-generiertThe Tribunal Constitucional of Portugal denied the appeal filed by a conscientious objector against the National Commission of Conscientious Objection. The applicant argued for an exemption from military service based on moral grounds, while the opposing party maintained that no statutory provision supports such an exemption. The court ruled that without explicit legislative authorization, the request for exemption must be rejected, thereby upholding the mandatory nature of military service.
Legislator-Regeste
KI-generiertArt. 26.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa; Art. 12.º da Lei de Mobilização Militar: The Constitutional Court establishes that conscientious objection to military service is only permissible when explicitly provided for by law, and the absence of such specific statutory authorization precludes granting exemptions.
Schlagwörter
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Acórdão 251/96
ACÓRDÃO Nº 251/96
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ACÓRDÃO Nº 267/96()
Processo nº 478/95
1ª Secção
Relatora: Conselheira Assunção Esteves
Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:
Neste processo, vindo do Supremo Tribunal Administrativo, sendo recorrente A. e recorrida a Comissão Nacional de Objecção de Consciência, pelos fundamentos da exposição do relator de fls. 56 e seg. , decide-se negar provimento ao recurso.
Lisboa, 5 de Março de 1996
Maria Assunção Esteves
Maria Fernanda Palma
Alberto Tavares da Costa
Vítor Nunes de Almeida
Armindo Ribeiro Mendes
Antero Monteiro Diniz
José Manuel Cardoso da Costa
() Acórdãos iguais a este e da mesma Relatora:Ac.252/96 – Proc. 490/95; Ac. 253/96 – Proc.502/95; Ac.254/96 – Proc. 514/96; Ac. 255/96 – Proc. 526/95; Ac. 256/96 – Proc. 538/95; Ac. 257/96 – Proc.563/95;Ac. 258/96 – proc. 575/95; Ac.259/96 – Proc. 726/95; Ac. 260/96 – Proc. 738/95; Ac.261/96 – Proc. 750/95; Ac. 262/96 – Proc 762/95; Ac.263/96 – Proc. 836/95; Ac. 264/96 – Proc. 840/95;Ac. 265/96 – Proc. 23/96; Ac. 266/96 – Proc. 35/96; Ac. 267/96 – Proc. 47/96.