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Constitutional court dismisses appeal after previously declaring the challenged administrative norm unconstitutional.

Case Number 187/91
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court denied the Public Prosecutor's appeal against a lower court's refusal to apply a specific administrative regulation. Although the lower court had initially declined to use the norm, the Constitutional Court had already declared that same norm unconstitutional in a prior ruling. Consequently, the court confirmed the lower court's decision by applying the earlier declaration of unconstitutionality to reject the appeal.

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Art. 221.º n.º 1 da Constituição Portuguesa; When a norm is declared unconstitutional with general binding force, lower courts must apply that declaration to reject appeals based on the continued application of the invalid norm.

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constitutional unconstitutionality general binding force public prosecutor appeal administrative regulation lower court decision

Cited Legislation

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Art. 221.º n.º 1 da Constituição Portuguesa

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão n.º 61/91
Entretanto, este Tribunal declarou, com força obrigatória geral, a inconstitucionalidade da referida norma, através do Acórdão n.º 61/91 (D.R., I Série-A, de 1 de Abril de 1991).
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ACÓRDÃO Nº 141/91

ACÓRDÃO N.º 141/91

Processo n.º 187/91

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Sousa e Brito

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

No presente processo, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A., o tribunal a quo recusou aplicar a norma constante da alínea b) do n.º 3 da Portaria n.º 760/85, de 4 de Outubro.

Desta decisão foi interposto recurso para o Tribunal Constitucional.

Entretanto, este Tribunal declarou, com força obrigatória geral, a inconstitucionalidade da referida norma, através do Acórdão n.º 61/91 (D.R., I Série-A, de 1 de Abril de 1991).

Nestes termos, em aplicação da mencionada declaração de inconstitucionalidade, decide-se negar provimento ao recurso e confirmar a decisão recorrida.

Lisboa, 24 de Abril de 1991

José de Sousa e Brito

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Fernando Alves Correia

Mário de Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa