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Constitutional court dismisses appeal after declaring a specific administrative norm unconstitutional by general force. The court rejects the request to apply the norm because it has been declared unconstitutional. The procedural outcome is the denial of the appeal due to the prior general declaration of unconstitutionality. The court ruled that the norm cannot be applied because it was already declared unconstitutional with general binding force. The decision confirms that once a norm is declared unconstitutional, it loses its validity and cannot be applied in any case. The appeal is dismissed because the underlying norm is no longer valid law. The court's reasoning relies on the principle of general binding force of constitutional declarations. The outcome is a dismissal of the appeal against the judge's refusal to apply the invalid norm.

Case Number 315/90
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor against a lower court's refusal to apply a specific administrative norm. The lower court had declined to apply Article 3(b) of Portaria 760/85, which the Constitutional Court had previously declared unconstitutional with general binding force in a prior decision. Consequently, the Court denied the appeal, ruling that the norm could not be applied due to its prior invalidation. The decision establishes that once a norm is declared unconstitutional with general binding force, it loses all legal validity and cannot be invoked in any proceedings.

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Art. 280.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa; Art. 282.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa: When a norm is declared unconstitutional with general binding force, it loses its validity and cannot be applied in any case, rendering appeals against its non-application inadmissible.

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general binding force declaration of unconstitutionality administrative norm invalidity constitutional review non-application of law procedural dismissal legal validity

Cited Legislation

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Art. 280.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa
Art. 282.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão n.º 61/91
Entretanto, este Tribunal, pelo Acórdão n.º 61/91 (publicado no Diário da República, I Série-A, de 1 de Abril de 1991) declarou, com força obrigatória geral, a inconstitucionalidade da referida norma.
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ACÓRDÃO Nº 143/91

ACÓRDÃO N.º 143/91

Processo n.º 315/90

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Alves Correia

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A., o Mmº Juiz a quo recusou aplicação à norma constante da alínea b) do n.º 3 da Portaria nº 760/85, de 4 de Outubro.

Desta decisão foi interposto recurso para o Tribunal Constitucional.

Entretanto, este Tribunal, pelo Acórdão n.º 61/91 (publicado no Diário da República, I Série-A, de 1 de Abril de 1991) declarou, com força obrigatória geral, a inconstitucionalidade da referida norma.

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

Lisboa, 24 de Abril de 1991.

Fernando Alves Correia

Messias Bento

Mário de Brito

Luís Nunes de Almeida

José de Sousa e Brito

Bravo Serra

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa