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TC_19940651 AI generated

Constitutional challenge dismissed due to subsequent amnesty law rendering the challenged norm irrelevant.

Case Number TC_19940651
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the constitutional challenge inadmissible because a subsequent amnesty law had already annulled the specific administrative violation. The Ministry of Public Prosecution sought to invalidate Article 27 of a 1989 Decree-Law, while the respondent had previously been granted amnesty for the offense under a 1994 law. The court ruled that the challenge was unnecessary since the legal basis for the violation no longer existed.

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Article 1º, alínea f)f) of Law No. 15/94; Article 27 of Decree-Law No. 30/89: A constitutional challenge is declared inadmissible due to supervening unconstitutionality or annulment of the challenged norm by a subsequent amnesty law.

Keywords

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constitutional challenge supervening unconstitutionality amnesty law inadmissible appeal legal basis annulment

Cited Legislation

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Article 1, letter f) of Law No. 15/94, of May 11
Article 27 of Decree-Law No. 30/89, of January 24
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521/93
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TC_19940626
Constitutional challenge dismissed due to subsequent amnesty making the norm's unconstitutionality moot.
129/91
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as criminal procedure extinguished by amnesty, rendering the appeal useless.
TC_19950274
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses unconstitutionality claim due to subsequent amnesties of the alleged offense.
286/91
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as criminal procedure extinguished by amnesty, rendering the appeal useless.

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Acórdão 651/94

ACÓRDÃO Nº 651/94

Procº. nº. 45/94

2ª. Secção

Rel. Cons.: Sousa e Brito

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Tribunal do Trabalho do Círculo Judicial de Cascais, em que figuram como recorrente o Ministério Público e como recorrida A., tendo em conta o despacho do Mmº. Juiz de 26 de Outubro de 1994, que julgou amnistiada, ao abrigo do artigo 1º, alínea f)f), da Lei nº 15/94, de 11 de Maio, a contra-ordenação imputada à recorrida, decide-se julgar extinto o recurso de constituciona­lidade - cujo objecto é a questão da inconstitucionalidade da norma constante do artigo 27º do Decreto-Lei nº 30/89, de 24 de Janeiro -, por inutilidade superveniente.

Lisboa, 13 de Dezembro de 1994

José de Sousa e Brito

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Luís Nunes de Almeida