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TC_19950419 AI generated

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

Case Number TC_19950419
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the unconstitutionality challenge inadmissible because the alleged violation was subsequently pardoned by a new amnesty law. The Ministry of Public Prosecution sought to challenge Article 27 of a 1989 decree, while the defendant argued its unconstitutionality. The court ruled that since the offense was already forgiven, the constitutional question became moot and unnecessary to decide.

Legislator headnote

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Article 1º, alínea f) of Law No. 15/94; Article 27 of Decree-Law No. 30/89: When a subsequent amnesty law pardons the offense underlying a constitutional challenge, the challenge is extinguished due to supervening unconstitutionality.

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supervening unconstitutionality amnesty law effect moot constitutional question extinction of proceedings subsequent pardon

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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Acórdão 419/95

ACÓRDÃO Nº 419/95

Procº nº 151/93

Rel. Cons. Alves Correia

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Tribunal do Trabalho de Almada, em que figuram como recorrente o Ministério Público e como recorrida M..., tendo em conta o despacho do Mmº Juiz de 20 de Abril de 1995, que julgou amnistiada, ao abrigo do artigo 1º, alínea f) f), da Lei nº 15/94, de 11 de Maio, a infracção imputada à recorrida, decide-se julgar extinto o recurso de constitucionalidade - cujo objecto é a questão da constitucionalidade da norma constante do artigo 27º do Decreto-Lei nº 30/89, de 24 de Janeiro -, por inutilidade superveniente.

Lisboa, 05 de Julho de 1995

Fernando Alves Correia

Messias Bento

José de Sousa e Brito

Luis Nunes de Almeida

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa