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716/95 AI generated

Constitutional Court dismisses appeal against mandatory general invalidation of law regarding administrative fines.

Case Number 716/95
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed

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The Constitutional Court denied the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor against a declaration of general mandatory invalidation of a law. The case involved the Public Prosecutor challenging the broad application of the invalidation ruling to administrative fines. The court upheld the original decision, affirming that the legislative intent to invalidate the law with general mandatory force was correctly applied.

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Art. 289.º da CR; Art. 289.º da CR: When a law is declared unconstitutional with general mandatory force, the declaration applies to all cases pending or future, binding all authorities.

Keywords

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Constitutional invalidation general mandatory force administrative fines Public Prosecutor appeal Constitutional Court ruling

Cited Legislation

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Art. 289.º da CR
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Acórdão 154/96

ACORDÃO 154/96

Processo nº716/95

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, em que é recorrente o Ministério Publico e recorrida A., em aplicação da declaração de inconstitucionalidade com força obrigatória geral constante do Acórdão nº 451/95 (publicado no Diária da República, I Série-A, de 3 de Agosto de 1995), decide-se negar provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 7 de Fevereiro de 1996

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

Messias Bento

Fernando Alves Correia

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa