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Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses conscientious objection claim, ruling it lacks constitutional basis.

Case Number 478/95
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal Constitucional denied the applicant's request to be recognized as a conscientious objector. The applicant argued that the law failed to accommodate their moral objections to military service, while the state maintained that the existing framework was sufficient. The court rejected the claim because the Constitution does not explicitly guarantee a right to conscientious objection, leaving the matter to legislative discretion.

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Constituição da República Portuguesa, artigo 21.º; artigo 26.º: The Constitution does not establish a constitutional right to conscientious objection, thereby leaving the regulation of such status to the legislature.

Keywords

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Constitutional Court Conscientious Objection Military Service Fundamental Rights Legislative Discretion Portuguese Law Constitutional Review

Cited Legislation

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Constituição da República Portuguesa, artigo 21.º
Constituição da República Portuguesa, artigo 26.º
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Acórdão 251/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 251/96

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ACÓRDÃO Nº 267/96()

Processo nº 478/95

1ª Secção

Relatora: Conselheira Assunção Esteves

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Neste processo, vindo do Supremo Tribunal Administrativo, sendo recorrente A. e recorrida a Comissão Nacional de Objecção de Consciência, pelos fundamentos da exposição do relator de fls. 56 e seg. , decide-se negar provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 5 de Março de 1996

Maria Assunção Esteves

Maria Fernanda Palma

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Antero Monteiro Diniz

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa

() Acórdãos iguais a este e da mesma Relatora:Ac.252/96 – Proc. 490/95; Ac. 253/96 – Proc.502/95; Ac.254/96 – Proc. 514/96; Ac. 255/96 – Proc. 526/95; Ac. 256/96 – Proc. 538/95; Ac. 257/96 – Proc.563/95;Ac. 258/96 – proc. 575/95; Ac.259/96 – Proc. 726/95; Ac. 260/96 – Proc. 738/95; Ac.261/96 – Proc. 750/95; Ac. 262/96 – Proc 762/95; Ac.263/96 – Proc. 836/95; Ac. 264/96 – Proc. 840/95;Ac. 265/96 – Proc. 23/96; Ac. 266/96 – Proc. 35/96; Ac. 267/96 – Proc. 47/96.