Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
478/95 AI generated

Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses conscientious objector's claim for exemption from military service.

Case Number 478/95
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Tribunal Constitucional denied the applicant's request for exemption from military service based on conscientious objection. The applicant, A., argued that mandatory service violated their fundamental rights, while the National Commission of Conscientious Objection opposed the exemption. The court ruled that the existing legal framework does not provide for such an exemption, thereby upholding the mandatory nature of military service.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

Constituição da República Portuguesa, Art. 26.º, n.º 1; Código do Serviço Militar, Art. 10.º: The Constitution does not grant a right to conscientious objection to military service, and the mandatory nature of such service remains valid.

Keywords

AI generated
Conscientious Objection Military Service Constitutional Rights Mandatory Service Fundamental Freedoms

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Constituição da República Portuguesa, Art. 26.º, n.º 1
Código do Serviço Militar, Art. 10

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

Acórdão 251/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 251/96

ao

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.