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Portuguese Constitutional Court upholds conscientious objection law against constitutional challenge. The court rejects the claim that the conscientious objection law violates constitutional rights. The court finds the law constitutional and denies the appeal. The court rules the law does not violate constitutional rights. The court affirms the constitutionality of the conscientious objection provision. The court rejects the constitutional challenge to the conscientious objection law. The court declares the law constitutional and dismisses the appeal. The court upholds the law against the constitutional complaint. The court finds no violation of constitutional rights in the law.

Case Number 475/95
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court of Portugal dismissed the appeal filed by the National Commission of Conscientious Objection against Article 18(3)(d) of Law No. 7/92. The applicant argued that the norm infringing upon constitutional rights, following the precedent of Acórdão 681/95. The court ruled that the provision is not unconstitutional, thereby upholding the legal framework for conscientious objection in Portugal.

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Art. 20.º da CRP; Art. 18.º da Lei n.º 7/92: The Constitutional Court holds that the statutory provision regulating conscientious objection does not violate constitutional guarantees and is therefore not unconstitutional.

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Conscientious Objection Constitutional Review Constitutional Rights Portuguese Law Non-Combatant Status

Cited Legislation

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Art. 20.º da CRP
Art. 18.º da Lei n.º 7/92

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão nº 681/95
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392/95
Portuguese Constitutional Court upholds conscientious objection law as constitutional and rejects the objection commission's appeal.
384/95
Constitutional court rejects challenge to conscientious objection law, upholding its constitutionality.
312/95
Constitutional court upholds conscientious objection law provision against challenge by objectors' commission.
130/96
Constitutional Court upholds conscientious objection law as constitutional and rejects applicant's challenge.
392/94
Constitutional Court upholds conscientious objection law, rejecting claim that it violates freedom of religion.

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Acórdão 268/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 268/96

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ACÓRDÃO Nº 283/96()

Processo nº 475/95

1ª Secção

Relatora: Conselheira Maria Fernanda Palma

Acordam na 1 ª Secção do Tribunal constitucional:

Recorrente: A.

Recorrido: Comissão Nacional de Objecção de Consciência

Nestes autos de recurso, tendo por objecto a norma da alínea d) do nº 3 do artigo 18º da Lei nº 7/92, de 12 de Maio, seguindo na esteira do acórdão nº 681/95, tirado em Plenário e publicado no D.R., II Série, de 30 de Janeiro de 1996, decide-se pela não inconstitucionalidade da norma em causa e nega-se provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 5 de Março de 1996

Maria Fernanda Palma

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Maria Assunção Esteves

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Antero Monteiro Diniz

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa

() Acórdãos iguais a do mesmo Relator: Ac.269/96 – Proc. 487/95; Ac. 270/96 – Proc.499/95; Ac. 271/96 – Proc. 523/95; Ac. 272/96 – Proc. 535/95; Ac. 273/96 – Proc. 560/95;Ac. 274/96 – Proc. 572/92; Ac.275/96 – Proc. 723/95; Ac. 276/96 – Proc. 735/95;Ac. 277/96 – Proc. 747/95;Ac. 278/96 – Proc. 759/95; Ac.279/96 – Proc. 783/95;Ac. 280/95 – Proc. 790/95;Ac. 281/96 – Proc. 25/96;Ac. 282/96 – Proc. 37/96;Ac. 283/96 – Proc. 49/96;