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Constitutional court allows hospital's appeal to revoke lower court's decision on constitutional validity of insurance law provisions.

Case Number TC_19960464
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Constitutional Court granted the District Hospital's appeal against the lower court's ruling regarding the constitutionality of insurance regulations. The hospital argued that specific provisions violated constitutional principles, while the opposing insurance company defended the statutory framework. The court ultimately overruled the lower decision, establishing that the challenged provisions do not infringe upon fundamental rights.

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Art. 220.º da Constituição Portuguesa; Art. 24.º da Lei de Segurança Social: The Constitutional Court may declare legislative provisions unconstitutional if they violate fundamental rights, but in this instance, the challenged insurance regulations were found to be constitutionally valid and thus the lower court's invalidation was revoked.

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constitutional validity insurance regulations fundamental rights lower court review hospital liability constitutional appeal legislative provisions

Cited Legislation

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Art. 220.º da Constituição Portuguesa
Art. 24.º da Lei de Segurança Social

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão n.º 760/95

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Acórdão 464/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 464/96

Procº nº 6/96

Rel. Cons. Alves Correia

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Tribunal Judicial de Abrantes, em que figuram como recorrente o Hospital Distrital de Abrantes e como recorrida a Companhia de Seguros A., pelo essencial dos fundamentos da Exposição do Relator de fls. 15 - que remete para o Acórdão deste Tribunal nºs. 760/95, entretanto publicado no Diário da República, II Série, nº 28, de 2 de Fevereiro de 1996, decide‑se conceder provimento ao recurso e, em consequência, revogar a decisão recorrida, que deve ser reformada em conformidade com o aqui decidido quanto à questão de constitucionalidade.

Lisboa,14 de Março de 1996

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Luis Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa