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Constitutional court dismisses conscientious objector's claim regarding military service exemption under Portuguese law.

Case Number 245/96
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court of Portugal denied the applicant's request for a ruling on conscientious objection to military service. The applicant, A., challenged the decision of the National Conscientious Objection Commission, arguing for exemption based on moral grounds. The court rejected the appeal, upholding the existing administrative decision without granting constitutional protection for this specific claim.

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Art. 26.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa; Art. 52.º da Lei de Mobilização Militar: The Constitutional Court does not grant constitutional review to administrative decisions regarding conscientious objection when the applicant fails to meet statutory requirements or when the matter falls outside the scope of constitutional review.

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Conscientious Objection Military Service Exemption Constitutional Review Administrative Decision Portuguese Law Supreme Court Constitutional Court
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Acórdão 739/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 73996

Processo nº 245/96

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 de fls. 54 e 55 (que aqui se dá por integralmente reproduzida) decide-se negar provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 22 de Maio de 1996

Maria Assunção Esteves

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Antero Monteiro Diniz

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Luís Nunes de Almeida