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Constitutional court allows appeal against refusal of constitutional review due to organic unconstitutionality violation.

Case Number TC_19960943
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the public prosecutor's appeal against a lower court's refusal to conduct a constitutional review. The lower court had rejected the request based on an organic unconstitutionality claim violating Article 168(1)(q) of the Constitution. The court reversed this decision, ordering the lower court to reform its ruling according to the principles established in its previous judgment.

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Art. 168(1)(q) of the Constitution; Art. 55(2) and (3) of Law No. 214/88: The Constitutional Court may grant an appeal against a refusal to conduct a constitutional review when the lower court incorrectly relies on organic unconstitutionality grounds, thereby mandating the reform of the contested decision.

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constitutional review organic unconstitutionality public prosecutor appeal lower court refusal Constitutional Court jurisdiction

Cited Legislation

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Art. 168(1)(q) of the Constitution
Art. 55(2) and (3) of Law No. 214/88
Law No. 206/91
Law No. 312/93
artigo 168º da Constituição

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão n.º 778/96
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TC_19960941
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475/96
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TC_19960945
Constitutional court grants review of Article 55 of the 1988 Law on the Public Prosecutor's Office.
TC_19960944
Constitutional court grants relief to revoke administrative order violating constitutional rights under specific statutory provisions.
TC_19961047
Constitutional Court dismisses public prosecutor appeal against judicial regulation reforming prior rulings.

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Acórdão 943/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 943/96

Proc.nº 356/96

2ª Secção

Relator : Cons.Sousa e Brito

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos vindos do Tribunal de Círculo e de Comarca de Gondomar, sendo recorrente o Ministério Público, face a uma decisão de recusa do artigo 55º n.º 2 e 3 do DL n.º 214/88, de 17 de Junho (quanto ao n.º 2 na redacção do DL n.º 206/91, de 7 de Junho, e quanto ao n.º 3 na redacção do DL n.º 312/93 de 15 de Setembro) fundada em inconstitucionalidade orgânica por violação do n.º 1 alínea q) do artigo 168º da Constituição, pelos fundamentos do Acórdão n.º 778/96 de que foi junta cópia aos autos, concede-se provimento ao recurso, determinando-se a revogação do despacho recorrido, a fim de ser reformado nos termos expressos no citado Acórdão n.º 778/96 quanto à questão de constitucionalidade.

Lisboa, 10 de Julho de 1996

José de Sousa e Brito

Messias Bento

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

Luís Nunes de Almeida