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TC_19961132 AI generated

Constitutional court allows public prosecution appeal against civil court judgment in Portugal.

Case Number TC_19961132
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the public prosecution's appeal against a civil judgment from Gondomar. The Ministry of Public Prosecution challenged the lower court's decision, arguing it violated constitutional principles regarding the administration of justice. The court upheld the appeal, confirming that the public prosecution retains the right to contest civil rulings when fundamental rights or constitutional order are implicated.

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Art. 24.º da CRP; Art. 52.º da CRP: The public prosecution may appeal civil judgments when they infringe constitutional guarantees or disturb the legal order.

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public prosecution appeal civil judgment review constitutional court jurisdiction administrative justice Portugal constitutional law
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Acórdão 1132/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 1132/96

Procº nº 700/96

2ª Secção

Rel.: Consº Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do 1º Juízo Cível do Tribunal de Comarca de Gondomar, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público, pelas razões constantes do Acórdão nº 778/96 (publicado no Diário da República, II Série, de 17 de Agosto de 1996), decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 6 de Novembro de 1996

Luis Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa