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TC_19970480 AI generated

Constitutional court dismisses appeal for non-merits review due to lack of substantive examination.

Case Number TC_19970480
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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Legislator summary

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The Constitutional Court decided not to examine the merits of the appeal filed by A against B. The court rejected the request without addressing the underlying legal arguments presented by the parties. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed and the appellant was ordered to pay the associated court costs.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 221.º da Constituição; Art. 222.º da Constituição: When a Constitutional Court appeal is not taken into consideration, the decision is limited to procedural dismissal without substantive review.

Keywords

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Constitutional Court non-merits review procedural dismissal court costs appeal rejection

Cited Legislation

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Art. 221.º da Constituição
Art. 222.º da Constituição
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450/96
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253/97
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal for non-constitutional issue raised too late in nullity proceedings.
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Constitutional court dismisses appeal against Supreme Court judgment due to lack of admissibility grounds.
719/96
Constitutional court dismisses appeal for lack of admissibility due to failure to cite specific administrative law provisions.
547/96
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as it lacks constitutional review jurisdiction over administrative court fact-finding.

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Acórdão 480/97

ACÓRDÃO Nº 480/97

Proc. nº 279/97

Cons. Messias Bento

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Recorrente: A.

Recorrido: B.

Nestes autos de recurso, vindos do Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, pelo essencial das razões aduzidas na exposição do relator, que a resposta do recorrente não abalou, decide-se não tomar conhecimento do recurso e condenar o recorrente nas custas, com taxa de justiça que se fixa em oito unidades de conta.

Lisboa, 2 de Julho de 1997

Messias Bento

Guilherme da Fonseca

Fernando Alves Correia

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

Luís Nunes de Almeida