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Constitutional court allows appeal to reform labor decision due to prior unincorporated unconstitutional declaration.

Case Number TC_19980298
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the appeal against a labor tribunal decision, ordering its reform to incorporate a previously issued unconstitutional declaration. The appellant argued that the lower court failed to apply the mandatory effect of the declaration regarding Article 4(1)(c) of Law 137/85. The court ruled in favor of the appellant because the lower court's omission violated the binding force of the constitutional declaration established in the prior ruling.

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Art. 241.º, n.º 1, al. a) da CR; Art. 242.º da CR: When a declaration of unconstitutionality has mandatory general force, lower courts must incorporate its content and scope; failure to do so renders the decision unconstitutional and subject to reform.

Keywords

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mandatory general force declaration of unconstitutionality labor tribunal decision incorporation of ruling constitutional binding effect

Cited Legislation

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Art. 241.º, n.º 1, al. a) da CR
Art. 242.º da CR
Art. 4.º n.º 1 al. c) do DL nº 137/85

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão nº 528/96
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284/11
Portuguese Constitutional Court rejects claim that labor law vacation accumulation violates proportionality principle.
626/2016
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses review because the lower court did not apply the challenged labor code article.
101/04
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses request to correct error manifestum for procedural abuse.
633/98
Constitutional Court allows appeal to apply previously declared unconstitutional law retroactively. The court held that the unconstitutional provision must be applied with general binding force. The court ruled that the lower court failed to consider the retroactive effect of the unconstitutionality declaration. The decision establishes that courts must apply laws declared unconstitutional with general binding force. The court emphasized the principle of legal certainty and the need to correct prior errors. This case clarifies the application of retroactive unconstitutionality in labor law disputes.
78/91
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal applying general force of prior unconstitutionality declaration against administrative regulation.

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Acórdão 298/98

ACÓRDÃO Nº 298/98

Falta Exposição

Proc. nº 141/98

1ª Secção

Cons. Rel.: Artur Maurício

Acordam na 1ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos vindos do 4º Juízo do Tribunal do Trabalho de Lisboa, em que é recorrente C... e são recorridos o Estado Português e a CT..., em liquidação, concordando-se no essencial com a exposição lavrada pelo então relator de fls. 264 e segs. que aqui se dá por inteiramente reproduzida e que a resposta da recorrida - sustentando não se verificarem in casu os pressupostos do recurso - não abala, tendo em conta a jurisprudência formada por este Tribunal, designadamente a que se extrai do seu Acórdão nº 528/96 (in DR, II Série, de 18/7/96), decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso e, em consequência, determinar que a decisão impugnada seja reformada, a fim de se ter em conta o conteúdo e alcance da declaração de inconstitucionalidade do artº 4º nº 1 al. c) do DL nº 137/85, de 3 de Maio com força obrigatória geral proferida pelo Acórdão nº 162/95, publicado na Iª Série A do DR de 5/5/95.

Lisboa, 28 de Abril de 1998

Artur Mauricio

Maria Helena Brito

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Paulo Mota Pinto

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa