Constitutional Court

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The Constitutional Court is Portugal’s highest judicial body responsible for overseeing the constitutionality of laws and ensuring that legislation and state actions comply with the Portuguese Constitution.

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Generate an image of the Constitutional Court (The Constitutional Court is Portugal’s highest judicial body responsible for overseeing the constitutionality of laws and ensuring that legislation and state actions comply with the Portuguese Constitution.)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court ⓘ
court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
abbreviation TC ⓘ
applies Portuguese Constitution ⓘ
bindingForce its decisions are binding on other authorities ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Portugal ⓘ
canAnnul unconstitutional legal norms ⓘ
canDeclare illegality of norms for violation of higher-ranking laws ⓘ
unconstitutionality with general binding force ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
decidesOn electoral disputes in certain cases ⓘ
political party legality in certain cases ⓘ
referendum constitutionality ⓘ
ensures supremacy of the Portuguese Constitution ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of the Portuguese Republic ⓘ
governmentTypeContext semi-presidential representative democratic republic of Portugal ⓘ
hasJudgeTermLength 9 years ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver acts of the Assembly of the Republic (within constitutional review) ⓘ
acts of the Government of Portugal (within constitutional review) ⓘ
acts of the President of the Republic (within constitutional review) ⓘ
national legislation of Portugal ⓘ
regional legislative acts (within constitutional review) ⓘ
hasNumberOfJudges 13 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
interprets constitutional provisions of Portugal ⓘ
isHighestCourtFor constitutional matters in Portugal ⓘ
judgeReelection not allowed ⓘ
jurisdiction Portuguese Republic ⓘ
linked to: Portugal
legalSystem Portuguese legal system ⓘ
locatedIn Lisbon ⓘ
Lisbon District ⓘ
Lisbon metropolitan area ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
nativeName Tribunal Constitucional ⓘ
oversees constitutionality of laws ⓘ
constitutionality of normative acts ⓘ
constitutionality of state actions ⓘ
partOf system of courts of Portugal ⓘ
protects fundamental rights under the Portuguese Constitution ⓘ
reviews abstract constitutionality of norms ⓘ
concrete constitutionality of norms ⓘ
preventive constitutionality of certain acts ⓘ
successive constitutionality of laws ⓘ
role ensure compliance of legislation with the Portuguese Constitution ⓘ
ensure compliance of state actions with the Portuguese Constitution ⓘ
review constitutionality of laws ⓘ
websiteLanguage Portuguese ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1976 Portuguese Constitution → establishesCourt → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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President of the Constitutional Court (Portugal) → headOf → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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President of the Constitutional Court (Portugal) → appointedBy → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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President of the Constitutional Court (Portugal) → relatedTo → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Portuguese Third Republic → judicialBranch → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Constitution of 1976 → establishesBody → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Constitutional Court of Hungary → nativeName → Alkotmánybíróság ⓘ
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Military Judicial System of Portugal → subjectToControlBy → Constitutional Court of Portugal (for constitutional review of norms) ⓘ
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Constitutional Court (Portugal) → nativeName → Tribunal Constitucional ⓘ
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Portuguese judicial system → hasBranch → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Portuguese judicial system → hasHighestConstitutionalCourt → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Law of the Constitutional Court (Portugal) → appliesTo → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Law of the Constitutional Court (Portugal) → bindingOn → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal → constitutionalReviewBy → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal → separateFrom → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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Palace of Ratton → occupant → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
subject linked to: Palace of Ratton, Lisbon
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Portuguese state → judicialBody → Constitutional Court of Portugal ⓘ
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President of the Regional Government of Madeira → subjectTo → Constitutional Court of Portugal (in constitutional matters) ⓘ
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