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Jurisdiction and Access
- English
Any citizen can refer [a matter] to the Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of the laws, either directly, or by the procedure of the pleadings [exception] of unconstitutionality invoked in a matter which concerns that citizen before a jurisdiction. That [jurisdiction] must defer until the decision the Constitutional Court which must intervene within a time period of thirty days. (Art. 122)
- French
Tout citoyen peut saisir la Cour constitutionnelle sur la constitutionnalité des lois, soit directement, soit par la procédure de l'exception d'inconstitutionnalité invoquée dans une affaire qui le concerne devant une juridiction. Celle-ci doit surseoir jusqu'à la décision de la Cour constitutionnelle qui doit intervenir dans un délai de trente jours. (Art. 122)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The Constitutional Court shall review and declare with general mandatory force:
a) The unconstitutionality of any rules;
b) The illegality of any provision of legislative acts on the grounds of infringement of a law of superior force;
c) The illegality of any legal rule of a regional legislative on the grounds of infringement of the Political and Administrative Statute of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe or of the general law of the Republic;
d) The illegality of any set of legal rules of legislatives issued by sovereign bodies on the grounds of infringement of the laws of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe enshrined in its Statute.
2. The Constitutional Court may be requested by the following officials to declare the unconstitutionality or the illegality, with general mandatory force:
a) The President of the Republic;
b) The Chairman of the National Assembly;
c) The Prime Minister;
d) The Attorney General of the Republic;
e) One tenth of the Deputies of the National Assembly;
f) The Regional Legislative Assembly and the President of the Regional Government of Príncipe.
3. The Constitutional Court shall review and furthermore declare, in general mandatory force, the unconstitutionality or illegality of any rule, so long as it has judged by it as unconstitutional or illegal in three concrete cases. (Art. 147) - Portuguese1. O Tribunal Constitucional aprecia e declara, com força obrigatória geral:
a) A inconstitucionalidade de quaisquer normas;
b) A ilegalidade de quaisquer normas constantes de actos legislativos com fundamento em violação da lei com valor reforçado;
c) A ilegalidade de quaisquer normas constantes de diploma regional com fundamento em violação do Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma do Príncipe ou de lei geral da República;
d) A ilegalidade de quaisquer normas constantes de diplomas emanados dos órgãos de soberania com fundamento em violação dos direitos da Região Autónoma do Príncipe consagrados no seu Estatuto.
2. Podem requerer ao Tribunal Constitucional a declaração da inconstitucionalidade ou de ilegalidade, com força obrigatória geral:
a) O Presidente da República;
b) O Presidente da Assembleia Nacional;
c) O Primeiro-Ministro;
d) O Procurador Geral da República;
e) Um décimo dos Deputados à Assembleia Nacional;
f) A Assembleia Legislativa Regional e o Presidente do Governo Regional do Príncipe.
3. O Tribunal Constitucional aprecia e declara ainda, com força obrigatória geral, a inconstitucionalidade ou a ilegalidade de qualquer norma, desde que tenha sido por ele julgada inconstitucional ou ilegal em três casos concretos. (Art. 147)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishInstitutional Acts, before their promulgation, Private Members’ Bills mentioned in article 11 before they are submitted to referendum, and the rules of procedure of the Houses of Parliament shall, before coming into force, be referred to the Constitutional Council, which shall rule on their conformity with the Constitution.
To the same end, Acts of Parliament may be referred to the Constitutional Council, before their promulgation, by the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the President of the National Assembly, the President of the Senate, sixty Members of the National Assembly or sixty Senators.
… (1958 Constitution, Art. 61) - FrenchLes lois organiques, avant leur promulgation, les propositions de loi mentionnées à l'article 11 avant qu'elles ne soient soumises au référendum, et les règlements des assemblées parlementaires, avant leur mise en application, doivent être soumis au Conseil constitutionnel qui se prononce sur leur conformité à la Constitution.
Aux mêmes fins, les lois peuvent être déférées au Conseil constitutionnel, avant leur promulgation, par le Président de la République, le Premier ministre, le président de l'Assemblée nationale, le président du Sénat ou soixante députés ou soixante sénateurs.
… (Constitution 1958, Art. 61)