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Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The Constitutional Council is a sovereign public office with special jurisdiction to administer justice in matters of a legal-constitutional nature.
… (Art. 240) - Portuguese1. O Conselho Constitucional é o órgão de soberania, ao qual compete especialmente administrar a justiça, em matérias de natureza jurídico-constitucional.
… (Art. 240)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
The following are enabled to interpose [the] action of unconstitutionality:
1. The President of the Republic;
2. The Attorney [Fiscal] of the Nation;
3. The President of the Judicial Power, with agreement of the Plenary Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice;
4. The Defender of the People;
5. Twenty-five percent of the legal number of members of the Congress;
6. Five thousand citizens with signatures verified by the National Jurado of Elections. If the norm is a municipal ordinance, one percent of the citizens of the respective territorial domain [ámbito], are enabled to impugn it, whenever this percentage does not exceed the number of signatures specified above;
7. The Regional Governors, with the agreement of the Regional Council or the provincial mayors with agreement of their Council, in matters of their competence;
8. The professional associations [colegios], in matters of their specialty. (Art. 203) - Spanish
Están facultados para interponer acción de inconstitucionalidad:
1. El Presidente de la República.
2. El Fiscal de la Nación.
3. El Presidente del Poder Judicial, con acuerdo de la Sala Plena de la Corte Suprema de Justicia.
4. El Defensor del Pueblo.
5. El veinticinco por ciento del número legal de congresistas.
6. Cinco mil ciudadanos con firmas comprobadas por el Jurado Nacional de Elecciones. Si la norma es una ordenanza municipal, está facultado para impugnarla el uno por ciento de los ciudadanos del respectivo ámbito territorial, siempre que este porcentaje no exceda del número de firmas anteriormente señalado.
7. Los Gobernadores Regionales con acuerdo del Consejo Regional, o los alcaldes provinciales con acuerdo de su Concejo, en materias de su competencia.
8. Los colegios profesionales, en materias de su especialidad. (Art. 203)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The Supreme Court of Justice has jurisdiction to hear appeals against any of the following court decisions:
a) Decisions refusing to apply a legal rule on the grounds of unconstitutionality;
b) Decisions applying a legal rule the constitutionality of which was challenged during the proceedings.
2. An appeal under paragraph (1) (b) may be brought only by the party who raised the question of unconstitutionality.
3. The regime for filing appeals shall be regulated by law. (Sec. 152) - Tetum1. Tribunál Supremu Justisa nian mak nu’udar sadik-fatin, hasoru desizaun husi tribunál sira:
a) Hodi lakohi hala’o norma ruma ho fundamentu katak latuir Lei-Inan;
b) Tan hala’o norma ne’ebé latuir Lei-Inan, foin mak hatene wainhira iha tiha prosesu laran.
2. Sadik lia tuir alinea b), hosi numeru liubá ne’e, bele de’it mosu husi ema ne’ebé foti-lia kona-ba lala’ok latuir Lei-Inan.
3. Lei maka regula kona-ba oinsá atu simu lia kesar-sadik sira. (Art. 152) - Portuguese1. Cabe recurso para o Supremo Tribunal de Justiça das decisões dos tribunais:
a) Que recusem a aplicação de qualquer norma com fundamento na sua inconstitucionalidade;
b) Que apliquem normas cuja inconstitucionalidade tenha sido suscitada durante o processo.
2. O recurso previsto na alínea b) do número anterior só pode ser interposto pela parte que tenha suscitado a questão da inconstitucionalidade.
3. A lei regula o regime de admissão dos recursos. (Art. 152)