Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Portugal) - Tribunal Constitucional

Date: 11/19/2008

Subject: The Constitutional Court judges with regard to a supposed irregularity of the trial of first instance due, according to the claimant, to a wrong interpretation and application of the norms of the criminal procedure code, in contrast with the principles and procedure guarantees provided by the State’s Constitution, the ECHR and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Parties: A A

Original language: Portuguese

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal - Fair trial, public hearing - Art. 48 Presumption of innocence - Rights of defence

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