TC
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TC is the commonly used abbreviation for Portugal’s Constitutional Court, the supreme body responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of laws and ensuring compliance with the Portuguese Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TC canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional court
ⓘ
court ⓘ judicial body ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Tribunal Constitucional ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Portugal’s Constitutional Court ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Constitution
constitutional law ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch ⓘ |
| canAnnul | unconstitutional legal norms ⓘ |
| canDeclare | unconstitutionality of laws ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| countryCodeContext | PT ⓘ |
| ensures |
binding force of constitutional norms
ⓘ
supremacy of the Constitution ⓘ |
| function |
abstract review of constitutionality
ⓘ
concrete review of constitutionality ⓘ control of constitutionality of legislation ⓘ protection of fundamental rights ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
constitutional matters
ⓘ
laws ⓘ normative acts ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType | constitutional jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasSupremacyOver | ordinary courts in constitutional matters ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Portuguese judiciary ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Portugal ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalNature | court of law ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
Portugal’s Constitutional Court
ⓘ
surface form:
supreme constitutional court of Portugal
|
| legalSystem | Portuguese legal system ⓘ |
| level | supreme body for constitutional review ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lisbon ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Portugal ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nativeName | Tribunal Constitucional ⓘ |
| officialName | Tribunal Constitucional ⓘ |
| oversees | compliance of legislation with the Constitution ⓘ |
| role |
constitutional review
ⓘ
ensure compliance with the Portuguese Constitution ⓘ review constitutionality of laws ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| shortName | TC ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
constitutional law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Portuguese constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ |
| typeOfReview |
preventive constitutional review
ⓘ
successive constitutional review ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Constitutional Court (Portugal)