Disambiguation evidence for Constitutional Court via surface form

"Constitutional Court (Portugal)"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Constitutional Court (Portugal)".

Predicate Object
abbreviation TC
applies 1976 Portuguese Constitution
surface form: 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
canDeclare unconstitutionality with general binding force
country Portugal
decidesOn electoral disputes in certain cases
decidesOn political party legality in certain cases
decidesOn referendum constitutionality
ensures supremacy of the Portuguese Constitution
establishedBy 1976 Portuguese Constitution
surface form: 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)
hasJurisdictionOver acts of the Government of Portugal (within constitutional review)
hasJurisdictionOver acts of the President of the Republic (within constitutional review)
hasJurisdictionOver national legislation of Portugal
hasJurisdictionOver regional legislative acts (within constitutional review)
hasNumberOfJudges 13
hasOfficialLanguage Portuguese
instanceOf constitutional court
instanceOf court
instanceOf judicial body
interprets constitutional provisions of Portugal
isHighestCourtFor constitutional matters in Portugal
judgeReelection not allowed
jurisdiction Portugal
surface form: Portuguese Republic
legalSystem Portuguese legal system
locatedIn Lisbon
locatedIn Lisbon District
locatedIn Lisbon metropolitan area
locatedIn Portugal
nativeName Constitutional Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tribunal Constitucional
oversees constitutionality of laws
oversees constitutionality of normative acts
oversees constitutionality of state actions
partOf system of courts of Portugal
protects fundamental rights under the Portuguese Constitution
reviews abstract constitutionality of norms
reviews concrete constitutionality of norms
reviews preventive constitutionality of certain acts
reviews successive constitutionality of laws
role ensure compliance of legislation with the Portuguese Constitution
role ensure compliance of state actions with the Portuguese Constitution
role review constitutionality of laws
websiteLanguage Portuguese