Portuguese law belongs to the civil law family, the tradition English speaking countries often use for legal systems descended from the medieval European ius commune, itself rooted in Roman law. It shares many features with the legal systems of most Continental European countries.
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Example JurisdictionsAutonomous regions of Portugal 2 Primary Source of Law Classification
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Legal-system family: Civil Law Family, following the CIA World Factbook and JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification.
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The Law of Portugal is part of the family of civil law legal systemsView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Law of Portugal
Main laws of Portugal, second sentence
The principal law of Portugal is the Constitution (1976), which also constitutes the framework of the branch of constitutional law.
Hierarchy of the laws, sentence on autonomous regions
The legislative function reserved for the bodies of self-government of the autonomous regions is assured by their respective regional legislative assemblies
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Prior to 1995, the 1886 Penal Code of Portugal applied to Macau.
Court of Auditors (Portugal) (Wikipedia)
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The Portuguese Court of Auditors is the high-court in Portugal responsible for reviewing the legal issues on public expenditure and delivering judgement on those accounts relating to: General Accounts of the State accounts of the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and of Madeira liability of financial offences
Supreme Administrative Court (Portugal) (Wikipedia)
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The Supreme Administrative Court (Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Administrativo) is a court in Portugal that deals with matters pertaining to administrative and fiscal legal relations.
Aurora Rodrigues, Wikipedia
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is a Portuguese retired magistrate of the Public Prosec
Ana Maria Guerra Martins (Wikipedia)
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is a Portuguese jurist and a judge at the European Cour
Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque (Wikipedia)
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is a Portuguese judge born in Beira
Penal Code of Portugal (Wikipedia)
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The current Penal Code of Portugal (Portuguese: Código Penal Português) was promulgated in 1982
Arguido (Wikipedia)
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Arguido (pronounced [ɐɾˈɣwiðu]; if male) or arguida (pronounced [ɐɾˈɣwiðɐ]; if female), normally translated "named suspect" or "formal suspect", is a status in Portuguese type legal systems, including those of Portugal, Macau, Angola and Mozambique.
António Luís Gomes (Wikipedia)
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was a Portuguese jurist and politician
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