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Constitution
Preamble
[Part 0] Fundamental Principles
Article 1 Portuguese Republic
Article 2 Democratic State, Rule of Law
Article 3 Sovereignty and Legality
Article 4 Portuguese citizenship
Article 5 Territory
Article 6 Unitary State
Article 7 International Relations
Article 8 International Law
Article 9 Fundamental Tasks of the State
Article 10 Universal Suffrage and Political Parties
Article 11 National symbols
Part I Fundamental rights and duties
Section I General principles
Article 12 Principle of Universality
Article 13 Principle of Equality
Article 14 Portuguese Citizens Abroad
Article 15 Aliens and Stateless Persons
Article 16 Fundamental Rights: Scope and Sense
Article 17 System of Rights, Freedoms, and Safeguards
Article 18 Legal force
Article 19 Suspension of the Exercise of Rights
Article 20 Access to Law and the Courts
Article 21 Right to resist
Article 22 Liability of Public Bodies
Article 23 Ombudsman
Section II Rights, Freedoms, and Safeguards
Chapter I Personal Rights, Freedoms, and Safeguards
Article 24 Right to Life
Article 25 Right to Personal Integrity
Article 26 Other Personal Rights
Article 27 Right to Freedom and Security
Article 28 Remand in Custody
Article 29 Application of Criminal Law
Article 30 Limits on Sentences and Security Measures
Article 31
Habeas Corpus
Article 32 Safeguards in Criminal Proceedings
Article 33 Extradition, Deportation, Right to Asylum
Article 34 Inviolability of Home and Correspondence
Article 35 Use of Data Processing
Article 36 Family, Marriage, and Filiation
Article 37 Freedom of Expression and Information
Article 38 Freedom of the Press and Mass Media
Article 39 High Authority for the Mass Media
Article 40 Right to Broadcasting Time, Reply, and Political Argument
Article 41 Freedom of Conscience, Religion, and Worship
Article 42 Freedom of Cultural Creation
Article 43 Freedom to Learn and Teach
Article 44 Right to Travel and Emigrate
Article 45 Right to Meet and Demonstrate
Article 46 Freedom of Association
Article 47 Freedom to Choose One's Occupation and Enter the Civil Service
Chapter II Rights, Freedoms, and Guarantees of Political Participation
Article 48 Participation in Public Life
Article 49 Right to Vote
Article 50 Right to Access to Public Office
Article 51 Political Associations and Parties
Article 52 Right to Petition and
Actio Popularis
Chapter III Rights, Freedoms, and Safeguards of Workers
Article 53 Job Security
Article 54 Workers' Committees
Article 55 Trade Union Freedom
Article 56 Rights of Trade Union Associations and Collective Agreements
Article 57 Right to Strike and Prohibition of Lock-Outs
Section III Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and Duties
Chapter I Economic Rights and Duties
Article 58 Right to Work
Article 59 Rights of Workers
Article 60 Consumer Rights
Article 61 Private Enterprise, Cooperatives, Industrial Self-Management
Article 62 Right to Private Property
Chapter II Social Rights and Duties
Article 63 Social Security
Article 64 Health
Article 65 Housing
Article 66 Environment and Quality of Life
Article 67 Family
Article 68 Fatherhood and Motherhood
Article 69 Childhood
Article 70 Young People
Article 71 Disabled Persons
Article 72 The Elderly
Chapter III Cultural Rights and Duties
Article 73 Education, Culture, and Science
Article 74 Education
Article 75 Public, Private, and Cooperative Education
Article 76 University and Access to Higher Level Education
Article 77 Democratic Participation in Education
Article 78 Cultural Enjoyment and Creation
Article 79 Physical Education and Sport
Part II Economic Organization
Section I General Principles
Article 80 Fundamental Principles
Article 81 Prime Duties of the State
Article 82 Sectors in the Ownership of the Means of Production
Article 83 Requirements for Collective Ownership
Article 84 Public Domain
Article 85 Cooperative and Worker-Management Experiments
Article 86 Private Enterprises
Article 87 Economic Activity and Foreign Investment
Article 88 Abandoned Means of Production
Article 89 Workers Participation in Management
Section II Plans
Article 90 Objectives of the Plans
Article 91 Drawing Up and Implementation of Plans
Article 92 Economic and Social Council
Section III Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Policies
Article 93 Agricultural Policy Objectives
Article 94 Elimination of Very Large Estates
Article 95 Resizing of Small Farms
Article 96 Forms of Use of Non-Owned Land
Article 97 State Assistance
Article 98 Participation in Defining the Agricultural Policy
Article 99 Commercial Policy Objectives
Article 100 Industrial Policy Objectives
Section IV Financial and Fiscal System
Article 101 Financial System
Article 102 Bank of Portugal
Article 103 Fiscal System
Article 104 Taxes
Article 105 Budget
Article 106 Drawing of the Budget
Article 107 Scrutiny
Part III Organization of Political Power
Section I General Principles
Article 108 Source and Exercise of Power
Article 109 Citizens' Participation in Politics
Article 110 Entities that Exercise Sovereignty
Article 111 Separation and Interdependence
Article 112 Normative Acts
Article 113 General Principles of Electoral Law
Article 114 Political Parties and Right of Opposition
Article 115 Referenda
Article 116 Collegial Organs
Article 117 Status Governing Political Officeholders
Article 118 Renewal Principle
Article 119 Publicizing of Acts
Section II President of the Republic
Chapter I Status, Role and Election
Article 120 Definition
Article 121 Election
Article 122 Eligibility for Election
Article 123 Eligibility for Re-Election
Article 124 Nominations
Article 125 Date of Election
Article 126 Electoral System
Article 127 Installation and Swearing In
Article 128 Term of Office
Article 129 Absence from Portuguese Territory
Article 130 Criminal Liability
Article 131 Resignation
Article 132 Acting President
Chapter II Competences
Article 133 Competences in Relation to other Entities
Article 134 Personal Competences
Article 135 Competences in International Relations
Article 136 Enactment and Veto
Article 137 Failure to Enact or Sign
Article 138 Declaration of a State of Siege or of a State of Emergency
Article 140 Ministerial Counter-Signature
Chapter III Council of State
Article 141 Definition
Article 142 Composition
Article 143 Installation and Term of Office
Article 144 Organization and Modus Operandi
Article 145 Competences
Article 146 Issue of Opinions
Section III Assembly of the Republic
Chapter I Status, Role and Election
Article 147 Definition
Article 148 Composition
Article 149 Constituencies
Article 150 Eligibility
Article 151 Nominations
Article 152 Political Representation
Article 153 Beginning and End of Term of Office
Article 154 Incompatibilities and Disqualifications
Article 155 Exercise of the Function of Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Article 156 Powers of Members of the Assembly of the Republic
Article 157 Immunities
Article 158 Rights and Privileges
Article 159 Duties
Article 160 Loss and Resignation of Seat
Chapter II Competences
Article 161 Political and Legislative Competences
Article 162 Competence to Scrutinize
Article 163 Competences in Relation to other Entities and Organs
Article 164 Exclusive Legislative Competence
Article 165 Partially Exclusive Legislative Competence
Article 166 Form of Acts
Article 167 Initiative in Relation to Laws and Referenda
Article 168 Discussion and Voting
Article 169 Parliamentary Consideration of Legislative Acts
Article 170 Urgent Proceedings
Chapter III Organization and Modus Operandi
Article 171 Legislature
Article 172 Dissolution
Article 173 Sitting Following Elections
Article 174 Legislative Sessions, Full Sessions and Calling
Article 175 The Assembly's Internal Competences
Article 176 Order of Business of Plenary Sittings
Article 177 Attendance by Members of the Government
Article 178 Committees
Article 179 Standing Committee
Article 180 Parliamentary Groups
Article 181 Assembly Staff and Specialists
Section IV Government
Chapter I Function and Structure
Article 182 Definition
Article 183 Composition
Article 184 Council of Ministers
Article 185 Substitution of Members of the Government
Article 186 Beginning and End of Functions
Chapter II Formation and Accountability
Article 187 Formation
Article 188 The Government's Programme
Article 189 Collective Responsibility
Article 190 Government Accountability
Article 191 Accountability of Members of the Government
Article 192 Consideration of the Government's Programme
Article 193 Request for Confidence Motion
Article 194 Motions of No Confidence
Article 195 Resignation or Removal of the Government
Article 196 Implementation of Criminal Liability of Members of the Government
Chapter III Competences
Article 197 Political Competences
Article 198 Legislative Competences
Article 199 Administrative Competences
Article 200 Competences of the Council of Ministers
Article 201 Competences of Members of the Government
Section V Courts
Chapter I General Principles
Article 202 Jurisdictional Function
Article 203 Independence
Article 204 Compliance with the Constitution
Article 205 Court Decisions
Article 206 Court Hearings
Article 207 Juries, Public Participation and Technical Advice
Chapter II Organization of the Courts
Article 209 Categories of Courts
Article 210 Supreme Court of Justice and Instances
Article 211 Competence and Specialization of Courts of Law
Article 212 Administrative and Tax Courts
Article 213 Courts Martial
Article 214 Court of Auditors
Chapter III Status and Role of Judges
Article 215 Judges of the Courts of Law
Article 216 Guarantees and Incompatibilities
Article 217 Appointment, Assignment, Transfer and Promotion of Judges
Article 218 Supreme Judicial Council
Chapter IV Public Prosecutors' Office
Article 219 Functions and Statute
Article 220 Attorney General's Office
Section VI Constitutional Court
Article 221 Definition
Article 222 Composition and Status and Role of Justices
Article 223 Competences
Article 224 Organization and Modus Operandi
Section VII Autonomous Regions
Article 225 Political and Administrative System of the Azores and Madeira
Article 226 Statutes and Electoral Laws
Article 227 Powers of the Autonomous Regions
Article 228 Legislative Autonomy
Article 229 Cooperation Between Entities that Exercise Sovereignty and Regional Organs
Article 230 Representatives of the Republic
Article 231 Self-Government Organs of Autonomous Regions
Article 232 Competences of Legislative Assemblies of Autonomous Regions
Article 233 Signature and Veto of Representatives of the Republic
Article 234 Dissolution and Removal of Self-Government Organs
Section VIII Local Government
Chapter I General Principles
Article 235 Local Authorities
Article 236 Categories of Local Authority and Administrative Division
Article 237 Administrative Decentralization
Article 238 Local Assets and Finances
Article 240 Local Referenda
Article 241 Regulatory Power
Article 242 Administrative Oversight
Article 243 Local Authority Staff
Chapter II Parishes
Article 244 Parish Organs
Article 245 Parish Assemblies
Article 247 Associations
Article 248 Delegation of Tasks
Chapter III Municipalities
Article 249 Changes to Municipalities
Article 250 Municipal Organs
Article 251 Municipal Assemblies
Article 252 Municipal Councils
Article 253 Associations and Federations
Article 254 Share in Revenue From Direct Taxes
Chapter IV Administrative Regions
Article 255 Creation by Law
Article 256 De Facto Institution
Article 257 Responsibilities
Article 258 Planning
Article 259 Regional Organs
Article 260 Regional Assemblies
Article 261 Regional Councils
Article 262 Government Representatives
Chapter V Residents' Organizations
Article 263 Formation and Area
Article 264 Structure
Article 265 Rights and Competences
Section IX Public Administration
Article 266 Fundamental Principles
Article 267 Structure of the Administration
Article 268 Citizens' Rights and Guarantees
Article 269 Regime Governing the Public Service
Article 270 Restrictions on the Exercise of Rights
Article 271 Liability of Public Sector Staff and Agents
Article 272 Police
Section X National Defense
Article 273 National Defense
Article 274 Supreme National Defense Council
Article 275 Armed Forces
Article 276 Defense of the Nation, Military Service and Civic Service
Part IV Guaranteeing and Revision of the Constitution
Section I Review of Constitutionality
Article 277 Positive Unconstitutionality
Article 278 Prior Review of Constitutionality
Article 279 Effects of Decision
Article 280 Concrete Review of Constitutionality and Legality
Article 281 Abstract Review of Constitutionality and Legality
Article 282 Effects of Declarations of Unconstitutionality or Illegality
Article 283 Unconstitutionality by Omission
Section II Revision of the Constitution
Article 284 Competence and Time for Revisions
Article 285 Initiating Revisions
Article 286 Passage and Enactment
Article 287 New Text of the Constitution
Article 288 Material Limits on Revision
Article 289 Circumstances in which Revision is Restricted
[Part V] Final and Transitional Provisions
Article 291 Districts
Article 292 Criminalization and Trial of PIDE/DGS Agents and Officials
Article 293 Reprivatisation of Property Nationalized after 25 April 1974
Article 294 Regime Applicable to Local Authority Organs
Article 296 Date and Entry Into Force of the Constitution
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