The excessive formalism of the Constitutional Court deprived the applicants of their right of access to a court
JUDGMENT Dos Santos Calado and others v. Portugal 31.03.2020 (no. 55997/14, 6843/16, 78841/16, and 370617) see here SUMMARY The cases concerned Portuguese nationals who complained about their appeals to the Constitutional Court being declared inadmissible. Applications nos. 55997/14 and 68143/16 also concerned the alleged lack of impartiality of the three-judge committee of the Constitutional Court. […]