'Compensation - national proceedings' in document 'Portugal - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part I Fundamental rights and duties
Section II Rights, Freedoms, and Safeguards
Chapter I Personal Rights, Freedoms, and Safeguards

Article 29 Application of Criminal Law

6. Citizens who are unjustly convicted shall possess the right to the review of their sentences and to compensation for such damages as they have suffered, as laid down by law.