Portugal

The Portuguese Penal Code General Part (Articles 1-130)

BOOK I-GENERAL PART

TITLE III-JURIDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACT

CHAPTER I-PRELIMINARY PROVISION

Article 40
The aims of penalties and security measures

1- The application of penalties and security measures aims at the protection of juridical assets and the agent’s reintegration in society.

2- The penalty should in no case exceed the extent of the guilt.

3- The security measure can only be applied if it is proportional to gravity of the act and the perilousness of the agent.

Keywords

Determination of sentence - national proceedings



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