PP65
Analítico de Periódico
GERALDO, Tiago
A reabertura do inquérito (ou a proibição relativa de repetição da ação penal) / Tiago Geraldo
revista de concorrência e regulação, Coimbra, A. 4, nº13 (jan.-mar.2013), p.189-231
DIREITO PENAL, REABERTURA DO INQUÉRITO, PRINCÍPIO NE BIS IN IDEM, PROVA PENAL
Under Portuguese Law, an acquittal which has come into force may be quashed and the criminal proceedings re-opened in view of new evidence that challenges the grounds relied on to close the case without filing a charge. The present article provides an overall analysis of the legal framework regulation the re-opening of criminal proceedings, debating, in particular, the value and effectiveness of the decision to close a case, the extent and consequences of the ne bis in idem principle in such context, the concept of new evidence required to re-open proceedings and the general restraints of this institute.