State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 2364 – Concept of Criminal and Civil Liability - Criminal Liability is the duty cast on the person who committed the act or omission, to submit to certain penalties laid down by law, which are the reparation for the damage caused to society in the moral order. Civil Liability is the duty cast on the person who committed the act or omission, to restore the affected person to state prior to the wrong and to compensate for the losses and damages caused to him.