Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Law
FILOSOFIA DO DIREITO - 2018/2019
4º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Alberto Estima
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutor Alberto Estima
Class type and School hours
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
Profound knowledge of the philosophy of law, natural law and legal positivism approach, as well as the main actual issues concerning the philosophy of law.
Specific Aims/Objectives
Ability to criticize the law in force and the significance of the law’s justice
Skills to be acquired
Good understanding of the historical evolution of the philosophy of law.
Good understanding of the concept of justice and its proceedings.
Teaching Procedures
Methodology: Oral explanation of the subjects in interaction with the students. Training of their investigation and difficulties.
Programme
1. Introduction.
1.1. Essence, content and systematic position of the philosophy of law.
1.1.1. Systematic position of the philosophy of law.
1.1.2. Essence and content of the philosophy of law.
1.2. Philosophy of law, law theory and juridical science.
1.2.1. Philosophy of law and judicial science.
1.2.2. Philosophy of law and law theory.
2. The problem of natural law and legal positivism in the history of the philosophy of law.
2.1. Introduction.
2.2. Greek juridical thought.
2.3. Roman juridical thought.
2.4. Medieval age juridical thought.
2.4.1. Roman law reborn.
2.4.2. Juridical and political thought.
2.4.3. Natural law.
2.5. Modern juridical thought.
2.5.1. Renascence.
2.5.2. Juridical Humanism.
2.5.3. Neo-scholasticism.
2.5.4. Rational natural law.
2.5.5. Juridical and political tought.
2.6. Contemporaneous political thought.
2.6.1. Illuminism.
2.6.2. Political and juridical thought.
2.6.3. Humanitarianism.
2.6.4. Usus modernus pandectarum school.
2.6.5. Legal positivism.
2.6.6. German historical school.
2.6.7. Conceptual jurisprudence.
2.6.8. Hans Kelsen legal theory.
2.6.9. Legal realism.
2.6.10. German free law movement.
2.6.11. Jurisprudence of intersts.
2.6.12. New positivism.
2.6.13. Contemporaneous natural law.
2.6.14. Natural order of things theory.
2.6.15. Other solutions and new methodology.
3. Present issues:
3.1. Law and economy in globalization.
3.2. Universal citizenship versus differential citizenship.
3.3. Risk society.
3.4. Net society.
3.5. State function – an transnational State.
3.6. Economic power and information control – information feudalism.
3.7. Terrorism – the evil modern thought.
3.8. Human dignity protection versus economic values protection.
3.9. The future of human nature: eugenic liberalization.
3.10. Political thoughts on a post modern era – what’s the path?
3.11. Communicational and technological revolution - a post-internationalization.
3.12. The post American world.
Evaluation Type
Evaluation: Oral presentation of works and two written exams.
Teaching Resources
Bibliography.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Law philosophy, justice.
Main Bibliography
Author | KAUFMANN, Arthur |
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Title | Filosofia do Direito |
Edition | 5.ª |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Calouste Gulbenkian |
Year | 2014 |
Author | CUNHA, Paulo Ferreira da |
Title | Filosofia do Direito - Fundamentos, Metodologia e |
Edition | 2.ª |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Almedina |
Year | 2013 |
Author | CABRAL DE MONCADA, L., |
Title | Filosofia do Direito e do Estado |
Edition | 2.ª reimpressão |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Coimbra Editora |
Year | 2014 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | SANTOS JUSTO, A., |
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Title | Nótulas de história do pensamento jurídico |
Edition | 1.ª reimpressão |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Coimbra Editora |
Year | 2014 |
Author | SLOTERDIJK, Peter |
Title | Crítica da Razão Cínica |
Edition | 1.ª |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Relógio d´Agua |
Year | 2011 |