Cursos / 1º Ciclo / / Faculty of Law :: Criminology
INTRODUÇÃO AO ESTUDO DO DIREITO - 2022/2023
1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Nuno Castro Marques
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutor Nuno Castro Marques
Class type and School hours
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórica : 2 Horas
Prática : 1 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
1. Basic concepts and principles;
2. Understanding the structure and systematization of legal system;
3. Developing a critical legal capacity which would enable the study, analysis and resolution of issues.
Specific Aims/Objectives
1. The general idea of Law, the formation and importance in the social order.
2. The law, the formation, structure and systematization.
Skills to be acquired
Apprehension and understanding of basic concepts.
Knowledge and legal technique: to interpret and apply laws.
Acquisition of legal and critical capabilities for the study and resolution of issues.
Teaching Procedures
Lectures: exposure of the syllabus, with the open participation of students.
Classroom practice: resolution of issues, related to the syllabus.
Tutorial classes: support for self-study, discussion and stimulate research, and oral examinations for evaluating knowledge.
Programme
Theme 1: SOCIAL ORDER
1. The men and society
2. The normative orders:
2.1 Religious Order
2.2 Moral Order
2.3 Social Order
2.4 Legal Order
Theme 2: THE LAWS
1. Subjective private rights
1.1 Notion
1.2 Nature
1.3 Modalities
1.4 Classification
1.5 Rights, powers, duties or functional-powers
2. Subjective public rights:
2.1. Definition. A brief historical perspective
2.2 Nature
Theme 3: PURPOSE OF THE LAW
1. Justice
2. Legal certainty
3. Relationship between justice and legal certainty
Theme 4: NATION, STATE AND LAW
1. Nation
2. State
3. State and Law
Theme 5: RULES
1. Notion. Structure
2. Characteristics
3. Classification
4. Sanction
5. Incomplete legal propositions
Theme 6: PUBLIC PROTECTION
1. Notion. A brief historical perspective
2. Modalities
3. State Machine
3.1 Courts
3.2 Public Administration
4. Prosecutor
5. Jurisdiction and Administration
Theme 7: PRIVATE PROTECTION
1. Notion. A brief historical perspective
2. Modalities
Theme 8: SOURCES OF LAW
1. Voluntary Sources
2.1 Law
2.2 Jurisprudence
2.3 Doctrine
2. Non Voluntary Sources
3.1 Costume
3.2 Fundamental principles of law
Topic 9: INTERPRETATION
1. Notion. Determination
2. Modalities
3. Objectives
4. Elements (hermeneutic factors)
5. Results
Theme 10: INTEGRATION
1. Gap
1.1. Definition. Determination
1.2 Types
1.3 Reason. The dogma of the completeness of the legal order
2. Integration
2.1. Definition. Need
2.2. Intra-systematic Processes
2.3 Extra-systematic Processes
Evaluation Type
Evaluation to be defined at tutorial classes. Considering the following elements:
1. Attendance and active participation;
2. Two tests;
3. Oral presentation.
Teaching Resources
Computer hardware;
Software - Power Point.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Law
Sources of Law
Legal Rule
Interpretation
Integration
Protection
Main Bibliography
Author | JUSTO, A. dos Santos |
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Title | Introdução ao Estudo do Direito |
Edition | 12ª ed. |
Editor | Petrony Editora |
Year | 2021 |
Author | MACHADO, João Baptista |
Title | Introdução ao Direito e ao Discurso Legitimador |
Edition | 21ª reimp. |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Almedina |
Year | 2013 |
Author | AMARAL, Diogo Freitas do |
Title | Manual de Introdução ao Direito |
Edition | Reimpressão |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Almedina |
Year | 2012 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | REALE, Miguel |
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Title | Lições Preliminares de Direito |
Edition | 27ª ed. |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Almedina |
Year | 2012 |
Author | SOUSA, Miguel Teixeira de |
Title | Introdução ao Direito |