Criminal Procedural Law II

Code:

C207

Acronym:

DPP II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2008/2009 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Criminology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
C	30	Oficial Study Plan LC	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide students with the essential framework of the material, including the theoretical and dogmatic foundations of the various institutes, and to provide a detailed analysis of Portuguese law.
It is hoped that the combination of theoretical and practical classes will provide the students with a complete and harmonious training to help them in their future professional careers.

Program

CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL LAW II

INTRODUCTION

TITLE I
EVIDENCE

CHAPTER I - Introduction. Approach to the problem of Evidence in Right. General principles of the Evidence in Criminal Procedure.
CHAPTER II - Legal discipline of the probatory procedure.
CHAPTER III - Evidences and means of obtaining evidences. Analysis of the positive law.

TITLE II
PROCEDURAL ACTS

CHAPTER I - The procedural acts. The form of the acts. The communication of the acts.
CHAPTER II - The negative qualities of the procedural acts. The problem of the inexistence of the acts. The procedural nullities. The procedural irregularities.

TITLE III
«COERCION MEASURES» AND POSTING BAIL

CHAPTER I - General discipline of the «coercion measures» and posting bail. Common requirements. Fundamental Principles.
CHAPTER II - The «coercion measures» in particular. General characterization. The «coercion measures» allowed in the current CPP. Means to contest the measures.
CHAPTER III - The posting bail in particular. General characterization. Analysis of the positive law.

TITLE IV
APPEALS

CHAPTER I - Introductory notes. General principles. Species of appeals.
CHAPTER II - The ordinary appeals.
CHAPTER III - The extraordinary appeals.

Mandatory literature

Seiça A. Medina de; Legalidade da prova e reconhecimentos atípicos em processo penal
Andrade Manuel da Costa; Sobre as proibições de prova em processo penal. ISBN: 972-32-0613-7
Seiça A. Medina de; O^conhecimento probatório do co-arguido. ISBN: 972-32-0901-2
Santos Manuel José Carrilho de Simas; Recursos em processo penal. ISBN: 972-51-1018-8
Correia João Conde; Contributo para a análise da inexistência e das nulidades processuais penais. ISBN: 972-32-0917-9
Seiça A. Medina de; A^reforma dos recursos em matéria penal
Silva Sandra Oliveira e; A^protecção de testemunhas no processo penal

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes: Exposition of the contents of the discipline, use of case-studies.
Practical classes: The students have to solve practical exercises (invented and collected from real trialed cases).

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	0,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

According general law and internal regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

According general law and internal regulations.

Examinations or Special Assignments

None.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in the Faculty of Law of the Univeristy of Porto.

Classification improvement

According general law and internal regulations.