Comparative Legal Systems

Code:

D204

Acronym:

SJC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2006/2007 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
D	152	Official Study Plan - LD	2	-	8	-

Objectives

1. To consolidate fundamental concepts of our legal system and incentivate critical thinking, using the macrocomparative method;
2. Basic knowledge of main legal systems of today.

Program

1. Comparative Law
Object
Method
2. Legal Systems of Today
The civil law system
The english legal system
The islamic system
The hinduist system
3. The process of approximation and convergence in the EU
4. Conclusions

Main Bibliography

René David. Os Grandes Sistemas de Direito Contemporâneo, 2002
Materials to be provided in the classroom

Complementary Bibliography

Selected articles from the periodicals Financial Times and The Economist.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures: theoretical presentation of the contents of the discipline, emphasing the comparative analysis of civil and english systems;
Tutorials: critical discussion of the topics presented in lectures and comprehensive presentation of islamic and hinduist systems.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

See applicable Regulation of FDUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

Given by final written exam and, if applicable, oral exam.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

See applicable specific Regulations.

Classification improvement

See applicable Regulation of FDUP.