Public International and European Law

Code:

D203

Acronym:

DIPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2003/2004 - A

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	128	Official Study Plan - LD	2	-	13	-

Objectives

The material taught in the theory classes aims to equip students with an understanding of the concepts, institutions and organisations involved in Public International and European Law.
The material for the course appears in the course syllabus published in the Academic Handbook 2002/2003, pages 49 and 50.
In the practical classes, in addition to clarifying and extending this material, practical hypotheses are resolved and cases studied, with the aim of applying the theoretical knowledge that has already been acquired.

Program

PART 1

Unit I – International Law

§1. Formation and evolution
§2. The meaning of International Law

Unit II – The Sources of International Law

§1. Sources in general
§2. Treaties
§3. The conclusion of treaties in Portugal

Unit III – The norms of International Law

Unit IV – International Law and Domestic Law

Unit V – The subjects of International Law

§1. Subjects in general
§2. States
§3. The International Organisations

Unit VI – International Conflicts

Unit VII – The International protection of human rights

Unit VIII – International responsibility

PART II

Unit I – Integration and the European Institutions

§1. Historical development prior to 1945
§2. The European institutions after 1945

Unit II – The Council of Europe and the protection of human rights

Unit III – The European communities and the European Union

§1. The legal structure
§2. Attributions

Unit IV – The organs of the Europeans Communities and the European Union

§1. The political organs
§2. The courts

Unit V – Community Law

§1. Sources
§2. Safeguards
§3. Community Law and Portuguese Domestic Law

Unit VI – The Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe

Main Bibliography

For Part I:

André Gonçalves Pereira and Fausto de Quadros, Manual de Direito Internacional Público, 3rd. Ed., Coimbra, 1993

Jorge Miranda, Curso de Direito Internacional Público, Lisbon, 2002

For Part II:

João Mota de Campos, Manual de Direito Comunitário, Lisbon, 2000

Maria Luísa Duarte, Direito da União Europeia e das Comunidades Europeias, Lisbon, 2001

Complementary Bibliography

Nota: Deve consultar a secção de conteúdos da disciplina para mais informações.