Constitutional Law

Code:

MD102

Acronym:

DCT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Public Law

Instance: 2008/2009 - 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
MD	31	Plano Oficial de MD	1	-	10	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Advanced studies in Constituional Law.

Program

New Constitutional Jurisprudence

Introduction: Re-thinking the Constitutional Culture Basics.

Conceptual tools to advanced studies in Constitutional Law.

- Contemporary tendencies and methodes of judicial decisions and juridical doctrine.

- Juridical decisions and doctrinal articles analysis, mainly about Constitutional principles, fundamentals and practice, power(s) and institutions in the Portuguese Constitution.

Teaching methods and learning activities

all the usual in Master courses

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	28,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

according to the regulations

Calculation formula of final grade

according to the regulations

Examinations or Special Assignments

To be decide with students.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

according to the regulations

Classification improvement

according to the regulations

Observations

Bibliography:

Cases:

Selected Constitutional Court sentences: ed. by Jorge Miranda (publisher: Universidade Católica Portuguesa). 


Journal: Jurisprudência Constitucional

Textbooks:


Cunha Paulo Ferreira da;Direito constitucional geral. ISBN: 972-724-305-3
Cunha Paulo Ferreira da;Raízes da república. ISBN: 972-40-2895-X

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha;Direito Constitucional Anotado, Quid Juris, 2008

Long bibliographical lists may be consulted in Direito Constitucional Geral and Direito Constitucional Anotado.

Classical textbooks:

CANOTILHO, José Joaquim Gomes ? Direito Constitucional e Teoria da Constituição, Coimbra, Almedina, last ed. 
MIRANDA, Jorge ? Teoria do Estado e da Constituição, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2002; Idem - Manual de Direito Constitucional, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, vvs. vols., vv. eds., last eds.

Constitutional texts:

Specially those commented by: Gomes Canotilho /Vital Moreira; Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa / José de Mello Alexandrino; Jorge Miranda / Rui Medeiros 

The textbook Direito Constitucional Anotado contains Portuguese Constitutional text.