Constitutional Law II

Code:

D107 II

Acronym:

DC II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2009/2010 - 2S

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
LDB	184	Oficial Study Plan LD	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Discussing issues about Constitucional Law.

Program

Introduction


CHAPTER I

THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

§ 1. The hierarchy of norms
§ 2. The plurality of law-creating process
§ 3. The supremacy of the parliamentary law
§ 4. Types of legislative process
§ 6. The parliamentary control of statutes


CHAPTER II

THE THEORY OF NORMS’S CONTROL

§ 1. The supremacy of the constitution
§ 2. The judicial aplication of the constitution
§ 3. Institutions and forms of control
§ 4. The juridical process of control


CHAPTER III

THE PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

§ 1. The concept of fundamental rights
§ 2. The dual nature of fundamental rights
§ 3. Rights, liberties, and guaranties
§ 4. The economic, social and cultural rights
§ 5. The protection of the minorities
§ 6. Forms of protection


CHAPTER IV

CONSTITUTIONAL CRISES AND EMERCENGIES

§ 1. The norm and the exception~
§ 2. The state of war
§ 3. The state of siege and the state of emergency
§ 4. Internacional conflicts
§ 5. The suspension of constitutional rights, liberties, and guaranties


CHAPTER V

THE ACTUAL CHALLENGES TO CONSTITUTIONALISM

§ 1. The frontiers of constitutional law
§ 2. Constitution, constitutionalism, and democracy
§ 3. The “counter democracy”
§4. Multi-level constitutionalism and the inter-constitutional network
§ 5. The future of the constitution

Evaluation Type

Eligibility for exams

Not considered.

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the rules enforced ath the Faculty.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the rules enforced ath the Faculty.

Classification improvement

According to the rules enforced ath the Faculty.