Constitutional Law II

Code:

D107 II

Acronym:

DC II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2012/2013 - 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	240	Oficial Study Plan LD	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Following the aims and skills supposed to be the outcome of 'Direito COnstitucional I', 'Direito Constitucional II' develops the subjects of the constitutional activity of the State and the systems of the quarantee of constitutionality.

Program

PART I
The constitutional activity of the state
Title I – Functions, organs and operations in general
Chapter I – Functions of the State
Chapter II – Organs of the State

Title II – Constitutional Norms
Chapter I – Structure of constitutional norms
Chapter II – Interpretation, integration and application

Title III – Legislative activity
Chapter I – Laws in general
Chapter II – Laws from the Assembly of the Republic
Chapter III – Legislative authorisations and parliamentary appraisals
Chapter IV – Relations between legislative operations

PART II
NON-CONSTITUTIONALITY AND GUARANTEE OF THE CONSTITUTION
Title I – Non-constitutionality and guarantee in general
Chapter I – Non-constitutionality and legality
Chapter II – Guarantee of constitutionality

Title II – Systems for supervising constitutionality
Chapter I – Comparative and historical overview
Chapter II – The current Portuguese system

Teaching methods and learning activities

The combination of theorical and practical classes permits a valuable interchange between theoretical and practical knowledge, and is thus an important part of the learning process, giving the student the chance to experience and ponder in a more considered and thorough way the knowledge that has already been imparted to him/her.

The work in the course of Constitutional Law is done both in theoretical and practical classes. It is meant for the students to practise in-depth and thorough research, texts’ dissection, conceptual reasoning from a comprehensive legal perspective and critical comments and suggestions.

It is important that the students bring up the necessary research of legal literature and constitutional jurisprudence, in order to produce topics for academic debate and utilization of the “problem method”.

The overall aim of the practical classes is thus to provide a solid base for the assimilation of theoretical notions, thereby constituting a sound, in-depth complement to the theory classes. They appeal to the utilisation of the problem method, an Anglo-Saxon matrix, which is equivalent to discovering applied Law. This can be accomplished either by applying the law to determined situations, real or hypothetical, which involves the resolution of practical cases and the analysis of case law decisions, or by making it possible to concretise the Law in a legal action, requiring the use of logic in affirming and refuting antagonistic arguments.

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences > Public law > Constitutional law

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	70,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Rules enforced in FDUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

Rules enforced in FDUP.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not considered.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not considered.

Classification improvement

Rules enforced in FDUP.