Property Law

Code:

D309

Acronym:

DR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2008/2009 - 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
D	2	Official Study Plan - LD	3	-	6	-
LDB	255	Oficial Study Plan LD	3	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To give students a basic knowledge of the subject;
To develop in the students an ability to put this knowledge into practice;
To increase a critical attitude in the students with respect to the content and normative solutions.

Program

INTRODUCTION - On the rights of things in general
CHAPTER I – NOTION DE DIREITO DAS COISAS
1- Notion of the rights of things: the paradigm of dominium plenum. The major forms of ordering ownership.
2- Distinction between rights of things, rights of credit and rights of the person.
CHAPTER II – THE AIM OF THE RIGHTS OF THINGS
1- Legal notion of thing.
2- Classification of things
PART I - Provisional domain system
CHAPTER III – POSSESSION
1- Notion of possession. The major problems of possession.
2- Systems of ownership. The position of the Portuguese system.
3- Causal possession and formal possession. Possession and mere holding. Capacity to possess.
4- Rights and objects in terms of which they can be possessed.
5- Characteristics of possession.
6- Forms of acquiring possession.
7- Joint possession.
8- Effects of possession.
PART II - The definitive domain system
CHAPTER IV – Constitutional principles of the rights of things
1-Principles linked to the internal side of the law of property.
2-Principles linked to the external side of the law of property.

CHAPTER V – Characteristics of the rights of things
1-Characteristics linked to the internal side of the law of property.
2-Characteristics linked to the external side of the law of property.

CHAPTER VI – On rights in rem in particular
1- Right in rem in enjoyment
1.1- Property right. Forms of acquisition. Characteristics. Defence of property.Joint and shared ownership. Horizontal property.
1.2- Right of usufruct and right to use and of abode.
1.3- Building lease.
1.4- Praedial servitude.
1.5- Right in rem of periodic abode.
2-Rights in rem of guarantee
3-Rights in rem of acquisition

Mandatory literature

Orlando de Carvalho; Introdução à posse (RLJ, nºs 122 e s)
Carvalho Orlando de; Direito das coisas
Pires Lima/Antunes Varela; Código Civil Anotado vol. I e III

Complementary Bibliography

José de Oliveira Ascensão; Direito civil - Reais, 1993
Mesquita Manuel Henrique; Obrigações reais e ónus reais. ISBN: 972-40-0464-3
Fernandes Luís A. Carvalho; Lições de direitos reais. ISBN: 972-724-028-3
Mesquita Manuel Henrique; Direitos reais
Orlando de Carvalho; Teoria Geral da Relação Jurídica- sumários desenvolvidos
Duarte Rui Pinto; Curso de direitos reais. ISBN: 972-8500-90-4
José Alberto Vieira; Direitos reais, Coimbra Editora, 2008
Cordeiro António Menezes; Direitos reais
Luís Carvalho Fernandes; Lições de Direitos Reais, Quid Juris, 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes, presentations, quarrel and commentary of works of the students, practical exercises, etc.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Not considered.

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the rules enforced in Faculty

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not considered.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the rules enforced in Faculty

Classification improvement

According to the rules enforced in Faculty