Constitutional Law I

Code:

D102 I

Acronym:

DC I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S (since 09-09-2013 to 20-12-2013)

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	201	Oficial Study Plan LD	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Familiarize students with the basic foundations of the general part of constitutional law, and the basic structure of the Portuguese Constitution, including the the constitutional state, political regime and political system.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should know the basics of constitutional theory and essential aspects of Portuguese Constitution.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Constitutional Law I

 

A. Basics

 

I. Introduction to Constitutional Law II. General Constitutional Theory II. General Constitutional Law III. Constitutional History. IV. Theory of Constitutional State

 

B. The Portuguese Constitution, past, present and future

I. Constitutional State in action: Political Regime and Political System, Organs of Sovereignty in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976. II. The Portuguese Constitution: From Theoretical Foundations to Practical Futures      Constituent Power, Material Constitution, Constitutional Culture, Constitutional and Constitutional Revisions.

Mandatory literature

Cunha, Paulo Ferreira da ; Direito Constitucional Geral, Quid Juris (being prepared)
Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; O Estado Constitucional: Teoria e História

Complementary Bibliography

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; Constituição & Política, Quid Juris, 2012

Comments from the literature

Longest bibliography data in the quoted textbooks.

Teaching methods and learning activities

All canonica at this teaching level

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

according to regulations

Calculation formula of final grade

according to regulations

Examinations or Special Assignments

according to regulations

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

according to regulations

Classification improvement

according to regulations

Observations

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