Fundamental Rights

Code:

D206

Acronym:

DF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S (since 17-02-2014 to 23-05-2014)

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	200	Oficial Study Plan LD	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This discipline aims to give the students the appropriate tools to understand

Fundamental Rights in different dimensions: the general theorectical basics,

their presence at the Portuguese Constitution and International Declarations,

and their living as law in action in the present moment.

Learning outcomes and competences

At this discipline students should get the theory and the training of the basics of Fundamental Rights, improve their critical sense and research skils.

Working method

Presencial

Program

 

I. General Theory of Fundamental Rights


1.Epistemological previous questions, Philosophy, Sociology and History of Fundamental Rights

2. The Classical theories and the operational concepts


II. Fundamental Rights "in the books"

Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic and in the major international texts

1. in Portuguese Constitution

2. In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other texts.


III. Fundamental rights "in action"

1. European general glimpse.

2. More detailed study of the Rights of Speach (Freedom of the Word or expression rights)

Mandatory literature

Alexy Robert 1945-; Theorie der Grundrechte. ISBN: 3-518-28182-8 (Spanish version avaiable)
Cunha Paulo Ferreira da 1959-; Teoria da constituição. ISBN: 972-22-2097-7 (Direitos Humanos, Direitos Fundamentais vol. II)
Cunha Paulo Ferreira da 1959-; Direito constitucional aplicado. ISBN: 9787-972-724-327-3
Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; Direitos Fundamentais e Crise Europeia, Quid Juris (work in progress)

Complementary Bibliography

Canotilho José Joaquim Gomes 1941-; Estudos sobre direitos fundamentais. ISBN: 978-972-32-1593-9
Eide Asbjorn 340; Economic, social and cultural. ISBN: 90-411-1595-1
Hãberle Peter; Le^libertà fondamentali nello stato costituzionale. ISBN: 88-430-0024-1
Isensee Josef 340; Handbuch des Staatsrechts der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. ISBN: 3-8114-2495-5 (volume V)
Miranda Jorge 1941-; Manual de direito constitucional (vol. IV (2012))
Queiroz Cristina 1957-; Direitos fundamentais. ISBN: 978-972-32-1824-4
Pieroth; Schlink; Direitos fundamentais. ISBN: 9789896400248
Queiroz Cristina 1957-; Direitos fundamentais sociais. ISBN: 972-32-1428-4
Bronzini Cesare 080; Il^principio di ragionevolezza nella giurisprudenza della corte costituzionale. ISBN: 88-14-04780-4
Canotilho José Joaquim Gomes 1941-; Direito constitucional e teoria da constituição. ISBN: 972-40-2106-8
Holmes Stephen; The^cost of rights. ISBN: 0-393-32033-2
Dworkin Ronald 1931-; Taking rights seriously. ISBN: 0-674-86711-4
Dworkin Ronald 1931-; Freedom.s law. ISBN: 0-674-31928-1
Rawls John; A^theory of justice. ISBN: 0-19-825055-X
Stone Geoffrey R.; The^bill of rights in the modern state. ISBN: 0-226-77532-1 (Dworkin, Ronald, "Unenumerated Rights: Whether or How Roe Should Be Overruled", p. 381 segs)
Andrade José Carlos Vieira de 1949-; Os^direitos fundamentais na Constituição Portuguesa de 1976. ISBN: 978-972-40-4669-3
Wachsmann Patrick; Libertés publiques. ISBN: 224704820-X
Dworkin Ronald 1931-; Sovereign virtue. ISBN: 0-674-00219-9

Comments from the literature

Other elements will be provided throughout the year.

 

There is a Portuguese translation of Alexy´s textbook.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes and Practical classes.

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences > Public law > Constitutional law

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 the rules enforced in Faculty

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the rules enforced in Faculty

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.

Classification improvement

According to the rules enforced in Faculty