Contracts and Consumption

Code:

MD140

Acronym:

CEC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

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
MD	58	Plano Oficial MD do ano letivo 2016	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main aim of this subject is to expand students knowledge in consumer contracts themes and give them a greater level of expertise and aptitude. The students will be encouraged to appraise and evaluate real-life situations in light of a body of law, applying the law to the facts. To enable personal growth, self-improvement, and intellectual accomplishment are also central objectives of a Master degree and of this subject.

Learning outcomes and competences

The unit is intended to provide Master students with specific knowledge on the main themes of consumer contracts, so they can apply them later in their academic and professional life.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I Negotiation and Preliminary agreements
1. Letters of intent;
2. Master contract;
3. Standard contractual clauses.

II Consumer contracts
1. Distance contracts;
2. Consumer credit;
3. Electronic Commerce.

III. Consumer protection in the "sharing economy" 

 

Mandatory literature

Almeida Carlos Ferreira de 1938-; Contratos
Carvalho Jorge Morais; Os^contratos de consumo. ISBN: 978-972-40-4827-7
Carvalho Jorge Morais 212; Contratos celebrados à distância e fora do estabelecimento comercial. ISBN: 978-972-40-5650-0
Coelho Francisco Manuel de Brito Pereira 1959-; Contratos complexos e complexos contratuais. ISBN: 978-972-32-2255-5
Costa Mariana Fontes da 1980-; Ruptura de negociações pré-contratuais e cartas de intenção. ISBN: 978-972-32-1925-8
Guimarães Maria Raquel 1969-; O^contrato-quadro no âmbito da utilização de meios de pagamento electrónicos
Guimarães Maria Raquel 1969-; As^transferências electrónicas de fundos e os cartões de débito. ISBN: 972-40-1202-6
Monteiro Jorge Ferreira Sinde 1944-; Responsabilidade por conselhos, recomendações ou informações. ISBN: 972-40-0560-7
Morais Fernando de Gravato; Do crédito ao consumo ao crédito aos consumidores
Morais Fernando de Gravato; União de contratos de crédito e de venda para o consumo. ISBN: 972-40-2121-1
Oliveira Elsa Dias; A^protecção dos consumidores nos contratos celebrados através da Internet. ISBN: 972-40-1689-7
Ribeiro Joaquim de Sousa; O^problema do contrato. ISBN: 972-40-1176-3
Ribeiro Joaquim de Sousa; Direito dos contratos. ISBN: 978-972-32-1468-0
Sá Almeno de; Cláusulas contratuais gerais e directiva sobre cláusulas abusivas. ISBN: 972-40-1481-9

Complementary Bibliography

Ascensão José de Oliveira 1932-; Direito civil. ISBN: 972-32-0932-2
Cordeiro António Menezes 1953-; Tratado de direito civil português
Faria Jorge Ribeiro de 1931-2008; Direito das obrigações
Varela Antunes 1919-; Das obrigações em geral. ISBN: 972-40-1040-6

Comments from the literature

(Further bibliography on specific themes will be indicated during the semester)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition of the (subject) contents with regular application of the case-method. Work with cases and study of jurisprudential trends and criteria.
Development of written skills and investigation methods through a written paper.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	40,00
Exame	60,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.
Fullfilment of the attendance conditions (art. 4./1 RAC).

Calculation formula of final grade

The students’ assessment is based on distributed evaluation with a final written exam.
The elements for students’ assessment are:
1. Weighing 40% of the final classification, a written paper about the contents of theme III of the program, whose setup rules will be made available in the beginning of the semester;
2. Weighing 60% of the final classification, the final exam.  
The lack of one or of both these elements implies the student failure in the curricular unit.
The final classification in the curricular unit consists in the weighted average of the scores in the assessment elements referred supra.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students should do a written work about theme III of the program.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.

Classification improvement

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.