Civil Procedure

Code:

MD510

Acronym:

PC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S (since 05-02-2024 to 17-05-2024)

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	24	Plano Oficial MD do ano letivo 2016	1	-	7,5	-
		Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2022	1	-	7,5	-
		Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2023	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main scope is to give a high-level case management skills and a repertoire of knowledge in portuguese, european and comparative civil procedure law.

Learning outcomes and competences

To give Students a cientific background and a conscious feeling that allows them to keep in pace with new challanges brought by quickly changing problems arising from some recent conceptions about judicial (adjudicative) and non judicial (mediation, arbitration) methods of dealing with social conflicts.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Part I. Appeals

1. Challengeable decisions and non-challengeable decisions
2. Appeals species
3. Ordinary Appeals
4. Extraordinary appeals
5. Special features of the appeals regime

Part II. Elements for a global perspective of the Civil Procedure

1. Civil Procedure in a Constitutional State
2. The object of the process
3. Balance of power between the parties and the Court
4. Res iudicata

Mandatory literature

Jolowicz J. A.; On civil procedure. ISBN: 0-521-58419-1
Andrews Neil; Andrews on civil processes. ISBN: 978-1-78068-129-0
Freitas José Lebre de 1939-; Introdução ao processo civil. ISBN: 978-972-32-2201-2
Freitas José Lebre de 1939-; A^ação declarativa comum. ISBN: 978-972-32-2195-4
Varano Vincenzo 340; L.altra giustizia. ISBN: 88-14-13760-9
Comoglio Luigi Paolo; Le^prove civili. ISBN: 978-88-598-0249-5
João de Castro Mendes; Limites objectivos do caso julgado em processo civil
Maria José Capelo; A^sentença entre a autoridade e a prova. ISBN: 978-972-40-5630-2
João de Castro Mendes; Manual de processo civil. ISBN: 978-972-629-740-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Interactive treatment of subjects with analysis and discussion of scientific and jurisprudential texts. Distributed evaluation without final exam, through two tests based on the resolution of practical situations, each one of them with 50% weight in the final classification.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	140,00
Frequência das aulas	40,00
Total:	180,00

Eligibility for exams

According to Faculty Regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Average of two tests.