Criminal Procedural Law I

Code:

C206

Acronym:

DPP I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Criminology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
C	65	Oficial Study Plan LC	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide students with the essential framework of the material, including the theoretical and dogmatic foundations of the various institutes, and to provide a detailed analysis of Portuguese law.
It is hoped that the combination of theoretical and practical classes will provide the students with a complete and harmonious training to help them in their future professional careers.

Program

CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL LAW

INTRODUCTION
1. The meaning of the Criminal Procedural Law and how it operates.
2. The Criminal Procedural Law within the legal system.

TITLE I
PROCEDURAL STATICS

CHAPTER I – Theory of the Criminal Procedural Law. The Criminal Procedural Law and its application.
CHAPTER II - The Fundamental Structure of the Portuguese Criminal Procedural Law.
1. Constitutional conformation of Criminal Procedural Law and procedural models.
2. General Principals of Criminal Procedural Law.
CHAPTER III - Procedural participants
CHAPTER IV - (Initiation to) «Coercion Measures» and Posting Bail.

TITLE II
PROCEDURAL DYNAMICS

CHAPTER I - The forms of the Criminal Procedure. Legal requirements in the Common Lawsuit.
CHAPTER II - The special forms of Criminal Procedure.

Mandatory literature

Dias Jorge de Figueiredo; Direito processual penal
Siracusano D. e outros; Diritto processuale penale. ISBN: 88-14-08754-7
Siracusano D. e outros; Diritto processuale penale. ISBN: 88-14-08606-0
Jornadas de Direito Processual Penal; O^novo código de processo penal. ISBN: 972-40-0257-8
Roxin Claus; Derecho procesal penal. ISBN: 987-9120-36-1
Silva Germano Marques da; Curso de Processo Penal. ISBN: 972-22-1592-2
Silva Germano Marques da; Curso de processo penal. ISBN: 972-22-1557-4
Dias Jorge de Figueiredo; Direito processual penal
Beleza Teresa Pizarro; Apontamentos de direito processual penal

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes: Exposition of the contents of the discipline, use of case-studies.
Practical classes: The students have to solve practical exercises (invented and collected from real trialed cases).

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

According general law and internal regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

According general law and internal regulations.

Examinations or Special Assignments

None.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in the Faculty of Law of the Univeristy of Porto.

Classification improvement

According general law and internal regulations.