Fundamental Rights

Code:

D502

Acronym:

DFUND

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2005/2006 - 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
D	109	Official Study Plan - LD	5	-	7	-

Objectives

1. To understand the general theory of fundamental rights and to understand that they are a "designation" for meaning the dignity of the human being.
2. To understand the reality of fundamental rights and of its ways of enforcment nowadays

Program

Introduction: Self comprehension of Fundamental Rights

Chapter I - Fundamental Rights General Theory
§ 1. Fundamental rights theoretical approach
§ 2. Purpose and functions
§ 3. Concepts similar to fundamental rights
§ 4. Fundamental Rights and the Constitution

Chapter II - Rules appliable to fundamental rights
§ 1. Common rules made appliable to all fundamental rights
§ 2. Rules made appliable to “Economic, social and cultural” rights
§ 3. Rules made appliable to civil rights and liberties

Chapter III – Analysis of some fundamental rights
§ 1. Rigth to life
§ 2. Freedom of religion/belief
§ 3. Freedom of teaching
§ 4. Conscientious objection

Main Bibliography

1. Doctrine
Cristina Queiroz, Direitos Fundamentais (Teoria Geral), Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2002

J. C. Vieira de Andrade, Os Direitos Fundamentais na Constituição de 1976, 3ª edição, Coimbra, Almedina, 2004

J. J. Gomes Canotilho, Direito Constitucional e Teoria da Constituição, 7ª ed., Coimbra, Almedina, 2004.

Javier Hervada, Introducción Critica al Derecho Natural, 9ª edição, EUNSA, Pamplona, 1998 (existe tradução portuguesa, Crítica Introdutória ao Direito Natural, Porto, Editorial Rés, s. d.).
Jorge Bacelar Gouveia, Manual de Direito Constitucional, 2º vol., Coimbra, Almedina, 2005
Jorge Miranda, Manual de Direito Constitucional, Tomo IV, 3ª ed., Coimbra, Almedina, 2000 (livro de referência dos sumários)
Paulo Ferreira da Cunha, Teoria da Constituição, II, Lisboa/S. Paulo, Editorial Verbo, 2000
Paulo Pulido Adragão, A Liberdade de Aprender e a Liberdade das Escolas Particulares, Lisboa, Universidade Católica Editora, 1995
Paulo Pulido Adragão, A Liberdade Religiosa e o Estado, Livraria Almedina, Coimbra, 2002
Robert Alexy, Theorie der Grundrechte, Frankfurt, 1986 (existe tradução espanhola, Teoria de los Derechos Fundamentales, CEC, Madrid, 1997)

2. Portuguese and International Legislation

Complementary Bibliography

Other elements will be provided throughout the year, namely about specific fundamental rights

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 pratical exercises and discuss topics related to the Program

Evaluation Type

Eligibility for exams

- Continuous assessment
- The marks the student must get have to be equal or higher than 10, in a scale of [0,20] in one of the following hypotheses:
A)Written final examination;
b)Oral final examination (if the student obtained in a) a mark between 7 and 9.

Calculation formula of final grade

Are the marks obtained in the examinations referred in “Frequency Attaining” or by the Continuous assessment method

Examinations or Special Assignments

None

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.

Classification improvement

Is obtained by doing a written or an oral examination