History of Roman and Portuguese Law

Code:

D101

Acronym:

HDPR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2006/2007 - A

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	251	Official Study Plan - LD	1	-	13	-

Objectives

1. Making the students conscious of the need for Law History’s knowledge in order to achieve a firm juridical formation.
2. Providing them an adequate learning of the essential content of Roman Law History, Iberia’s Law History and Portuguese Law History, unavoidable cultural foundations, due to the Global and European context of juridical institutions.

Program

Law History: personal understanding.

Introduction


PART I – ELEMENTS OF ROMAN LAW HISTORY

Chapter 1 – Essential concepts

Chapter 2 – Political organization

Chapter 3 – The Sources of Ius Civile

Chapter 4 – Compilations

Chapter 5 – The survival of Roman


PART II – ELEMENTS OF IBERIA’S LAW HISTORY

Chapter 1 – The age of origins

Chapter 2 – The Roman age

Chapter 3 – The Germanic or Visighotic age

Chapter 4 – The age of Muslim rule and of Christian take-over


PART III – ELEMENTS OF PORTUGUESE LAW HISTORY

Chapter 1 – Ages of evolution of Portuguese Law History

Chapter 2 – The age of differentiation of Portuguese Law

Chapter 3 – The age of roman and canonical inspiration

Chapter 4 – The age of the framing of modern Portuguese Law

Main Bibliography

A. Santos Justo, Direito Privado Romano I, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2000 (reference book for the lessons about Roman Law History)
Guilherme Braga da Cruz, “O direito subsidiário na história do direito português”, in «Revista Portuguesa de História» XIV, 1975
Juan Iglesias, Derecho Romano, 13ª edição, Barcelona, Editorial Ariel, 2001
Javier Hervada, Crítica Introdutória ao Direito Natural, Porto, Rés-Editora, s/d
Marcello Caetano, História do Direito Português, I, Lisboa, Verbo, 2000
Mário Júlio de Almeida Costa, História do Direito Português, 3ª edição, Coimbra, Almedina, 1996 (reference book for the lessons about Iberia’s Law History and Portuguese Law History)
Nuno Espinosa Gomes da Silva, História do Direito Português, 3ª edição, Lisboa, Fundação Gulbenkian, 2000
Paulo Ferreira da Cunha/Joana Aguiar e Silva/António Lemos Soares, História do Direito - Do Direito Romano à Constituição Europeia, Coimbra, Almedina, 2005
Ruy de Albuquerque/Martim de Albuquerque, História do Direito Português, I Volume, 12ª edição, Sintra, Pedro Ferreira, 2005
Additional reading reference material will be given during the course of lessons.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical exposures and pratical discussions

Evaluation Type

Eligibility for exams

Not considered.

Calculation formula of final grade

Obtained as a result of the rules enforced in FDUP.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Are not considered.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Rules enforced in FDUP.

Classification improvement

Obtained as a result of the rules enforced in FDUP.