General Theory of Civil Law I

Code:

D201 I

Acronym:

TG I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2009/2010 - 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
LDB	180	Oficial Study Plan LD	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This subject, offered during the 3rd semester of the degree, aims at introducing the main legal framework governing Private Law. It prepares the students to the forthcoming subjects within the Private Law field, such as: Law of Contracts, Obligations (other sources besides contract; Civil Liability), Property Law, Family Law, Succession Law, etc. It is focused mainly on the analysis of the First Part of the Portuguese Civil Code (1966), and special effort is done so that students become aware of the Fundamental Principles governing Private Law (eg. Private Autonomy, Civil Liability, Reliance Principle, Good Faith, Unjust Enrichment, Negotiorum Gestio, etc.) and grasp the central role played by "the person" in the (Private) Law.

Program

1. Introduction to Private Law and its methodology
2. Fundamental Principles governing Private Law
3. (Main) "Rights" and "duties" among civil persons
4. The exercise of rights: protection and limits (eg. "abuse of right" doctrine)
5. Content and protection of personal rights (such as life, privacy, basic freedoms, etc)
6. Lack of capacity to legally act on her own
7. Legal persons: general features
8. Goods (classes and their relevance to the applicable legal regime)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lessons: exposition of the (subject) contents with regular application of the case-method.
Practical lessons: work with cases and study of jurisprudential trends and criteria.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

According to the Law School applicable regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the Law School applicable regulations.

Examinations or Special Assignments

None.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the legal regime and the Law School applicable regulations.

Classification improvement

According to the Law School applicable regulations.

Observations

Bibliography (main):
- ASCENSÃO, José de Oliveira - Direito Civil - Teoria Geral, Vols. I, II e III, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 1997-1999-2002.

- CORDEIRO, António Menezes - Tratado de Direito Civil Português, I, Parte Geral, Tomos I, II, III, IV (ed. diversas), Coimbra, Livraria Almedina, 2000 (ss).

Other (bibliography):
- PINTO, Carlos Alberto da Mota - Teoria Geral do Direito Civil, 4ª ed. (actualizada), Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2005 (specially relevant regarding some parts of the program, in due time outlined by the team encharged).

- ANDRADE, Manuel A. Domingues de - Teoria Geral da Relação Jurídica, Vols. I e II, reimp., Coimbra, Livraria Almedina, 1992.

- CARVALHO, Orlando de - Teoria Geral da Relação Jurídica - seu sentido e limites, Coimbra, Centelha, 1981.

- CARVALHO, Orlando de - Teoria Geral do Direito Civil, polic., Coimbra, Centelha, 1981.

- COSTA, Mário Júlio Almeida - Direito das Obrigações, 9ª ed., Coimbra, Livraria Almedina, 2001.

- FERNANDES, Luís A. Carvalho - Teoria Geral do Direito Civil, Vol. I, Lisboa, Lex, 1995 e Vol. II, 3ª ed., Lisboa, Universidade Católica, 2001.

- HÖRSTER, Heinrich Ewald - A Parte Geral do Código Civil Português, Almedina, Coimbra, 2000.

- LIMA, Pires de e VARELA, Antunes - Código Civil Anotado, Vol. I, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora.

- MENDES, João de Castro - Teoria Geral do Direito Civil, Vols. I e II, Lisboa, AAFDL, 1978-95.

- MONCADA, L. Cabral de - Lições de Direito Civil, 4ª ed., Coimbra, Livraria Almedina, 1995.