Philosophy of Law and Legal Methodology I

Code:

D400 I

Acronym:

FDMJ

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S (since 15-09-2014 to 19-12-2014)

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	8	Oficial Study Plan LD	4	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The discipline of Methodology and Philosophy of Law (Jurisprudence) aims at an understanding of Law at a level beyond the strictly technical, having as its object the acquisition, by students, of critical tools indispensable for autonomous reflection upon this institution, which is at the same time attentive to its ethical, political, and general cultural dimensions. This openness to different concerns, as well as being a touchstone of university study in general, is vital to the education of jurists, who ought properly to be more than mere technocrats: as is often said (to borrow a canonical sentence) “He who knows only the Law, knows not even the Law itself”. Not only is it our purpose, therefore, to sketch a general outline of a number of topics selected from various areas of methodological and philosophic law, but also to open up an interdisciplinary dialogue between juridical thought and other modalities of thought and culture, as well as promoting personal and group research at a deeper level than has been made so far.

Learning outcomes and competences

The objectives described above must be fullfiled at the individual level of each single student.

Working method

Presencial

Program

- Basics and Memories of Jurisprudence

I. Introduction to the Jurisprudence and Juridical Methodology

II. Epistemic Basics

 

III. Ontophenomenological Basics

 

IV. General Theory of Law

 

V. Historical approaches to Law and State Philosophy

 

 

 

for details, see the bibliography

Mandatory literature

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; Filosofia do Direito. Fundamentos, Metodologia e Teoria Geral do Direito, Almedina
Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; Filosofia Política, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda
Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; Repensar o Direito. Um Manual de Filosofia Juridica, a ser preparado, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

Comments from the literature

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Teaching methods and learning activities

All the methods canonically used in University teaching.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Teste	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Please refer to the observations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Please refer to the observations.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Non Applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Please refer to the observations.

Classification improvement

Please refer to the observations.

Observations

General laws and Faculty regulations will apply to every aspect of evaluation.