Philosophy of Law and Legal Methodology I

Code:

D400 I

Acronym:

FDMJ

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S (since 16-02-2015 to 22-05-2015)

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	142	Oficial Study Plan LD	4	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The course aims to help provide students the necessary tools to a critical, autonomous and sustained reflection on the law and a personal research and deepening of the themes. These objectives will be pursued through study, reflection and questioning around some issues, more or less "classic", of the field of philosophy of law and political philosophy, using the contribution of various currents of thought, authors and  works, as well as with openness to interdisciplinarity.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected that students acquire knowledge in topics addressed in the discipline and develop basic and specific skills, including skills of independent research, analysis capability and critical reflection on the addressed issues, applicable in academic and professional context .

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. Introduction to Philosophy of Law, contents and history

II. Old and new questions:
2.1. Concept(s) of law
2.2. Law and justice
2.3. The Law, the individual and the community 
2.4. State, Law, Power(s)
2.5. Pluralism and Law

Mandatory literature

Cunha Paulo Ferreira da 1959-; Filosofia do direito. ISBN: 978-972-40-5041-6
Kaufmann Arthur 340; Introdução à filosofia do direito e à teoria do direito contemporâneas. ISBN: 972-31-0952-2
Rosas João Cardoso (org.); Concepções de Justiça, Edições 70, 2012
Kaufmann Arthur; Filosofia do direito, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2009

Complementary Bibliography

Sousa Ana Paula Loureiro de; O^pensamento filosófico-jurídico português contemporâneo. ISBN: 972-27-1419-8
Castignone Silvana; Introduzione alla filosofia del diritto. ISBN: 88-420-5564-6
Hart Herbert L. A. 1907-1992; O^conceito de direito. ISBN: 972-31-0692-2
Rawls John; Uma^teoria da justiça
Dworkin Ronald 1931-; Levando os direitos a sério. ISBN: 95-336-1513-2
Dworkin Ronald 1931-; O^império do direito. ISBN: 85-336-1012-2
Finnis John; Natural law and natural rights. ISBN: 0-19-876110-4
Hervada Javier; Qué es el derecho. ISBN: 84-313-1949-6
Radbruch Gustav 1878-1949; Filosofia do direito. ISBN: 972-628-010-9
Haarscher Guy; Philosophie des droits de l.homme. ISBN: 2-8004-1074-4
Villey Michel; Philosophie du droit. ISBN: 2-247-04128-0
Neves António Castanheira 1929-; Metodologia jurídica. ISBN: 972-32-0630-7
Kelsen Hans 1881-1973; A^justiça e o direito natural. ISBN: 972-40-1536-X
Habermas Jurgen 1929-; Between facts and norms. ISBN: 978-0-262-58162-2
Walzer Michael; As^esferas da justiça. ISBN: 972-23-2521-3
Sen Amartya 1933-; The^idea of justice. ISBN: 978-0-141-03785-1
Moncada Luis Cabral de; Filosofia do direito e do estado. ISBN: 972-32-0086-4
Walzer Michael; On toleration. ISBN: 0-300-07600-2
Larenz Karl 1903-; La^filosofía contemporánea del derecho y del Estado
Brito António José de 1927-; Introdução à filosofia do direito
Rosas João Cardoso (org.); Manual de Filosofia Política, Almedina, 2014
Cunha Paulo Ferreira da; O essencial sobre filosofia política...., INCM, 2006 (several volumes; exists in the Library )
Neves António Castanheira 1929-; O^direito hoje e com que sentido. ISBN: 972-771-561-3
Hespanha António Manuel 1945-; Cultura jurídica europeia. ISBN: 978-972-40-4810-9
Coleman Jules; The^Oxford handbook of jurisprudence and philosophy of law. ISBN: 0-19-829824-2
Hofmann Hasso; Introduzione alla filosofia del diritto e della politica. ISBN: 88-420-6729-6

Comments from the literature

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Teaching methods and learning activities

All the methods used in University teaching, such as lectures, seminars, debates, as well as essay writting for students who choose continuous assessment evaluation regime (see bellow).

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

According to rules enforced in FDUP. 

Calculation formula of final grade

According to rules in force in FDUP.

Besides the evaluation regime through final exam, students will also be able to chose  the continuous assessment regime (optional), according to the regulations governing evaluation in force in FDUP.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the rules in force in FDUP.

Classification improvement

According to the rules in force in FDUP.

Observations

Besides the evaluation regime through final exam, students will also be able to chose the continuous assessment regime (optional), according to the regulations governing evaluation in force in FDUP.