Introduction to Law I

Code:

D100 I

Acronym:

ID I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S (since 14-09-2015 to 18-12-2015)

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	230	Oficial Study Plan LD	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The aim of this discipline is to provide the students with the basic frameworks and concepts of the legal system, with special focus on the portuguese one.
It is meant to see Law as a body in motion and not an estatic one, so major relevance is given to the methodological issues.
It is also meant to favour the development of reading.
The objectives ofhis course are articulated with Introdução ao Direito II.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are demanded to know and understand the fundamental general questions of Law as a legal order, system and as a science. Students should understand the relation between Law and the other normative orders and social spheres. Students are supposed to understand the main conceptual frames of the portuguese legal system and the fundamental lines of western legal thinking.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not relevant.

Program

The concept of Law ('quid ius')

I - The meaning of law ('quid ius'). Preliminary framework.
1 - The Human Being, Society and Law
2 - The law as a normative, institutional and axiological system. Legal science, science of law and auxiliary sciences of law. The auxiliary sciences of law

II - The meaning of law ('quid ius'). The legal science as a normative ordend science.
1 - Comparison with other normative orders, in particular Ethics.
2 - Law, Authority and Power. The issue of coercion. The relation with the State and Economy.
 
III - Law and rights.
1 - Law and righ.

2- The national legal order, the international legal order, the EU legal order.

3 -Public and Praivate Law. Fundamental principles.

4 - Validity. Enforcement and effectiveness.

5 - Implementation of law and rights

IV - The meaning of law ('quid ius'). Spacial path space: the legal systems of the world.

 V - The meaning of law ('quid ius'). Historical path. The history of Western legal thought.

Mandatory literature

Ascensão José de Oliveira 1932-; O^direito. ISBN: 972-40-2443-1
Machado João Baptista; Introdução ao direito e ao discurso legitimador. ISBN: 972-40-0471-6
Bronze Fernando José 1947-; Lições de introdução ao direito. ISBN: 972-32-1105-X
Amaral Diogo Freitas do 1941-; Manual de introdução ao direito. ISBN: 972-40-2378-8
Justo António Santos 1962-; Introdução ao estudo do direito. ISBN: 978-972-32-2085-8
Sousa Miguel Teixeira de 1954-; Introdução ao direito. ISBN: 978-972-40-4765-2
Hespanha António Manuel 1945-; Cultura jurídica europeia. ISBN: 972-1-04225-0

Complementary Bibliography

Engisch Karl; Introdução ao pensamento jurídico. ISBN: 972-31-0192-0
Larenz Karl 1903-; Metodologia da ciência do direito. ISBN: 972-31-0770-8
Canaris Claus-Wilhelm 1953-; Pensamento sistemático e conceito de sistema na ciência do direito. ISBN: 972-31-0295-1
Neves António Castanheira 1929-; O^direito hoje e com que sentido. ISBN: 972-771-561-3

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 practical exercises

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	65,00
Total:	65,00

Eligibility for exams

Not relevant.

Calculation formula of final grade

According with the evaluation rules.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not relevant.

Internship work/project

Not relevant.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the evaluation rules.

Classification improvement

According to evaluation rules.