Introduction to Law

Code:

D120

Acronym:

ID

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2016/2017 - A (since 19-09-2016 to 26-05-2017)

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	228	Novo Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2016	1	-	12	150
		Plano Transitório do ano letivo 2016	1	-	12	150

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Students  must 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.
Students should understand the theory of the legal norm and legal method. Knowledge of the sources of law is also mandatory, according to the classical perspective but also its critique in favour of a plural perspective. Legislative techniques and also the problems concerning conflicts of norms should be understood, showing the capacity to solve cases.

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
Neves António Castanheira 1929-; O^direito hoje e com que sentido. ISBN: 972-771-561-3

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
Kaufmann Arthur 340; Introdução à filosofia do direito e à teoria do direito contemporâneas. ISBN: 972-31-0952-2

Comments from the literature

Other bibliography may be recommended in classes.

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.

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

Acording  with evaluation rules.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not relevant.

Internship work/project

Not relevant.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Acording with evaluation rules.

Classification improvement

Acording with evaluation rules.