Contracts and Consumption

Code:

MD140

Acronym:

CEC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S (since 21-09-2020 to 18-12-2020)

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
MD	35	Plano Oficial MD do ano letivo 2016	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main aim of this subject is to expand students knowledge in consumer contracts themes and give them a greater level of expertise and aptitude. The students will be encouraged to appraise and evaluate real-life situations in light of a body of law, applying the law to the facts. To enable personal growth, self-improvement, and intellectual accomplishment are also central objectives of a Master degree and of this subject.

Learning outcomes and competences

The unit is intended to provide Master students with specific knowledge on the main themes of consumer contracts, so they can apply them later in their academic and professional life.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The Portuguese law on consumer protection.
2. Consumer, "prosumer" and professional. The intermediation of online platforms on consumer contracts.
3. Mass contracting: Standard contractual clauses and master contracts.
4. Distance contracts, e-commerce and electronic payments. 
5. Consumer sales and guarantees.
6. Consumer credit.

 

Mandatory literature

José Engrácia Antunes; Direito do consumo. ISBN: 978-972-40-7770-3
Carvalho Jorge Morais; Os^contratos de consumo. ISBN: 978-972-40-4827-7
Jorge Morais Carvalho; I Congresso de direito do consumo. ISBN: 978-972-40-6422-2
Carvalho Jorge Morais 212; Contratos celebrados à distância e fora do estabelecimento comercial. ISBN: 978-972-40-5650-0
Carvalho Jorge Morais; Manual de direito do consumo. ISBN: 978-972-40-6904-3
Guimarães Maria Raquel 1969-; O^contrato-quadro no âmbito da utilização de meios de pagamento electrónicos
Guimarães Maria Raquel 1969-; As^transferências electrónicas de fundos e os cartões de débito. ISBN: 972-40-1202-6
Morais Fernando de Gravato; Do crédito ao consumo ao crédito aos consumidores
Morais Fernando de Gravato; União de contratos de crédito e de venda para o consumo. ISBN: 972-40-2121-1
Oliveira Elsa Dias; A^protecção dos consumidores nos contratos celebrados através da Internet. ISBN: 972-40-1689-7
Maria Regina Gomes Redinha; The^sharing economy. ISBN: 978-1-5275-2076-9
Ribeiro Joaquim de Sousa; O^problema do contrato. ISBN: 972-40-1176-3
Sá Almeno de; Cláusulas contratuais gerais e directiva sobre cláusulas abusivas. ISBN: 972-40-1481-9

Complementary Bibliography

Almeida Carlos Ferreira de 1938-; Contratos
Cordeiro António Menezes 1953-; Tratado de direito civil português
Faria Jorge Ribeiro de 1931-2008; Direito das obrigações
Luís Manuel Teles de Meneses Leitão; Direito das obrigações
Varela Antunes 1919-; Das obrigações em geral. ISBN: 972-40-1040-6

Comments from the literature

(Further bibliography on specific themes will be indicated during the semester)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition of the (subject) contents with regular application of the case-method. Work with cases and study of jurisprudential trends and criteria.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	80,00
Frequência das aulas	20,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.
Fullfilment of the attendance conditions (art. 4./1 RAC).

Calculation formula of final grade

The students’ final grade results of the grades obtained in the different assessment components.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.

Classification improvement

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.