Criminal Law

Code:

D240

Acronym:

DP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2024/2025 - A (since 16-09-2024 to 31-07-2025)

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	190	Novo Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2016	2	-	12	150

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

General understanding of Criminal Law and doctrine of crime

Learning outcomes and competences

In line with the respective program, it is a discipline essential for the formation of any lawyer, seeking to provide the necessary competencies, both theoretical frameworks and political-criminal, as the jurisprudential practice.

Working method

Presencial

Program

PART I – INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW SECTION I The meaning and functions of criminal law UNIT I: THE FORMAL DEFINITION OF CRIMINAL LAW UNIT II: THE CONCRETE MEANING OF CRIMINAL LAW: SAFEGUARDING THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR COMMUNITY LIVING AND THE FREE REALISATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL. SECTION II Criminal Law and its application UNIT I: THE PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY IN CRIMINAL LAW. UNIT II: THE INTERPRETATION OF CRIMINAL LAW AND THE COMPLETION OF LACUNA UNIT III: THE APPLICATION OF CERIMINAL LAW IN TIME. UNIT IV: THE APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL LAW IN SPACE. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND THE INTERNATIIONAL RIGHT TO LAW. COOPERATION IN CTRIMINAL LAW, THE EFFECTIVITY OF FOREIGN CRIMINAL SENTENCING AND THE TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL CASES. UNIT V: THE APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL LAW TO INDIVIDUALS SECTION III The historical development of Criminal Law UNIT I: MAJOR CYCLES IN THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CRIMINAL LAW UNIT II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORTUGUESE CRIMINAL LAW PART II – THE GENERAL DOCTRINE OF CRIME SECTION I The methodological significance of the general doctrine of crime. Major dogmatic constructs of our century. UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM. UNIT II: MAJOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTS ON CRIME. SECTION II Malicious crimes UNIT I: THE DOGMATIC CONCEPT OF THE ACT UNIT II: “TYPES OF OFFENCE” OR “TYPICAL OFFENCES” UNIT III: GUILT UNIT IV: PUNIBILITY
SECTION III: THE GENERAL DOCTRINE OF THE NEGLIGENT AND OMISSION OFFENSES UNIT I: THE ACTIVE NEGLIGENT OFFENSE UNIT II: INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEMATIC OF NEGLIGENCE UNIT III: GENERAL DOCTRINE ON NEGLIGENT OFFENSES UNIT IV: NEGLIGENCE AND AGGRAVATED OFFENSES BY THE RESULT SECTION IV: THE OMISSION OFFENSE UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEMATIC OF OMISSION UNIT II: THE GENERAL DOCTRINE OF CRIMES BY OMISSION PART III: SPECIAL FORMS OF OFFENSES UNIT I: THE ATTEMPT UNIT II: THE PARTICIPATION OF SEVERAL PERPETRATORS UNIT III: THE CONCURRENCE OF OFFENSES

Mandatory literature

Correia Eduardo Henriques da Silva 1915-; Direito criminal. ISBN: 972-40-0123-7
Dias Jorge de Figueiredo 1937-; Direito penal. ISBN: 978-972-32-1523-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

The Criminal Law I course includes both theoretical and practical classes. In terms of the programme outlined below, the former are designed to provide students with essential frameworks for the material, including the fundamental theories and dogmas of the various institutions and also a detailed analysis of Portuguese Positive Law. In addition to revising and clarifying the material presented in the theory classes, the practical classes, for their part, also include the careful application of this knowledge to the resolution of concrete cases. From this combination of theory and practice, it is intended that the students will receive a full and balanced training which takes into account their various future legal careers.

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences > Criminal law

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	200,00
Frequência das aulas	120,00
Total:	320,00

Eligibility for exams

In accordance with general law and internal regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

In accordance with general law and internal regulations.

Examinations or Special Assignments

None

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with general law and internal regulations.

Classification improvement

In accordance with general law and internal regulations.

Observations

 

Main bibliography: CORREIA, Eduardo - Direito Criminal I e II, Coimbra, 1971; DIAS, J. Figueiredo - Direito Penal (policopiado), Coimbra, 1975; DIAS, J. Figueiredo - Direito Penal (policopiado), Coimbra, 1976; DIAS, J. Figueiredo - Direito Penal. Parte Geral, Tomo I, Questões fundamentais. A doutrina geral do crime, 3.ª ed., Coimbra, 2019; STRATENWERTH, G. - Derecho Penal, parte general I (trad. da 2ª. ed. alemã de 1976 por Gladys Romero), Madrid, 1982; e JESCHECK, H.H. - Tratado de Derecho Penal, parte general (trad. da 4ª. ed. alemã de 1988 por J.L. Manzanares Samaniego), Granada, 1993.