Contracts and Consumption

Code:

MD140

Acronym:

CEC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S (since 16-09-2024 to 20-12-2024)

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	20	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2024	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.
3. The intermediation of digital platforms on consumer contracts.
4. Mass contracting: Standard contractual clauses and master contracts.
5. Distance contracts, e-commerce and electronic payments. 
6. Contracts for the sale of goods, for the supply of digital content and digital services.
7. Consumer credit.

Mandatory literature

José Engrácia Antunes; Direito do consumo. ISBN: 978-972-40-7770-3
Rui Paulo Coutinho de Mascarenhas Ataíde; Estudos de direito do consumo
Joana Campos Carvalho; Os^contratos celebrados através de plataformas digitais. ISBN: 978-989-40-1451-5
Jorge Morais Carvalho; Manual de direito do consumo. ISBN: 978-972-40-8340-7
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
Jorge Morais Carvalho; Compra e venda e fornecimento de conteúdos e serviços digitais. ISBN: 978-989-40-0183-6
Caterina Gardiner; Unfair contract terms in the digital age. ISBN: 978-1-80088-616-2
Guimarães Maria Raquel 1969-; O^contrato-quadro no âmbito da utilização de meios de pagamento electrónicos
Maria Raquel Guimarães; Direito digital. ISBN: 978-989-746-300-6
Adelaide Menezes Leitão; Direito do consumo. ISBN: 978-972-629-855-7
Morais Fernando de Gravato; Do crédito ao consumo ao crédito aos consumidores
Maria Regina Gomes Redinha; The^sharing economy. ISBN: 978-1-5275-2076-9

Complementary Bibliography

Carlos Ferreira de Almeida; Direito do consumo. ISBN: 972-40-2548-9
Carlos Ferreira de Almeida; Os^direitos dos consumidores
Guimarães Maria Raquel 1969-; As^transferências electrónicas de fundos e os cartões de débito. ISBN: 972-40-1202-6
Maria Raquel Guimarães; Pagamentos eletrónicos não autorizados e fraudulentos
Luís Manuel Teles de Meneses Leitão; Estudos do Instituto do Direito do Consumo
António J. M. Pinto Monteiro; Estudos de direito do consumidor. ISBN: 1646-0375
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
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
María Teresa Álvarez Moreno; La^contratación electrónica mediante plataformas en línea. ISBN: 978-84-290-2491-3

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 with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Participação presencial	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	171,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Total:	210,00

Eligibility for exams

(Non applicable)

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the criteria indicated in the "assessement components". The minimum grade in each component is 10.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.

Classification improvement

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.