Property Law

Code:

D309

Acronym:

DR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S (since 09-02-2026 to 22-05-2026)

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	218	Novo Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2016	3	-	6	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Communication of basic knowledge concerning the conceptual and legal institutions of property and other real rights; development of analytical skills and practical application of knowledge; stimulate students critical attitude concerning legal outcomes and judicial decisions

Learning outcomes and competences

Students must be able to determine, analyze and understand the legal regime of estate relationships and apply it to real life situations.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Introduction

Part I - Ownership and limited real rights

1. Movables

1.1. Movable property

1.2. Usufructus and usus

2. Land

2.1. Real property. Servitude. Registry. Transfer of ownership.

2.2. Condominium

2.3. Superficies, time-sharing, «real right of permanent residence» (direito real de habitação periódica)

Part II - Possession

Part III - Credits and «Property Law»

Part IV - Warrants

Mandatory literature

Duarte Rui Pinto; Curso de direitos reais. ISBN: 972-8500-90-4
Miguel Pestana de Vasconcelos; Direito das garantias. ISBN: 978-972-40-5092-8
Francisco Xavier Liberal Fernandes; Direitos reais. ISBN: 978-989-9136-47-2

Complementary Bibliography

Ascensão , José de Oliveira; Direito civil - reais. ISBN: 9789723220575
Carvalho Orlando de 1926-2000; Direito das coisas. ISBN: 978-972-32-2015-5
Cordeiro , António Menezes; Tratado de direito civil português
Fernandes Luís A. Carvalho; Lições de direitos reais. ISBN: 972-724-028-3
Henrique Sousa Antunes; Direitos Reais, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2017. ISBN: 9789725405550
Justo António Santos 1962-; Direitos reais. ISBN: 978-972-32-1991-3
Ramos , José Luís Bonifácio; Direitos reais e bens culturais móveis. ISBN: 978-989-716-259-6
Vieira José Alberto Coelho 1965-; Direitos reais. ISBN: 978-972-32-1578-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures.

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences > Private law > Civil law

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)
Estudo autónomo	0,00
Frequência das aulas	0,00
Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Obtained as a result of the rules enforced in FDUP

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam.

Classification improvement

Obtained as a result of the rules enforced in FDUP.