Issues in Criminal Law and Procedural Criminal Law II

Code:

MC111

Acronym:

QDPPII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Criminology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MC	31	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2017	1	-	6	48

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Provide an overview of current doctrine on specific and controversial topics of criminal evidence;
- Deepen the theoretical and dogmatic bases of the studied institutes, as well as their projections in
terms of legal regulation and jurisprudential solutions;
- Promote autonomous and critical reflection on central problems of the criminal procedure.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to:
- have a grounded knowledge of current doctrine on the evidence topics studied;
- discuss critically the legal and jurisprudencial solutions to the central problems of criminal procedure.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. General framework: evidence and truth; legality of evidence and atypical means; analytical decomposition of the
evidence procedure.
2. Exclusionary rules and Beweisverbote; the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine and its exceptions; evidence
unlawfully obtained by individuals.
3. The accused as a source of evidence and the principle "nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare": the right to silence; the
probatory value of statements by the accused and the co-defendant; projections of the right not to self-incrimination
in other means of proof and obtaining evidence (examinations, searches and expertise; determination of genetic
profile; lineup identification; reconstitution of the fact; taking of autographs and comparison of handwriting; production of documents and coercive disclosure of passwords).
4. The challenges of electronic evidence: the means of proof in the digital environment versus the traditional means
of investigation; computer searches, seizure of computer data, seizure of e-mail and other telecommunications
intrusions, environmental wiretapping, undercover agents wistleblowers, the use of malware in criminal
investigation.
5. The transnational circulation of evidence: the transnational criminality; the international judicial cooperation and in
the space of the European Union; the EIO.

Mandatory literature

Manuel da Costa Andrade; Sobre as proibições de prova em processo penal. ISBN: 972-32-0613-7
Manuel da Costa Andrade; Bruscamente, no verão passado, a reforma do Código de Processo Penal. ISBN: 978-972-32-1726-1
António Alberto Medina de Seiça; O^conhecimento probatório do co-arguido. ISBN: 972-32-0901-2
António Alberto Medina de Seiça; Legalidade da prova e reconhecimentos atípicos em processo penal
Sandra Oliveira e Silva; Legalidade da prova e provas proibidas
Sandra Oliveira e Silva; O^arguido como meio de prova contra si mesmo
David Silva Ramalho; Métodos ocultos de investigação criminal em ambiente digital. ISBN: 978-972-40-7000-1
António Gama; Comentário judiciário do Código de Processo Penal
Silva, Sandra Oliveira e; A liberdade contra a autoincriminação no processo penal: breves considerações em torno do princípio “nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare”, 2016 (http://www.amprs.com.br/public/arquivos/revista_artigo /arquivo_1504551588.pdf)

Comments from the literature

- Specific bibliography will be given on each subject.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching will consist on theoretical-practical classes, combining the presentation of the programme with
analysis and discussion of the main perspectives for each theme.

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	90,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Trabalho de investigação	65,00
Total:	200,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation will consist on a final written exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final written exam: 100%