Civil Procedure

Code:

MD510

Acronym:

PC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

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
MD	25	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2024	1	-	7,5	-
		Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2025	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main scope is to give a high-level case management skills and a repertoire of knowledge in portuguese, european and comparative civil procedure law.

Learning outcomes and competences

To give Students a cientific background and a conscious feeling that allows them to keep in pace with new challanges brought by quickly changing problems arising from some recent conceptions about judicial (adjudicative) and non judicial (mediation, arbitration) methods of dealing with social conflicts.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

In accordance with the regulations in force at the FDUP.

Program

Part I. Appeals

1. Challengeable decisions and non-challengeable decisions
2. Appeals species
3. Ordinary Appeals
4. Extraordinary appeals
5. Special features of the appeals regime

Part II. Evidence law issues

1. Formal and substantive evidential law (in particular, documentary, confession and testimonal evidence)
2. The parties`duties of evidential co-operation
3. The parties` evidential responsability and the inquisitorial principle
4. Summary: principle of material truth, principleof officiousness, judicial impartiality, burden of proof and appeals

Mandatory literature

Jolowicz J. A.; On civil procedure. ISBN: 0-521-58419-1
Andrews Neil; Andrews on civil processes. ISBN: 978-1-78068-129-0
Freitas José Lebre de 1939-; Introdução ao processo civil. ISBN: 978-972-32-2201-2
Freitas José Lebre de 1939-; A^ação declarativa comum. ISBN: 978-972-32-2195-4
Varano Vincenzo 340; L.altra giustizia. ISBN: 88-14-13760-9
Comoglio Luigi Paolo; Le^prove civili. ISBN: 978-88-598-0249-5
Maria José Capelo; A^sentença entre a autoridade e a prova. ISBN: 978-972-40-5630-2
João de Castro Mendes; Manual de processo civil. ISBN: 978-972-629-740-6
Miguel Teixeira de Sousa; As^partes, o objecto e a prova na acção declarativa
Rui Pinto; Manual do recurso civil
Rui Pinto; O^recurso civil. ISBN: 978-972-629-098-8
Francisco Manuel Lucas Ferreira de Almeida; Direito processual civil
José Lebre de Freitas; Código de processo civil
António Santos Abrantes Geraldes; Código de processo civil anotado
João de Castro Mendes/Miguel Teixeira de Sousa; Manual de Processo Civil, AFDL, 2023. ISBN: 9789726297659
Fernando Pereira Rodrigues; A^prova em direito civil. ISBN: 978-972-32-1922-7
Michele Taruffo; La^prova nel processo civile. ISBN: 88-14-15758-8
João de Castro Mendes; Do conceito de prova em processo civil
Fernando Silva Pereira; A^responsabilidade probatória das partes no atual modelo processual

Teaching methods and learning activities

Interactive treatment of subjects with analysis and discussion of scientific and jurisprudential texts. Distributed evaluation without final exam, through two tests based on the resolution of practical situations, each one of them with 50% weight in the final classification.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with 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	140,00
Frequência das aulas	40,00
Total:	180,00

Eligibility for exams

According to Faculty Regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Average of two tests.