Programa

Foundations of Law

Licenciatura Bolonha em Finance

Licenciatura Bolonha em Economics

Licenciatura Bolonha em Management

Programa

1. Introduction: 1.1. The need of an Introduction to Law to students of Economics, Management and Finance. Need of studying other juridical sciences. The importance of a critical view of the Law; 1.2. Practical guidance over the studying method, materials and evaluation. 2. Law and society: 2.1. The plurality of meanings of the word Law: ?Objective Law?, ?Subjective Law?, ?Science of Law?; 2.2. Juridical order and other normative orders: Moral order, Religious order, Social conduct order. 3. Purposes and core values of Law: 3.1. Justice, rights and fundamental freedoms; 3.2. Safety; 3.3. Economic and social welfare. 4. Features of the Law and of the Juridical Rule: 4.1. Concept of system and of juridical rule; 4.2. Features of the system and of the juridical rule. 5. Branches of Law: 5.1. Public Law and Private Law; 5.2. Internal Law, European Union (EU) Law and International Law; 5.3. Internal public Law; 5.3.1. Constitutional Law; 5.3.2. Criminal Law; 5.3.3. Tax Law; 5.3.4. Administrative Law; 5.3.5. Social Security Law; 5.3.6. Environmental Law; 5.3.7. Financial Law; 5.3.8. Registry and notary Law; 5.3.9. Procedural Law; 5.4. Internal Private Law; 5.4.1. Obligations Law; 5.4.2. Law of Things; 5.4.3. Family Law; 5.4.4. Succession Law; 5.4.5. Commercial Law; 5.4.6. Labor Law; 5.4.7. Copyright Law and Industrial Property Law; 5.5. Hybrid branches of Law; 5.5.1. Economic Law; 5.5.2. Banking Law; 5.5.3. Consumer Law. 6. The Political System and the Legal System: 6.1. Romanic-Germanic system and Anglo-Saxon system; 6.2. Portuguese Constitution (CRP); 6.2.1. Concept of Democratic State of Law; 6.2.2. State functions, organization of the political and jurisdictional power. 7. Sources of Law: 7.1. Concept of sources of Law; 7.2. Enumeration; 7.2.1. International and European Union (EU) Law; 7.2.2. Internal Law; 7.2.2.1. State Law; 7.2.2.1.1. Parliament; 7.2.2.1.2. Government; 7.2.2.2. Infra-State Law; 7.2.2.2.1. The Autonomous Regions; 7.2.2.2.2. Administrative Regions; 7.2.2.2.3. Local Authorities; 7.3. Hierarchy of laws, illegality and unconstitutionality. 8. Application of Law: 8.1. Duration and cessation of the Law; 8.2. Application of Law in time and space; 8.3. Law interpretation and integration of lacunae. 9. The juridical relation: 9.1. Concept and structure (general); 9.2. Structure (detailed); 9.2.1. Subjects; 9.2.1.1. Natural persons; 9.2.1.1.1. Juridical personality; 9.2.1.1.2. Juridical capacity and incapacities; 9.2.1.1.3. Domicile and absence; 9.2.2. Legal entities; 9.2.2.1. Concept and acquisition of legal personality; 9.2.2.2. Capacity; 9.2.2.3. Public legal entities and private legal entities; 9.2.2.4. Associations and Foundations and corporations; 9.2.2. Object; 9.2.2.1. Immediate Object; 9.2.2.1.1. Subjective rights and Potestative rights; 9.2.2.1.2. Binding effect (vinculações); 9.2.2.2. Mediate Object; 9.2.2.2.1. Things; 9.2.2.2.2. Performance (prestação); 9.2.3. The juridical fact (in general); 9.2.3.1. Concept; 9.2.3.2. The juridical business (negócio jurídico); 9.2.3.2.1. Unilateral and bilateral businesses 9.2.3.2.2. Contracts; 9.2.3.2.2.1. Concept, principles; 9.2.3.2.2.3. Capacity, legitimacy and representation; 9.2.3.2.2.3.1. Object; 9.2.3.2.2.3.2. Suitability; 9.2.3.2.2.3.3. Main and ancillary elements; 9.2.3.2.2.4. Legal Cause; 9.2.3.2.2.5. Formation; 9.2.3.2.2.5.1. Declarations of negotiation (Declarações Negociais); 9.2.3.2.2.5.2. Structure; 9.2.3.2.2.5.3. Evidence; 9.2.3.2.2.6. Conclusion and effectiveness of the juridical business; 9.2.3.2.2.7. Unlawfulness (Ilicitude); 9.2.3.2.2.7.1. Nullity and annulment; 9.2.3.2.2.7.2. Lack and vices of the juridical will, divergence between juridical will and declaration; 9.2.4. The juridical fact (in detail); 9.2.4.1. Purchase and Sale Agreement; 9.2.4.1.1. Concept; 9.2.4.1.2. Structure; 9.2.4.1.3. Effects; 9.2.4.1.4. Types; 9.2.4.2. Civil liability 9.2.4.2.1. Concept, distinction towards other types of liability; 9.2.4.2.2. Subjective liability; 9.2.4.2.2.1. The unlawful fact; 9.2.4.2.2.2. Fault; 9.2.4.2.2.3. Damage; 9.2.4.2.2.4. Causation; 9.2.4.2.2.5. Obligation to indemnify; 9.2.4.2.3. Objective civil liability; 9.2.4. Guarantee; 9.2.4.1. The juridical relation: public tutelage and private tutelage; 9.2.4.2. Guarantee of the obligations; 9.2.4.2.1. Personal guarantees; 9.2.4.2.2. In rem guarantees; 9.2.4.2.3. Creditor?s privileges.