Course Unit / Criminal Law II

Criminal Law II

Year
3
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01210286
Subject Area
CRIMINAL LAW
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

The essentials of the Criminal Law I course.

Teaching Methods

Lectures, followed by students’ intervention and discussion.

Learning Outcomes

Understanding of the fundamental concepts of criminal law.

Development of learning abilities and free, critical reflection on criminal law.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Culpability

2. Exclusion of responsibility

3. Criminal intent and negligence

4. Omission

5. On attempt

6. Perpetratorship and accessoryship

7. Concurrence conduct (the unity and plurality of the infractions)

8. The punishable conduct

II. Criminal liability and its preclusion: conclusive thoughts

9. The different “causes” for criminal liability preclusion

Head Lecturer(s)

António Pedro Nunes Caeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

CORREIA, Eduardo Correia, Direito Criminal, Volume II, Reimpressão, Coimbra: Almedina, 2007.

COSTA, José de Faria, Direito Penal, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 2017.

DIAS, Jorge de Figueiredo, Direito Penal, Parte Geral, 2ª edição, Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, 2007.