Criminal Law II

Recommended Prerequisites

Good knowledge of Portuguese or German language, both spoken and written.

Teaching Methods

Lectures on the theoretical dimension of the criminal law and discussion classes focusing on analyzing and solving cases. Written exam.

Learning Outcomes

Basic skills in criminal law, with a special focus on the fundamental principles on the theoretical construction of the “criminal offence”. Ability to solve problems related to the categories that compose the 'general part' of the criminal law (actus reus and mens rea).

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Sec. II – Grounds for justification

Ch. 14 - Fundamental issues

Ch. 15 - Self-defence

Ch. 16 - Necessity

Ch. 17 - Consent

Ch. 18 - Other grounds

Subtit. II - Culpability (mens rea)

Sec. I: Fundament

Ch. 19 – Main issues

Ch. 20 - Guilt in intentional offences

Subtit. II: Excuses

Ch. 21 - Unaccountability

Ch. 22 - Duress

Ch. 23 - Blameless unawareness of the unlawful nature of the act

Ch. 24 - Acting under orders

Ch. 25 - Conscience decisions

Subtit. III – Punishability

Ch. 26 – Punishability and the need for punishment

Tit. III – Negligent offences

Ch. 27 – Fundament

Ch. 28 - Actus reus

Ch. 29 - Mens rea

Tit. IV – Criminal ommission

Ch. 30 – Fundamental issues and actus reus

Ch. 31 - Mens rea

Tit. V - Special instances of liability: attempt, perpetration / participation and concurrence.

Head Lecturer(s)

António Pedro Nunes Caeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

• Código Penal

• DIAS, Jorge de Figueiredo, Direito Penal — Parte Geral, Tomo I. Questões Fundamentais. A Doutrina Geral do Crime, 3.ª ed., 2019.