Criminal Law II
3
2023-2024
01210286
CRIMINAL LAW
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
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)
NoSyllabus
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)
Susana Maria Aires de Sousa
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.