The Social and Economic Rights on the Booksand in Action

Recommended Prerequisites

Constitutional Law (Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Justice), and foreign languages proficiency (French, English, Italian, Spanish, German).

Teaching Methods

Each Professor will lecture on the main topics of his/her module. Then, students will make short presentations on specific points of the theme and a discussion facilitated by the Professor will follow.

Learning Outcomes

The general theme of the course will include the following modules:

1. Economic and social rights in a time (or in times) of crisis: a “theory of scarcity” and/or a “theoretical scarcity”? Some contributions toward an analysis of the principles of sustainability and intergenerational justice in the social welfare field – by Prof. João Loureiro;
2. Social Rights Enforcement by the Constitutional Court – by Prof. Fernando Alves Correia;
3. The Right to Health – by Prof. Vera Lúcia Raposo
4. The Enforcement of the Right to Housing by the Constitutional Court – by Prof. Fernanda Paula Oliveira

The Social and Economic Rights on the Books and in Action. The tax limits of the welfare state – by Prof. José Casalta Nabais.

Work Placement(s)

No

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 100.0%