Medico-Legal Clinic

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about bodily injuries and the objectives of the different areas of Law, namely, Criminal Law, Civil Law and Labour Law

Teaching Methods

Lessons with powerpoint presentations and handouts used with theoretical content on the methodology, relevance and implication of the evaluation of body damage in different areas of Law.

In practical classes will be presented and discussed case studies of evaluation of post-traumatic bodily harm allowing students to apply the acquired concepts. Classes will be structured with an initial exposure of the case study and subsequent asking questions that promote reasoning and interaction of diverse learners. Later following exposure of the final conclusions will be promoted a final discussion of the case.

Learning Outcomes

The student must understand the theoretical and practical relevance of evaluation and compensation of post-traumatic bodily harm in the different fields of Law, particularly in Criminal Law, in Labor Law and Civil Law.This module of Masterwill respect the general objectives of medical education and will focus, above all in understanding the methodology used to carry out a rigorous medical exam for the global and personalized assessment of the personal damage.

Work Placement(s)

No

Head Lecturer(s)

Duarte Nuno Pessoa Vieira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
The evaluation consists of an exam with multiple choice questions and questions of development answers, with practical cases: 100.0%