Criminal Procedure

Recommended Prerequisites

Lectures on the theoretical topics with resolution of practical examples and analysis of pertinent court decisions

Teaching Methods

Lectures on the theoretical topics with resolution of practical examples and analysis of pertinent court decisions

Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to learn about, and problematize, the theoretical and practical (court decisions) subjects of the course, namely the rules governing procedural subjects, coercive measures and searches.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Part I - Procedural subjects

1. Introduction

II. Court

III. Public Prosecution

IV. Lawyer

V. Defendant

VI. Attorney

Part II. Coercive measures

I. Introduction: coercive measures from the perspective of fundamental rights theory

II. Underlying principles

III. General presuppositions for enforcement

IV. Coercive measures in particular

V. Term, revocation, alteration and extinction of coercive measures

VI. Enforcement procedure

Part III Search warrants

I. Search warrants as coercive means of obtaining evidence

II. General remarks and presuppositions

III. Notion of domicile

IV

V. House search

Head Lecturer(s)

Nuno Fernando Rocha Almeida Brandão

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Jorge de Figueiredo Dias, «Sobre os sujeitos processuais no novo Código de Processo Penal», in: AA. VV., Jornadas de Direito Processual Penal. O Novo Código de Processo Penal, Almedina, 1988Jorge de Figueiredo Dias / Nuno Brandão, Sujeitos Processuais Penais: O Tribunal, Coimbra, 2015. Henriques Gaspar et al., Código de Processo Penal Comentado, 2.ª ed., Almedina, 2014. Nuno Brandão, “Medidas de coacção: o procedimento de aplicação”, Revista do CEJ, n.º 9, 2008, p. 71-92. Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Comentário do Código de Processo Penal, 4.ª ed., Univ. Católica Editora, 2011. Nota: No decurso das aulas, a propósito de cada um dos temas, será indicada bibliografia adicional