Constitutional Law

Recommended Prerequisites

Constitutional Law/Public International Law

Teaching Methods

Theoretical-practical Classes

Learning Outcomes

Constitutional Law I is an optional curricular unit, which integrates the Master's Degree Program in Legal and Forensic Sciences. At the end of the CU the student should be able to identify new concepts of the world of law in the context of the crisis of the State, namely the concepts of Constitution and State, as well as those of citizenship and nationality.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

PART I

CLASSICAL CONCEPTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - LIKELY REFORMULATIONS

1. The State and its elements - relativization?

2. The connection between the Person and the State - citizenship / nationality

PART II

CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW - TWO NORMATIVE ORDERS IN STATE LAW FIELD - TOGETHER OR APART?

1. Changes considering national and transnational space and its reflexes in Constitutional Law

2. Globalization of Constitutional Law?

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Bibliografia obrigatória:

CANOTILHO, J. J. Gomes, Direito Constitucional e Teoria da Constituição, 7.ª ed., Almedina, Coimbra, 2003

HÄBERLE, Peter,"Novos horizontes e novos desafios do constitucionalismo", in Anuário português de direito constitucional, Lisboa, v.5, 2006

QUEIROZ, Cristina, Direito Constitucional Internacional, Petrony Editora, Lisboa, 2016

VEIGA, Paula, "Direito de Sufrágio Activo de Estrangeiros Legalmente Residentes: dicotomia schmittiana, universalismo kantiano ou inclusividade?", in Estudos em Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor José Joaquim Gomes Canotilho, vol. III, Coimbra Editora, 2012

MOREIRA, Vital, "Cidadania para além do Estado: cidadania da União Europeia e direitos de cidadania depois do Tratado de Lisboa", in Estudos em Homenagem a António Barbosa de Melo, Almedina, Coimbra, 2013

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