Course Unit / Criminal Law Special Issues

Criminal Law Special Issues

Year
1
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
02036093
Subject Area
Law
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
7.0
Type
Elective
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Students are expected to know the basics of criminal law (general theory of crime and legal effects thereof)and criminal procedure taught in the 1st cycle studies.

Teaching Methods

Lectures on the topics and resolution of practical hypotheses. Analysis of relevant case law.

Learning Outcomes

Gain a global, integrated understanding of the Criminal Code’s special part and the fundamental groups of statutory crimes

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction: links between the General Part and and the Special Part of the Criminal Code

2. Crimes against life

3. Crimes against freedom and sexual self-determination

4. Crimes against property

5. Crimes against property rights

6. Crimes against the course of justice

Head Lecturer(s)

Nuno Fernando Rocha Almeida Brandão

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Comentário Conimbricense do Código Penal, Parte Especial, I, 2.ª ed., Coimbra Editora, 2012

Comentário Conimbricense do Código Penal, Parte Especial, II, Coimbra Editora, 1999

Comentário Conimbricense do Código Penal, Parte Especial, III, Coimbra Editora, 2001.