Brazilian Civil Procediure

Recommended Prerequisites

Civil Law.

Teaching Methods

Lectures and tutorials.

Learning Outcomes

The objective is to provide students with a thorough knowledge of the procedural principles of the Brazilian legal system.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The "fundamental norms" of the 2015 Code of Civil Procedure:

1. The dversarial principle and the prohibition of "surprise decisions"

2. The reasonable duration principle

3. The principle of equality of arms

4. The principle of efficiency

5. The principle of procedural good faith

6. The principle of legal, conventional and judicial adequacy

7. The principle of cooperation

8. The principle of judgment on the merits.  

Head Lecturer(s)

Professor a Definir - Faculdade de Direito

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Fredie Didier Jr et al., Curso de Direito Processual civil, Volume I, 19.ª ed., Editora JusPodvium,;

Luiz Rodrigues Wambier/Eduardo Talamini, Curso avançado de processo civil, Volume I, 17.ª ed., Revista dos Tribunais

Luiz Guilherme Marinoni/Sérgio Cruz Arenhart/Daniel Mitidiero, Novo Código de Processo Civil Comentado, São Paulo, Editora Revista dos Tribunais, 2015.

Alexandre Freitas Câmara, O novo processo civil brasileiro, 5.ª ed., Atlas, 2018.