Archival Legislation

Year
0
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
01013661
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Lectures supported by analysis and critical commentary of legislation, using IT resources. Debate on the subjects addressed and critical participation of students will be encouraged throughout the classes.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester, students are expected to

i) know and understand the legislation relating to archival issues;

ii) have acquired skills to make a rigorous interpretation of essential legal concepts and terms used in archives;

iii) have acquired skills in this area that will enable them to work as qualified professionals in any institutional setting.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I

1. Introduction

2. Objectives

3. Archival law

4. The public nature of archives: legal-historical overview

II. 1. The function of archives: legal aspects

2. The interdependence of archives

3. Criteria for archive classification and division

4. The National Archive System: unifying element and legislative concentration

5. Legislation

III. 1. Archival heritage: legal definition

2. Multinational and international documentation

3. Incorporations

4. Loans

5. Elimination: legal criteria and procedures

IV. 1. The right to information, public interest and private life

2. Access to archives and damage to sujective rights

3. Guardianship of private archives and the public interest of documents

4. Document reproduction: authenticity and evidence value

V. 1. District archives

2. District archives and notary, judicial and civil records offices

3. Codifying instruments (CRC, CCJ, CN).

4. Tables of fees for certificates.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Cristina Vieira de Freitas

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

CIA. (1998). Conf. Int. de la Table Ronde des Archives, 32, Edimbourg, 1997. In Actes: L’accès aux archives. Aspects légaux. Edinburgh, Paris: CIA.

CÓDIGO do Notariado.

CÓDIGO do Registo Civil.

Coutaz, G. (1998). L’archiviste entre le droit à l’information et la protection des informations réservées. Janus: Revue Archivistique. 25, 205-218.

Moura, I. S. (1998). Os direitos fundamentais consagrados na Constituição. O direito à informação e o direito à privacidade. In Actas do 6º Congresso Nacional dos Bibliotecários, Arquivistas e Documentalistas.

Prata, A. (1999). Dicionário Jurídico. Coimbra: Almedina.

Ramos, J. (1993/1994). Notários e Arquivistas: notas para um intercâmbio. Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra.13-14, 81-98.

Real, M. L. (1987). Gestão do Património Arquivístico Nacional. Actas do 2º Congresso Nacional de Bibliotecários, Arquivistas e Documentalistas. Coimbra: Livraria Minerva, 207-246.