Criminal Procedure
1
2018-2019
02035944
Legal and Forensic Science
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
7.0
Elective
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
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)
NoSyllabus
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