Constitutional Law

Objectives

The course aims to give students an understanding of the major topics and areas of debate and research in the field of Constitutional Law.

General characterization

Code

01101289

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

António Carlos Candeias de Araújo

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Non applicable

Bibliography

Guedes, Armando Marques , Ideologias e Sistemas Políticos, Lisboa, 1984. 
Miranda, Jorge , Manual de Direito Constitucional, vários volumes, Coimbra. 
Gomes Canotilho, J. J. , Direito Constitucional e Teoria da Constituição, Coimbra, 2011. 
Queiroz, Cristina , Direito Constitucional, Coimbra, 2009. 
Amaral, Maria Lúcia , A Forma da República, Coimbra, 2005. 

Teaching method

Lectures introducing the major topics of the course, and discussion of selected texts or papers presented by the students.

Evaluation method

Available soon

Subject matter

Constitutional models: Britain, United States, France, Germany. The State and the Constitution. Constitutional Theory. Portuguese Constitutional History. The Portuguese Constitution of 1976.

Programs

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