Legal Information and Documentation
Objectives
The InfoDoc seminar is intended to provide students with the necessary tools to undertake research, critically assess the sources and collected materials (selection) and extract, process and summarise the relevant elements (use) regardinh legal documents and legal information in whatever legal topic or area. An additional specific focus will be developed, in English language, on searching and working with international and EU legal sources of primary and secondary nature.
The InfoDoc seminar is not, nor does it intend to be, an introduction to the study and practice of legal methodologies, as these are autonomously covered in other first- and second-cycle courses. Even though some of the key notions or topics on legal research may be anticipated, InfoDoc presents itself as an utterly practical discipline with an instrumental value for any future legal professional. Starting from (but not limiting itself to) the familiarization with the sources of law and legal information, InfoDoc aims to provide students with solid background knowledge that allows them, from a bilingual perspective (Portuguese/English) and in line with the relevance of the two languages to the different topics covered, (i) to research (answer the questions what, where, how and why look for the information), (ii) select (critically evaluate the sources of information and the material collected), and (iii) engage with (extract, process and synthesize information from the materials collected according to certain criteria and methods) legal or legally relevant information in Portuguese and English.
General characterization
Code
27130
Credits
2
Responsible teacher
Lúcio Tomé Feteira, Giulia Priora
Hours
Weekly - 1.5
Total - 18
Teaching language
Portuguese, English
Prerequisites
None required.
Bibliography
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Teaching method
Lectures, in-class discussions.
Evaluation method
Final written examination, compulsory, individual: 100% of credits
Subject matter
- Introduction
- Searching, selecting, and engaging with legal information and documentation in English language: general considerations and structure
- Searching legal information and documentation
- International legislation and international case law
- EU legislation and EU case law
- Selecting legal information and documentation
- Digitization and digital-born dimensions
- Open access and open source
- Digital self-archiving
- Engaging with legal information and documentation
- How to avoid plagiarism
- How and when to cite
- Conclusions and wrap-up discussion