Criminal Procedure Law
Objectives
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General characterization
Code
27121
Credits
8
Responsible teacher
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Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 224
Teaching language
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Prerequisites
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Bibliography
Albuquerque, Paulo Pinto de - Comentário do Código de Processo Penal, 5.ª edição, Lisboa: UCP, 2023
Antunes, Maria João - Direito Processual Penal, Coimbra: Almedina, 2016 (or later edition)
Beleza, Teresa Pizarro - Apontamentos de Processo Penal, 3 volumes, Lisboa: AAFDL, 1992, 1993 e 1995.
Mendes, Paulo de Sousa - Lições de Direito Processual Penal, Coimbra: Almedina, 2013 (or later editions)
Pereira, Rui Soares / Caires, João Gouveia - Processo Penal, Coimbra: Almedina, 2023
Pinto, Frederico de Lacerda da Costa - Direito Processual Penal. Curso Semestral, fascículos policopiados, Lisboa: AAFDL, 1998
Silva, Germano Marques da - Direito Processual Penal Português, 3 volumes, Lisboa: UCE e Verbo. 2017, 2011, 2014 [vol. I (2ª ed.) UCE, 2017; vol. II (5ª ed.) Verbo, 2011; vol. III, UCE, 2014
Other bibliography is made available on Moodle
Teaching method
Lectures by the lecturer with students participation (students may raise questions and problems)
Study of cases specifically conceived to promote discussion about the main topics.
Analysis and debate of Portuguese case law.
Teacher-oriented research (optional and without evaluation).
Evaluation method
Final written exam (3 hours)
Subject matter
Introduction to Criminal Procedure Law.
Main proceedings and simplified proceedings.
Sources of Law, Validity and Effectiveness of Law and Constitucional Principles of Criminal Procedure.
The Court, the Public Prosecutor and the Criminal Police, the Defendant and his Lawyer and the Victim (Assistant).
Dynamic of investigation and limits to the Court decision (Facts and Law).