Penal Law II

Presentation

This curricular unit is presented as a continuation of Criminal Law I and is therefore equally fundamental.

Programme

Law

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

2 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULP288-2243

Recommended complementary curricular units

Those indicated for Criminal Law I

Criminal Law I

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

I.- The general doctrine of criminal offense: 1.- The guilty conduct; 2.- The imputable conduct; 3.- The willful and negligent conduct; 4.- The omissive conduct; 5.- The attempted conduct; 6.- The conduct of author and participant; 7.- The conduct in competition; 8.- The punishable conduct. II.- Criminal liability and expulsion: final reflection: 9.- Systematization of the different causes of removal of criminal responsibility.

Objectives

Objectives: To pursue the studies initiated in Criminal Law I. Within this measure, they concern the acquisition of precise knowledge on the remaining points that make up the general doctrine of criminal offense. Empower students with the skills to understand the dogmatic and essential categories of criminal law, to prepare for the application of the knowledge acquired in their professional life, and to provide them with consistent training, raising their critical and analytical skills in these fields of education. right. Students should thus be able to identify and characterize conduct as guilty or not guilty; as willful or negligent. They should be able to distinguish situations of pure omission from those of impure omission. They should also be able to identify and characterize the special forms of crime, namely by recognizing the attempt in criminal law, whether or not it is punishable; as well as perceive all other forms of crime appearance

Teaching methodologies and assessment

The classes are theoretical-practical, which presupposes an expository or theoretical part and a part in which the student is invited to participate, asking doubts and questions and considering the points taught. This second moment is after the first and consists of asking questions, interpreting judgments and solving practical cases.
Evaluation: 1 -continuous. Two written tests lasting 1h30 each, carried out on dates to be defined taking into account the Regulation.
2.- appeal exam, in which there is mandatory an oral exam for students who obtain a classification of 8 (eight) or 9 (nine) values

References

Costa, José de Faria, Direito Penal, Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional , 2017;

_______, «O uno, o múltiplo e os crimes negligentes». [Anotação ao Acórdão de 13 de Julho de 2011 do STJ]. In: Revista de Legislação e de Jurisprudência. Coimbra: Coimbra Editora. ISSN 0870 8487. Ano 141, n.º 3970 (Setembro-Outubro 2011);

_______, «Formas do Crime». In: Jornadas de Direito Criminal, I CEJ, 1983, p. 153 e s.;

Faria, Maria Paula Ribeiro de, Formas especiais do crime, Porto: Universidade Católica Editora Porto, 2017;

Vilela, «Crime e contraordenação: porm orrerem algumas andorinhas pode acabar a Primavera», in: Revista da Faculdade de Direito, v. 2, n. 2, 2013 (disponível on line em: revistas.ulusofona.pt

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