Philosophy of Law and Judicial Methodology II

Presentation

In the first part, it is intended that students consider different models of the judge's modus operandi, whilst exploring the counterpoint normativism / functionalism / jurisprudentialism. In the second part, the problem of alternatives to law is briefly considered.

Programme

Law

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 5

Year | Type of course unit | Language

4 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULP288-7153

Recommended complementary curricular units

Introduction to Law I and II

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

I / The problem of legal methodology and the diferent methodological modes as diverse perspectives concerning Law

The normativist paradigm of application, the functionalist paradigm of decision and the jurisprudentialist paradigm of judgment or adjudicative decision (with specific consideration of their historical-cultural assumptions and categories of intelligibility).

Special development of the methodical scheme of jurisprudentialism.

II/ The alternatives to law. The possibility of considering the problem of «alternatives to law» on two different levels: assuming an internal cultural-civilizational perspective; facing the challenge of an inter-civilizational dialogue. The internal cultural-civilizational perspective: the order of necessity justified by pure power, the order of possibility rationalised by techno-science,  the order of finality supported by politics, the order of practical continuum justified by an ethical celebration of singularity.

Objectives

This course aims to continue the reflexive path opened up with Filosofia do Direito I, whilst providing some indispensable resources to discuss the claim to autonomy which distinguishes Law' s  practical-cultural normative project. The decisive perspective is now a methodological one, seriously taken in its productive circularity with the experience of Law as an order of validity. In the first part, it is intended that students consider different models of the judge's modus operandi, whilst exploring the counterpoint normativism / functionalism / jurisprudentialism. In the second part, the problem of alternatives to law is briefly considered.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

Systematic exposition of themes, accompanied readings, presentation of exemplar problems,  oriented construction of small papers, opening of dialogue-debates in the manner of a research seminar, an attempt to mobilize the available materials as an incentive to an autonomous reflection (avoiding that they may be used as a resource to uncritical memorization). Beyond the possibility of a final exam (configurated as a resource exam), the evaluation follows a continuous model, involving the condition of 2/3 of class presences, a written test [50%] and an oral collective debate (distributed in small groups and assuring fully identified individual participations)  [50%].

References

 Linhares, J. M. Aroso  (2008), Sumários desenvolvidos de Introdução ao pensamento jurídico contemporâneo, Coimbra, polic.

Castanheira Neves (1993), Metodologia Jurídica. Problemas fundamentais. Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, pp.176-196

ID (2005), Digesta, vol. I, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, pp. 287-310

ID (1998),  "Entre o «Legislador», a «Sociedade» e o «Juiz» ou Entre a «Sistema», «Função» e «Problema» - Os Modelos Alternativos da Realização Jurisdicional do Direito" , Boletim da Faculdade de Direito, Volume 77, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, pp. 1 a 44.

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