Private International Law

Presentation

In the words of Professor Ferrer  Correia, private international law (PIL) seeks to formulate the principles and rules leading to the determination of the applicable law or laws to issues arising from international legal-private relations and to ensure recognition,  in the forum State, of purely domestic legal situations of questions within the scope of a single foreign law system. Due to the globalized world and the increasing mobility of people and capital, is extremely important to study and to understand IPL in order to pursue legal professions, namely judiciary, advocacy, public registrars and notary.   

Although the determination of the applicable law concerns legal-private relations, due to the multiplicity of sources of IPL, constitutional law, public international law and European Union Law are also used to solve problems of this legal discipline. 

Programme

Law

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

4 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULP288-2240

Recommended complementary curricular units

Private Law 

Constitucional Law 

Public International Law 

European Union Law 

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

Introduction

Notion, function and purpose of Private International Law

Historic development and the current importance of Private International Law

Nature of Private International Law

Private International Law and related legal subjects 

Sources of Private International Law

The Private International legal relation

The principles of  Private International Law

 Conflict of laws: the conflict rule

The object of the conflict rule

Structural elements of the conflict rule

The function of the conflict rule

The reference practiced by the conflict rule

 Conflict of laws: the system of conflict rules in force

Individuals

Legal Persons

Family relations

Succession

Juristic acts

Contractual and non-contractual obligations

Property law

Intellectual property rights

Conflict of laws: the interpretation and the application of the conflict rules

Qualification

Renvoi

Overriding mandatory provisions

 States with more than one legal system

Fraud against law

International public order

Recognition of Foreign Decisions

Objectives

Pave the way for professional, academic and research expertise for students in private international law. Endow students with the skills of understanding conflict of laws and the process of recognition of foreign decisions, through preparation for the application of acquired knowledge to legal practice, and provide them with consistent training, raising their critical thinking and analysis in this area of law. Students will be capable of knowing the conflict rules of the portuguese civil code, international conventions and the regulations of the European Union, understand and apply the specific modus operandi of conflict rules to the international private relations,  as well as to understand the process of recognition of foreign decisions.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

Theoretical and practical presentation of the program content in interaction with students, complemented by the resolution of practical cases  in order to deepen their knowledge and to develop their capabilities for criticism, analysis and synthesis.

The assessment of students: Continuous Assessment 

Continuous Assessment: 1º Written test (50%); 2º Written test (50%) 

Period of appeal: written exam, 2h00, 100%. Obligatory oral exam required for an average of 8 and 9 values.

References

Baptista Machado, (2017), J., Lições de Direito Internacional, Almedina.

Carvalho Abreu, L. (2019), Sebenta de Direito Internacional Privado Nº 1, Pol. ULP. 

Ferrer Correia, A. (2018), Lições de Direito Internacional Privado I, Almedina.

Lima Pinheiro, L., (2018), Direito Internacional Privado, Volume I, Introdução e Direito de Conflitos, Almedina.

Lima Pinheiro, L., (2015), Direito Internacional Privado, Volume II, Direito de conflitos - Parte especial, Almedina.

Lima Pinheiro, L. (2019), Direito Internacional Privado, Volume III, Tomo I Competência Internacional e Reconhecimento de Decisões Estrangeiras, Almedina.

Lima Pinheiro, L. (2019), Direito Internacional Privado, Volume III, Tomo II Competência Internacional e Reconhecimento de Decisões Estrangeiras, Almedina.

Mimoso, M.J. e Sousa, S., (2009), Nótulas de Direito Internacional Privado, Quid Juris.

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