Class Constitutional Law I

This course aims at providing the tools to grasp the fundamental and introductory knowledge of Constitutional Law, namelly the understanding of the specificity of this legal discipline and the main areas aspects of the Theory of the State and the Theory of the Constitution, thus allowing students to acquire solid bases not only to further pursue the study of applied Constitutional Law but also other to be able to grasp other branches of public law.

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Part I - INTRODUCTION Chp. I - Epistemological Introduction to Constitutional Law I-The Concept II-Characteristics III-Constitutional Law and related subjects Chp. II - State and Constitucional Law I-The contemporary concept of State II-Forms of State III-Political regimes and systems of government Part II - COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Chp. I - Portuguese Constitutional History I-Introduction to Portuguese Constitutional History II-The Portuguese Constitutions Chp. II - Constitutional families and systems I-Constitutional families and systems in general II-Paradigmatic constitutional models Part III - THEORY OF THE CONSTITUTION Chp. I - Constitution as a legal phenomenon Chp. II - Formation and adjustments I-Constitutional formation II-Constitutional adjustments III-Constitutional modifications and the Portuguese Constitution Chp. III - Constitutional sytematics I-Sources of Constitutional Law II-Constitutional norms Chp. IV - Constitutional Guarantee

Use of IT resources in the context of classroom activities.

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