Class General Notions of Law

General principles of law aims at raising the students' awareness as to the meaning and scope of the law. Law is a specific civilisational mechanism of solving the problems of the person within the context of society on the one hand, as well as the issues concerning the interpretation of legal rules on the other hand. While the students are not being trained to become jurists, they will eventually be interpreters of legal rules and even, in some situations, be involved in adjudication. As such, the students need to be induced in the kind of thinking that jurists as such employ in adjudication.

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1. The meaning of the law: law in society (social order, religious order and the legal order); 2. Analysis of the legal order: internal legal order, European and international legal order; 3. Sources of law; 4. Branches of Law (Classification). Fundamental rights. The Social Security System; 5. Legal norms: elements and characters; interpretation (elements of interpretation); bridging legal gaps; temporal and territorial scope of application; 6. the legal relationship.

I. Multidisciplinary perspective: targeted analysis of legal issues in light of the specific needs of social service. II. Use of technological support media (databases, relevant institutional webpages, multimedia ressources) and interaction with professionals in relevant fields.

Justo, Anto¿nio Santos. Introduc¿ao ao Estudo do Direito. 13a edic¿a¿o. Coimbra Editora, 2022. Constituição da República Portuguesa Código Civil