Economic Criminal Law
Code
MM124
Department
Área de Ensino
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Frederico Costa Pinto
Weekly hours
4.5
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
1.- Mastery of the legislation and problems of criminal enforcement in the economical field.
2.- Comprehension of theoretical and practical problems and application of general concepts (Criminal Law Theory and Criminal Liability) in the economical field (e.g. financial system, tax system, consumers law).
3.- Further development of the capacity to analyse, to build solutions and solve problems within the applicable legal framework.
4.- Further development of the capacity to make a critical and detailed analysis of legal solutions.
5. Development of individual research capacities in topics of the course.
Subject matter
I. Criminal Law and Economic System
II. Criminal Law and Administrative Law in Economic System
III. Problems of Criminal Legislation on Economic Field
IV. Economic and Financial Crimes: e.g. Tax Law, Corporate Frauds, Insider Trading, Market Manipulation, Consumers Protection, Crimes Against Public Economy.
V. Criminal Liability, Economic Crime and Corporations
VI. Special Proceedings in Economic and Financial CrimesBibliography
Albuquerque, Paulo Pinto/Branco, José (org.) – Comentário das Leis Penais Extravagantes, 2 volumes Universidade Católica Editora, Lisboa, 2010 (volume I), 2011 (volume II)
Costa José de Faria – Direito Penal Económico, Quarteto, Coimbra, 2003
Dias, Augusto Silva – Ramos emergentes do Direito Penal relacionados com a protecção do futuro (ambiente, consumo e genética humana), Coimbra Editora, Coimbra, 2008
Duarte, Rui Pinto - «O Jogo e o Direito», in Themis 3 (2001), p. 69 e ss
Instituto de Direito Penal Económico e Europeu (ed.) – Direito Penal Económico e Europeu, Textos doutrinários, 3 volumes Coimbra Editora, Coimbra, 1998 (vo. I), 1999 (vol. II), 2009 (vol. III)
Pinto, Frederico de Lacerda da Costa – O novo regime dos crimes e contra-ordenações no Código dos Valores Mobiliários, Almedina, Coimbra, 2000
--- «Falsificação de informação financeira nas sociedades abertas» in Cadernos do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários, 16 (2003), p. 99-135
--- «Intermediação excessiva», in Estudos de Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Carlos Ferreira de Almeida, Vol. I, Almedina, Coimbra, 2011, p. 755 e ss
Silva, Isabel Marques da Silva – Regime Geral das infracções tributárias, 3.ª edição, Cadernos IDEFF, Almedina, Coimbra, 2010 (ou edição posterior)
Schünemann, Bernd - «Responsabilidad penal en el marco de la empresa. Dificultades relativas à la individualización de la imputación», in Anuario de Derecho Penal y Ciencias Penales, vol. LV (2002), p. 9 e ss
Schünemann, Bernd/Suárez Gonzalez, Carlos (org.) –Hacia un Derecho Penal Económico Europeo, Jornadas en honor del Professor Klaus Tiedemann, Boletin Oficial del Estado, Madrid, 1995Teaching method
1. Lectures: lectures on the course material by the lecturer; students may pose queries and raise problems.
2. Tutorial: solution of practical cases specifically conceived to promote discussion of various aspects of the course material.
3. Seminar: analysis and consideration of Portuguese case law regarding the topics taught.
4. Supervised research. Students' research skills will also be encouraged via a project, the production of written commentaries on judgments of the Portuguese courts regarding the topics taught. This work will be supervised by the lecturer.
5. Evaluation: written examination (3 hours) and classification of the research paper (50%, 50%, or the classification of the written examination if higher).