Faculdade de Direito

Administrative Courts Procedure Law

Code

LL118

Department

Área de Ensino

Credits

6

Teacher in charge

A designar

Weekly hours

4.5

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

The aim of Administrative Procedure Law subject is that the students:
a) Learn and understand the principles, rules and organisational model of Portuguese administrative justice;
b) Acquire skills to enable them to manoeuvre in the maze of the administrative judicial structure;
c) They be able to use the existing procedural remedies in order to effectively protect citizens’ rights and interests.

Subject matter

Organisational model of Portuguese administrative justice; principles and procedural remedies; ordinary administrative procedure and special administrative procedure; administrative provisional remedies; judicial review of regulations

Bibliography

Mário Aroso de Almeida, Manual de Processo Administrativo, Coimbra, 2010;
João Caupers, Introdução ao Direito Administrativo, 9.ª edição, Lisboa, 2005;
José Carlos Vieira de Andrade, A Justiça Administrativa — (Lições), 12.ª edição, Coimbra, 2012

Teaching method

Lectures covering the subject-matter of the programme.
Analysis of court decisions commented on by students.
Practical exercises (solution of academic hypotheses and simulations)

Evaluation method

Written examination, increased with class participation, if it justifies an improved assessment.

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