Base Knowledge
Basic knowledge is not recommended, as this is a curricular unit of the 1st year, 1st semester.
Teaching Methodologies
The classes are taught through the theoretical exposition of the program contents combined with the resolution of real exercises related to the business area.
Learning Results
In branches of law as vast as those that are analyzed, the objectives of this curricular unit are:
a) Knowledge about the trader, commercial companies, forms of contracting (contractual relationships), insolvency law, industrial property, among others;
b) Awareness of the doctrinal and jurisprudential issues;
c) Capacity to identify the legislation applicable; and,
d) Resolution of practical issues (case-law).
The competencies that the student has to devellop are:
a. ability to analyze and discuss issues of enterprise law;
b. autonomy and critical point of view when issues are presented; and,
c. ability to initiate legal argumentation.
Program
Part I – Introduction to Law:
1. The normative order. Moral and religious orders, among others.
2. Sources of Law.
3. Systematicity of Law.
4. Interpretation and integration.
Part II – Commercial Law
1. Concept of Commercial Law. Sources of Commercial Law.
2. The merchant, the company and the business establishment.
3. Trade acts.
4.Obligations of traders.
5. The trader on an individual behalf.
6. The EIRL.
7. Commercial companies.
8. ACE, AEIE, cooperatives, public enterprises, foundations.
9. The trespass and the leasing of commercial establishment.
10. Industrial Property Law.
11. Insolvency law.
12. Commercial contracts.
13. Commercial activity supervision.
Part III – Labour Law: the individual contract and special forms of employment
Curricular Unit Teachers
Christina Maria Ferro de Oliveira GomesInternship(s)
NAO
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