Civil Law General Theory

The objective of the curricular unit is to know the fundamental principles of
portuguese civil law and to master the principles and elemens of the general theory
of the civil juridical relation. The student must not only consolidate the principles
learned in Introduction to Law but also, throughout the learning process, acquire
the competences to solve practical problems regarding the elements of the civil
juridical relation.

1. Fundamental principles of portuguese civil law
1.1. Normative principles and general clauses.
1.2. The acknowledgement of the person and of personal rights
1.3. The principle of private autonomy
1.4. The principle of good faith.
1.5. The principle of civil responsibility.
1.6. The reconnaissance of juridical personality to legal persons
1.6. Private property
1.7. The juridical relevance of family
1.8. Inheritance Law
2. General theory of the civil juridical relation
2.1. Concept, structure and elements
2.2. The persons
2.3. The object: items and estate
3. The juridical fact
3.1. Concept and classification
3.2. Acquisition, modification and extinction of juridical relations
3.3. The juridical act
3.3.1. Concept and elements
3.3.2. Classification of the juridical acts
3.3.3. Essential elements of the juridical acts
3.3.4. Accessorial elements of the juridical acts
4. Contracts
5. The effects of time in juridical relations
6. Tort Law

NAO

– Carvalho, Orlando, Teoria Geral do Direito Civil, Almedina: Coimbra, 2012
– Cordeiro, António Menezes, Tratado de Direito Civil, Tomo I, Almedina: Coimbra,
2011
– Fernandes, Luis A. Carvalho, Teoria Geral do Direito Civil, 2 vols., Universidade
Católica, 2010.
– Lima, Pires de e Varela, Antunes – Código Civil Anotado, 6 vols., Coimbra Editora,
2010.
– Pinto, Carlos Mota, Teoria geral do direito civil, 4.ª Edição, Coimbra Editora, 2005
– Vasconcelos, Pedro Pais, Teoria Geral do Direito Civil, Almedina: Coimbra, 2012