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Commercial Law

Code	14372
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Juridical Sciences
Entry requirements	--
Learning outcomes	This Course Unit aims to familiarize the students with the fundamental concepts of Law and transmit even deepen knowledge in the areas of commercial and corporate law. In terms of skills, it is intended to develop a critical awareness in the student that makes him able to solve problems inherent in the exercise of commercial and corporate activity. In terms of competencies, the student must be able to: i) explain the main introductory concepts of law; (ii) define and classify trade acts and qualifying persons as traders; iii) describe the special obligations of the traders; iv) state the concept of a commercial establishment and the legal business that may affect them; v) identify the distinctive signs of products and establishments and understand their normative framework; (vi) distinguish the types of commercial companies and explain its formation and legal capacity and personality.
Syllabus	1. Introduction to Law; 2. Acts of commerce and traders 3. Obligations of the traders 4.The commercial establishment 5.Distinticte signs of establishment and products 6. The commercial companies
Main Bibliography	1. ABREU, Jorge Manuel Coutinho de, Curso de Direito Comercial, Vol. I e II, Almedina/Coimbra, 2019,2021 (12º ed. e 7ª ed., respetivamente). 2. MAIA, Pedro, RAMOS, Maria Elisabete, MARTINS, Alexandre Soveral, DOMINGUES, Paulo de Tarso, Estudos de Direito das Sociedades, Almedina, Coimbra, 2013 (11ª edição). 3. SILVA, Germano Marques da Silva, Introdução ao estudo do direito, Universidade Católica Editora, Lisboa, 2015. Complementary bibliography: 1. CORDEIRO, António Menezes, Manual de Direito Comercial, Almedina, Coimbra, 2012 (3ª edição); 2. CORREIA, Miguel Pupo, Direito Comercial- Direito da Empresa, Ediforum, Lisboa, 2011 (12ª edição); 3. MARQUES, Mário Reis, Introdução ao Direito, Vol. I, Almedina, Coimbra, 2012 (2ª edição). 4. AMARAL, Freitas do, Manual de Introdução ao Direito, Vol. I, Almedina, Coimbra, 2014.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.