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Constitutional and Administrative Law

Code 17745
Year 3
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload TP(60H)
Scientific area Direito
Entry requirements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes Understand, analyze and apply with a critical approach, the legal concepts and content developed in the study area
At the end of the course the student should know the structure, nature and sources of constitutional law and identify the laws that underlie the Portuguese administrative organition
Syllabus I. Introductory Concepts of Law
II. Constitutional Law
2.1 Constitutional Law - Conceptualization
2.2 Constitutional Law as a Branch of Public Law
2.3 Sources of Law – The Supremacy of the Constitution
2.4 Legal-Political System
2.5 Organization of Political Power
2.6 Oversight of Constitutionality
2.7 Fundamental Rights
III. Administrative Law
3.1 Notion and Meanings of the Expression Public Administration
3.2 Administrative Organization
3.3 General Principles Governing Administrative Activity
3.4 Activity of the Administration (Regulation, Administrative Act, and Administrative Contract)
3.5 Guarantees of Individuals
Main Bibliography Ferreira de Almeida, Francisco A., Direito Administrativo, Almedina, Coimbra, 2018
Ferreira, José António/ Pereira, Garcia/ Falcão, David, Introdução ao Direito, Almedina, Coimbra, 2018
Canotilho , Gomes/ Moreira, Vital, Constituição da República Portuguesa anotada
Constituição da República Portuguesa
Código do Procedimento Administrativo
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria The teaching method will be expository, in the first phase and, in the second, of resolution of practical cases related to the exposed subject.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2026-06-11

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