Class General Theory of Civil Law I

General Theory of Civil Law II is a fundamental discipline of civil law, as the concepts and institutes studied therein, in special the legal business, are structuring and transversal to the various areas of private law. General Theory of Civil Law II is a fundamental discipline of civil law, as the concepts and institutes studied therein, in special the legal business, are structuring and transversal to the various areas of private law. It also deals with personality rights and the legal status of the persons.

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1. Civil law; principles. 2. Personality law; natural persons. 3. Natural persons. 4. Legal persons. 5. Things. Animals.

The teaching of theUC is based on the theoretical exposition of the program,which is complemented with a practical aspect composed of the analysis of jurisprudence and resolution of hypotheses inspired by real life.In the continuous assessment,students take 1or2written tests(60%).Participation in events organized by the faculty, attendance, oral participation andquality of written expression(40%)are also assessment elements.Failure to attend70%of the theoretical and practical classes is an objective criterion for exclusion of the student from the continuous assessment,and prevents them from taking the test or, if applicable, the second continuous assessmenttest.Students with special status provided for bylaw or regulation that provides for non-obligatory attendance in classes,wishing to be in continuous assessment,must inform theUC Professor 90 days before the end of classes,so that he can define another form of work/monitoring,e.g.,writing work, presenting reports and/or an oral exam.

António Menezes Cordeiro, Tratado de Direito Civil, I, III e IV, Coimbra, Almedina, 2019-2023. A. Barreto Menezes Cordeiro, Teoria Geral do Direito Civil, I, Coimbra, Almedina, 2025.