Inglês jurídico

Curso: Inglês para advogados

Modalidade: Online (plataforma Moodle)

Disciplina: Direito inglês e americano

Carga horária: 30 horas

Aulas: 10 aulas (3 horas cada)

Público alvo:

Profissionais do direito, especialmente advogados, estudantes de direito e também tradutores.

Domínio do idioma:

Mínimo nível intermediário (B2 no Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para Línguas).

Objetivos:

  • Compreender textos jurídicos, leis, sentenças.
  • Redigir documentos, empregando o vocabulário jurídico.
  • Usar vocabulário específico
  • Conhecer o Sistema Jurídico inglês e americano, instituições, organismos e funcionamento

Metodologia:

Teórico-prática, através de conteúdo teórico, leitura de textos complementares, artigos e exercícios.

Ementa:

  1. Introduction

The Common Law; the Equity; the Common law sources; European Community Law; European Convention on Human Rights; the Constitution; Legislation; the Law Reporting; text Books; Custom; Introduction to the Common Law System; the origins of English Parliament; the Judiciary of England and Wales; the doctrine of binding precedent stare decisis – Case Law; U.S. Constitutional Law; Property Law; Criminal Law; Civil Procedure

  1. Family Law

The scope and nature of Family Law; Definition of Family; Functions of Family Law; Marriage; Capacity to Marry; Grounds on Void Marriage; Grounds on Voidable Marriage; Formalities of Marriage; Preliminaries to Marriage; Solemnization of Marriage; Registration of Marriage; Consequences of Irregularities; The law of Divorce; Ground for Divorce; The Petition for Divorce; Arrangements; Issuing; The Trial; Judicial separation; Family Property Disputes; Beneficial Entitlement at Law; Beneficial Entitlement in Equity: Resulting Trusts; Beneficial Entitlement in Equity: Constructive Trusts; Interests’ Quantification; Estoppel; The Appointment of Trustees

  1. The Law of Torts

Introduction; the Nature of Tort Liability; Tort and Crime; Tort and Contract; Tort and Quasi-contract; the Function of the Law of Torts; Interests protected; Policies of tort liability; Remedies; Equitable Remedies – Equity and Tort; Damages; Injunctions; Fault

  1. The Law of Contracts

Introduction; Definition of Contract; Classification of Contracts; Formation of Contracts; Offer and Acceptance; Consideration; Certainty; Intention to assume a legal obligation; Form; Void Contracts; Breach of contract; Remedies

  1. Specific Contracts: Sale of Goods

Definitions; Sale of Goods Act 1979; Contract of Sale and other transactions; Definition of Goods; Passing of property; Formalities; Capacity of the parties; Effects of the passing of property; Unascertained goods; Specific Goods; Reservation of the right of disposal; Seller’s duty and Power to transfer title; Delivery, acceptance and payment.