Learning outcomes of the curricular unit
Learning and understanding of the sense and main goals of a branch of the law commonly named "Commercial Law";
- providing students with the knowledge of the theoretical and pratical framework of Commercial Law and of the fundamental principles of this legal branch;
Syllabus
I - INTRODUCTION
1. General Notion of Commercial Law
2. Historical Development of Commercial Law
3. Main Regulatory Models of Commercial Law
4. The Autonomy of Commercial Law
5. Commercial Law and Other Branches of Law
6. The Interpretation and Analogy of Commercial Law
7. The Application of Commercial Law
8. The Sources of Commercial Law
II - The Commercial Act
1. Notion
2. Types
3. Legal Regime
III - The Commercial Subjects
1. The Merchant
2. Scope and Types
3. Legal Regime
IV. The Commercial Goods
1. The Commercial Untertanking
2. Legal Nature
3. Transactions on Commercial Undertankings
4. The Portuguese EIRL
V. The Instruments of Commercial Activity
1. Commercial and Trade Signs
2. Negotiable Instruments
3. Commercial Contracts
