O Direito de Necessidade e a Legítima Defesa no Código Civil e no Código Penal

Synopsis of O Direito de Necessidade e a Legítima Defesa no Código Civil e no Código Penal

«O Direito de Necessidade e a Legítima Defesa no Código Civil e no Código Penal» is the essay by Teresa Quintela de Brito (Lex-Edições Jurídicas, paperback).

The work examines the right of necessity and self-defense in the Portuguese legal system, with attention to their regulation in the Civil Code and the Penal Code. The author proposes a unitary reading of both figures as grounds for justification, addressing their application, limits and dogmatic meaning.

Volume of 98 pages in Portuguese, published in April 1994. Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-93) and index.

Aimed at jurists, legal scholars and readers interested in Portuguese criminal and civil dogmatics.