The course mainly addresses the historical evolution of political system of Macao. Part I: The political system of the Period of Internal Autonomy of Portuguese Residents (1557-1843). Part II: The political system of the period of overseas province including Timor and Solor (1844-1895). Part III: The political system of Macao as a single overseas province (1896-1975): The Period of Granting Autonomy of Colony (1896-1930), the 1995’ Statute of Macao Province and 1963 and 1972 Political and Administrative Statue of Macao Province. Part IV: The political system before and after the transition of power (1976-2005).

CILO-1: Students will be able to critically apply the different legal issues about Macao's legal history discussed in the course. CILO-2: Students will be able to compare and link related topics/areas of Macao's legal history. CILO-3: Students will be able to analyse the normative perspective of Legal Transplants from Continental Europe to Macao.