Public international Law
Syllabus
Chapters 1 and 2, Bernas, Introduction to Public international Law, 2009 Fd
Topic- Nature and sources of international law
Chapter 3
Topic- Law of treaties
Cases:
1. Province of North Cotabato v, Govt. of the RP Peace Panel on Ancestral Domain, S68
SCRA 402
2. Commissioner of Customs v. Eastern Sea Trading, 3 SCRA 351
3. Bayan v. Executive Secretary, 342 SCRA 449
4. Abaya v. Edane, 515 SCRA 720
Chapter 4
Topic- International Law and municipal law
Cases:
1. Kuroda v. Jalandoni, 83 Phil. 171
2. Tanadav. Angara, May 3, 1977
3. Gonzalez v. Hechanova, 9 SCRA 230
4. Secretary of Justice v. Lantion, 379 Phil. 165; 322 SCRA 160
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Topic- Subjects of international law (states)
Cases
1. International Catholic Migration Commission v. Calleja, 190 SCRA 130
2. DFA v. National Labor Relations Commission, 262 SCRA 39
3. WHO v. Aquino, 48 SCRA 242
4. Jeffrey Liang v. People, 355 SCRA 125
Chapter 6
Topic: Other subjects of international law (international organizations, insurgents,
national liberation movements, individuals)
Chapter 7
Topic- Territory- Land, air, outer space
Chapter 8
Topic-Territory- Law of the Sea
Chapter 9
Topic- Jurisdiction of states
Cases:
1, P. v, Wong Cheng, 46 Phil. 729
2. Mejoff v. Director of prisons, 90 Phil. 70
3. Secretary of justice v, Lantion, 322 SCRA 160
4. Govt. of Hongkong v. Olallia, 521 SCRA 470
5. Domingo v, Scheer, 421 SCRA 468
6. Govt. of US. Purganan, 389 SCRA 623
Chapter 10M
Topic- immunity from Jurisdiction
Chapter 11
Topic- State responsibility
Cases:
Borovsky v. Commissioner of immigration, 90 Phil. 107
Rep. v. Quasha, 46 SCRA 160
Chapter 12
Topic- International Human Rights jaw
Cases:
1. Marcos et al. v. Manglapus, 178 SCRA 760
2. Manotoc v. CA, 142 SCRA 149
3. Phil. Association of Service Exporters v. Drilon, 163 SCRA 386
4. Silverio v. CA, 195 SCRA 760
Chapter 13
Topic- Peaceful settlement of international disputes
Chapter 14
Topic- Use of Force short of war
Chapter 15
Topic- The Law of War (International Humanitarian law)
Cases:
1. Haw Pia v. China Banking Corp., 80 Phil. 604
2. Peralta v. Director of Prisons, 75 Phil. 285
3. Yamashita v. Styer, 75 Phil. 563
4. Filipinas Compania de Seguros v. Christern Huenefeld & Co., 89 Phil. 54
. Chapter 16
Topic- International Environmental Law
Cases:
1. Oposa v. Factoran, 224 SCRA 792
2. Laguna Lake Devpt. Authority v. CA, 231 SCRA 292
3. Social Justice Society v. Atienza, 545 SCRA 92
4. MMDA v. Residents of Manila Bay, 574 SCRA 661
Chapter 17
Topic- International Economic Law
Cases:
1. Tanada v. Angara, 272 SCRA 18
2. Garcia V. BOI, 191 SCRA 288
3. Guingona v. Carague, 196 SCRA 221
4. Rep. v. CA, 299 SCRA 199
Assignmentfor 7 December 2013
1. Items A and B of syllabus
2. Submit handwritten case digests on cases listed in Item B above on 7 Dec. 2013