GULLAS LAW SCHOOL BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) SY 09-10 Curriculum Revision

SUMMARY OF TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS FOR EACH SUBJECT GROUP 2009 CURRICULUM REVISION

CORE SUBJECTS: Civil Law Political Law Labor Laws Taxation Law Mercantile Law Criminal Law Remedial Law Legal Ethics Legal Forms Total - 37 units - 20 - 9 - 9 - 23 - 10 - 22 - 4 - 1 135 units

OTHER SUBJECTS: Statutory Construction Legal Writing I & II Legal Medicine Practice Court Legal Research Total 2 units 4 1 1 1 9 units

NON CREDIT SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS: ** Legal Aid (Community Outreach) ** Law Practicum
** 2009 subject additions

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 144 CREDIT UNITS AND TWO REQUIRED NON-CREDIT SUBJECTS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Upon Entrance to the College : Qualifying Examinations: written examination personal interview Graduation: Law Practicum ( with Paralegal Practice) may be taken for two school terms In the Junior & Senior years Legal Aid (Community Outreach) may be taken for two school terms In any year level Passing the Mock Bar Examinations after the end of the 1 and 2 semesters of the Fourth Year on the following subjects: First Semester: Political Law, Criminal Law, Labor Law and Legal & Judicial Ethics Second Semester: Civil Law, Mercantile Law, Remedial Law and Taxation Law
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LIST OF SUBJECTS
Key to the Abbreviations Used (in alphabetical order)
ADML CNFL CONST CORL CRML CRMLR CRMP CRTN CVLP CVLR ELECT EVDN INSR LBLR LBST LBRSL LGAD LGLE LGLF LGLM LGLR LGLW LPRAC LWNR LNTD MLR NGIL OBLN PATR PUBC POLW POLWR PPIR PRTY PRSN PRACT PUBC PUIL RELR RVLE SALES SCSN SPLP SPML STCN TRDG TRPT TXTN TXTNR Administrative Law Conflict of Laws Constitutional Law Corporation Law (Previous Abbreviation: C0LR) Criminal Law Criminal Law Review Criminal Procedure Credit Transactions Civil Procedures Civil Law Review Election Law / Law on Public Officers Evidence Insurance Labor Law Review (Previous Abbreviation: LALR) Labor Standards Labor Relations & Social Legislation (Previous Abbreviation:LBRR) Legal Aid Legal Ethics Legal Forms Legal Medicine Legal Research Legal Writing Law Practicum Laws on Natural Resources (Previous Abbreviation: LONE) Land Titles and Deeds Mercantile Law Review Negotiable Instruments Law Obligations and Contracts Partnership, Agency & Trusts Public International Law /Conflict of Laws Review Political Law Political Law Review Public and Private Law Review Property Persons & Family Relations Practice Court (Previous Abbreviation: PCRT) Public Corporations Public International Law Remedial Law Review Review on Legal Ethics (Previous Abbreviation: ROLE Sales (Previous Abbreviation:SLES) Succession Special Proceedings Special Mercantile Laws Statutory Construction Torts and Damages Transportation Taxation Taxation Review

SUBJECTS IN THE BACHELOR OF LAWS COURSE

CIVIL LAW Total No. of Credit Units: 37

PRSN

Persons & Family Relations

4 credit units (4hrs /wk) st st 1 year, 1 semester

Basic course on the law on persons and family relations; the effect & application of laws, human relations, examines the legal norms affecting civil personality, citizenship and domicile; The Family Code provisions on: marriage, legal separation, rights and obligations between husband and wife, property relations between husband and wife, the family, paternity and filiation, adoption, Domestic Adoption Act of 1998; Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995, Anti-Violence Act Against Women/Children (RA 9262), support, parental authority, emancipation and age of majority, summary judicial proceedings in the family law; Civil Code provisions on use of surnames and absence and presumption of death, civil register. Case studies, research, recitations and lecturediscussions. OBLN Obligations & Contracts 5 credit units (5hrs /wk) st nd 1 year, 2 semester

In depth study on the general provisions of obligations, its nature and effect, different kinds of obligations and extinguishment of obligations; general provisions on contracts, essential requisites of contracts, form of contracts, reformation of instruments, interpretation of contracts, rescissible, voidable, unenforceable and void or inexistent contracts; natural obligations and estoppel. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions.

PRTY

Property

4 credit units (4hrs /wk) nd st 2 year, 1 semester

Law on the classification of property, ownership and its modifications, accession, quieting of title, co-ownership, special properties, possession, Law on Sale of Subdivision/Condominium Lots (P.D. 957); Maceda Law; usufruct, easements or servitudes, nuisance. Modes of Acquiring Ownership: occupation, intellectual creation, donation , acquisitive /extinctive prescription. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions LNTD Land Titles and Deeds 2 credit units (2hrs /wk) nd st 2 year, 1 semester

System and method of registration of titles and deeds to lands; P.D. 1529, the Property Registration Decree; the Cadastral System of Land Registration; Registration thru Administrative Proceedings; Registration under Act 3344, Real Mortgage, Chattel Mortgage and the Law on the Sale of Subdivision Lots and Condominiums (PD 957), the Condominium Act (RA 4726). Case studies, research, recitation, and lecture-discussions.

CNFL

Conflict of Laws (Formerly Private International Law)

2 credit units (2hrs /wk) nd st 2 year, 1 semester

Legal transactions/relationships/status, crimes involving foreign elements with emphasis on the choice of law, methods, including problems in jurisdiction and in recognition and

enforcement of foreign judgments and the doctrine of renvoi. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture discussions.

SALES

Sales Prerequisite: Obligations & Contracts

2 credit units (2hrs l/wk) nd st 2 year, 1 semester

In depth consideration and study of the provisions of the Civil Code on the contract of sale, its nature and form, capacity to buy and sell, effects of the contract when the thing sold has been lost, obligations of the vendor, obligations of the vendee, actions for breach of contract of sale of goods, extinguishment of sale, legal and conventional redemptions, assignment of credits and other incorporeal rights; Bulk Sales Law and the Nationalization Law. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussions.

PATR

Partnership, Agency and Trust

3 credit units (3hrs /wk) nd st 2 year, 1 semester

In depth consideration and study of the concept of partnership, obligation of the partners among themselves and to third persons, property right of partners, dissolution and winding up and limited partnership. Concept of agency, its nature, form and kinds, obligations of the agent and principal and modes of extinguishment of agency. Concept of trust, express and implied trusts. Case studies, research, recitation and lecturediscussions.

LWNR

1 credit unit (1hr /wk) nd nd 2 year, 2 semester In depth consideration and study of the laws on natural resources, the Public Land Act on the concept and disposition pertaining to public lands, Philippine Mining Act of 1995 governing mineral lands, forest, Law on sea, fisheries and waters, and environmental laws. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussions. (Textbook by Pea)

Laws on Natural Resources

TRDG

2 credit units (2hrs/wk) rd st 3 year, 1 semester Analysis of the civil law concept of quasi-delicts and the Anglo-American common law , concept of torts, as well as the nature, classes and extent of the different kinds of damages. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussions.

Torts and Damages

SCSN

Succession

4 credit units (4hrs/wk) rd st 3 year, 1 semester

Detailed study on the law on testate and intestate succession, including wills, institution and substitution of heirs, conditional testamentary dispositions and testamentary disposition with a term, legitime, disinheritance, legacies and devices; order of intestate succession, right of accretion, capacity to succeed, acceptance and repudiation of inheritance, executions and administrators, collation, partition and distribution of estate. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussions.

CVLR 1

Civil Law Review I Prerequisite: All civil law subjects

4 credit units (4hrs/wk) th st 4 year, 1 semester

Review and general integration of the principles in civil law covering Persons, Family Code provisions on Marriage, Family Relations, Adoption Laws, Property,

Condominium Act, Subdivision Laws, Property Registration Decree, Public Land Law, Conflict of Laws Provisions, Donation and Succession. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussions.

CVLR 2

Civil Law Review II Prerequisite: All civil law subjects, Civil Law Review I

4 credit units (4hrs/wk) th nd 4 year, 2 semester

Review and general integration of the principles in civil law covering Prescription, Obligations and Contracts, Natural Obligations, Estoppel, Trust, Sales, Barter or exchange, Lease, Partnership, Agency, Loan, Deposit and the Other Special Nominate Contracts, Torts and Damages, Preference of Credits, Transitional Provision and the Repealing Clause . Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussions.

POLITICAL LAW

Total No. of Credit Units:

20

POLW

Political Law

3 credit units (3hrs/wk) st st 1 year, 1 semester

Constitutional provisions on the composition, qualifications, organization, powers/limitations, functions and operation of the governmental organs of the State, particularly on the legislative, executive, judicial departments, three constitutional commissions and the six independent constitutional bodies; accountability of public officers; revision/amendment of the constitution. Related topics such as the Preamble, Concept of State, State Immunity, Territory, General Principles and State Policies, separation and blending of powers, check and balances, delegation of powers; economic provisions; Party List Law (R.A. 7941); Articles XI to XVII of the 1987 Constitution, Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussions.

PUBC

Public Corporation

2 credit units (2hrs/wk) st st 1 year, 1 semester

Constitutional provisions on the Local Government (Art. X); Basic principles on local autonomy; municipal corporation, their creation, powers, attributes, liabilities; elective and appointive local officials, rule on succession, disciplinary actions; Local initiative and Referendum (R.A. 6735); Katarungang Pambarangay Law; Local Government Code (R.A. 7160) excluding local taxation. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussions.

CONST

Constitutional Law

3 credit units (3hrs/wk) st nd 1 year, 2 semester

Inherent Powers of the State - Police Power; Eminent Domain, Taxation, requirements and limits of its exercise - in relation to the Bill of Rights, Citizenship and Suffrage. Public Assembly Act (BP 880); Naturalization Laws; general principles on the role of the judiciary in maintaining the balance between the powers of government and the rights of individuals. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture discussions. ADML 2 credit units (2 hrs /wk) st nd 1 year, 2 semester Administrative bodies, types, creation, its powers (quasi-legislative, adjudicatory and determinative); requirements and limitation in its exercise; administrative appeal and review; exhaustion of administrative remedies, its exceptions and corollary principles; Administrative Law

judicial review of administrative decisions. lecture discussions. ELECT

Case studies, research, recitations and

2 credit units (2hrs/wk) st nd 1 year, 2 semester Constitutional basis of the subject in Art. IX-B and IX-C; public officers, their eligibility, qualification, disqualification; de facto & de jure officers; commencement of official relations; personnel actions; powers, duties and rights of public officers; liability of public officers; termination of official relationship; Judicial review of appointments; jurisdiction in disciplinary cases; Omnibus Election Code (B.P. 881); Party List Law (R.A. 7941); Electoral Reform Law of 1987 (R.A. 6646);R.A. 7166 - An Act Providing for Synchronized national and Local Elections and for Electoral Reforms; R.A. 7166; Civil Service Law; Ombudsman Act (R.A. 6670); R.A. 6713; R.A. 3019; Case studies, research, recitations, and lecture discussions. 2 credit units (2hrs/wk) nd nd 2 year, 2 semester General Principles, sources, relationship & conflict with municipal law, subject & object of international law; creation of state & recognition; fundamental rights of States and jurisdiction; territorial integrity; treatment of aliens; extradition; settlement of international disputes; the United Nations; International Court of Justice; War and Neutrality; Belligerent Communities; Case studies, research, recitations, and lecture-discussions. 3 credit units (3hrs /wk) th st 4 year, 1 semester Public International Law

Election Law / Law on Public Officers

PILW

POLWR Political Law Review Prerequisite: All Political Law Subjects

Review and general integration of the principles in political law covering the provisions on the Constitution of Government; the Constitution of Liberty and Constitution of Sovereignty ( i.e. Articles I to XVII of the 1987 Constitution); Public Corporation; Law of Public Officers; Election Laws; Administrative Law and Public International Law. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture discussions. PILW/ CNLR Public International Law / Conflict of Laws Review Prerequisite: Public International Law Review and general integration of the principles in Public International Law and Conflict of Laws. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture discussions. 3 credit units (3hrs /wk) th nd 4 year, 2 semester

LABOR LAWS

Total No. of Credit Units:

LBSTD

Labor Standards Prerequisite:

3 credit units (3hrs /wk) nd st 2 year, 1 semester

Conditions of Employment, Labor Standard Requirements; Wages, Social Security Act of 1997 (R.A. 8282), Government Service Insurance Act of 1997 (R.A. 8291), Anti Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (R.A. 7877). Case studies, research, recitations and lecture discussions. For the Exercise of Right to Organize of Government Employees (Exec. Order No. 180, June I, 1887) Case studies, research, recitations, lecture-discussions.

RSL

3 credit units (3hrs/wk) rd st 3 year, 1 semester Labor Code of the Philippines (P.D. 442, as amended, Books I, II, III, V, VI and VII), Thirteenth (13th) Month Pay Law (P.D. 851), The Omnibus Rules Implementing the Labor

Labor Relations & Social Legislations

Code, Guidelines for the Exercise of the Right to Organize of Government Employees Executive Order No. 180, June 1, 1987). Jurisdictions (NLRC, Labor Arbiter, Secretary of Labor); Representative Issues; strike; pretermination, prescription. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions.

LBLR

3 credit units (3hrs/wk) th st 4 year, 1 semester Prerequisites: Labor Standards, Labor Relations & Social Legislations General review of the Labor Code of the Philippines (P.D. 442, as amended, Books I, II, III, V, VI and VII), Thirteenth (13th) Month Pay Law (P.D. 851), The Omnibus Rules Implementing the Labor Code, Guidelines for the Exercise of the Right to Organize of Government Employees (Executive Order No. 180, June 1, 1987). Social Security Act of 1997 (R.A. 1161, as amended), Government Service Insurance Act of 1997 (R.A. 8291), Anti Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (R.A. 7877). Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions.

Labor Law Review

TAXATION

Total No. of Credit Units:

TXTN1

Taxation I

3 credit units (3hrs/wk) rd st 3 year, 1 semester

Local Government Code on Taxation; Tariff and Customs; Fundamental Principles of Taxation: Meaning of taxation; tax, nature of taxation, distinction between taxes, licenses, special assessments, toll, penalty, tariff and customs duties, and obligation to pay tax and debts; Essential characteristics, theory and basis, objectives and purpose, classification of taxes, aspects, tax system; Double taxation, situs of taxation, exemption from taxation, nature of tax exemption, laws granting tax exemptions, construction of tax statutes, tax avoidance and evasion; Tax Administration, estoppel, assessment, remedies, statutes of limitation, stages of imposition and Court of Tax Appeals (R.A. 1125, as amended). Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 1997 9R.A. 8424) on : Income Taxation: Definition, distinction between income and capital, general principles; Tax on individuals, computation of taxable income, computation of gross income, allowable deductions; Tax on corporations, partnerships and others; Accounting periods and methods of accounting, returns and payment of tax, estate and trust income taxation. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. TXTN 2 Taxation II Prerequisite: Taxation I 3 credit units (3hrs /wk) rd nd 3 year, 2 semester

Organization and Function of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (Secs. 1-21, NIRC of 1997); Transfer taxes: Estate tax, Donor's Tax, Value added tax, other percentage taxes, excise tax on certain goods, documentary stamp tax and withholding tax. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions.

TXTNR

Taxation Review Prerequisite: Taxation I and II

3 credit units (3hrs /wk) th nd 4 year, 2 semester

Review and general integration of Taxation I and II: General principles of taxation; Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 1997 (R.A. 8424), Tariff and Customs Code, R.A. 1125, Creating the Court of Tax Appeals; The Local Government Code on Taxation. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions.

MERCANTILE LAWS

Total No. of Credit Units

23

NGIL

Negotiable Instruments Law

3 credit units (3hrs/wk) nd nd 2 year, 2 semester

Negotiable Instruments Law (Act No. 2031), Code of Commerce- Merchants. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. CRTN Credit Transaction 3 credit units (3hrs/wk) nd nd 2 year, 2 semester

Code of Commerce - Merchants & Commercial Transactions, Articles 1-63, Letters of Credit under the Code of Commerce (Articles 567-572), Bulk Sales Law (Act No. 3952), The Warehouse Receipts Law (Act No. 2137 in relation to the General Bonded Warehouse Act - Act No. 3893); Trust Receipts (P.D. 115); Loan & Deposit - Articles 1953 to 2009, Civil Code); Trust Receipts, Suretyship, Guaranty ad Pledge (Articles 2047 to 2123, Civil Code). Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. TRPT Transportation 2 credit units (2hrs/wk) nd nd 2 year, 2 semester

Transportation Laws: Common Carriers liability and exemption from liability of common carriers (Civil Code, Arts. 1732 to 1766), Commercial Contracts for Transportation Overland (Code of Commerce, Arts. 349 to 379), Maritime Commerce (Code of Commerce, Arts. 673 to 736; also Arts. 580-584 of Code of Commerce, as superseded by R.A. No. 6106; Arts. 806 to 845 of Code of Commerce; paragraph 6 of Section 3 of Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (Com. Act 65); Public Service Act (Com. Act No. 146), as amended; The Warsaw Convention of 1929 (Limited to Carrier's Liability). Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. SPML Special Mercantile Laws 3 credit units (3hrs/wk) nd nd 2 year, 2 semester

The Chattel Mortgage Law (Act 1508 in relation to Arts. 1484, 1485, 2140 and 2141 of the Civil Code); Real Estate Mortgage Law (Act No. 3135, as amended by R.A. No. 4118); The Insolvency Law (Act No. 1956); Truth in Lending Act (RA 3765); Anti-Money Laundering Law (RA 9160); Intellectual Property Code infringement /unfair competition (RA No. 8293). Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. INSR Insurance 2 credit units (2hrs/wk) rd st 3 year, 1 semester

Insurance Code (PD 1460): Laws Governing Insurance Contracts; applicability of Civil Code; Contract of Insurance, insurable interest, concealment, representation, policy, warranties and premiums, double insurance, reinsurance, marine insurance, kinds of insurance, insurance commissions. Case studies, research, recitations and lecturediscussions. CORP Corporation 4 credit units (4 hrs/wk) rd nd 3 year, 2 semester

The Corporation Code (B.P. Bldg. 68); Securities regulation Code (R.A. 8799); Banking Laws: (General terms and provisions): The New Central Bank Act (R.A. No. 7653); Law on Secrecy of Bank Deposit (R.A. No. 1405, as amended); General Banking Act (RA 337, as amended); Rural Banks' Act (R.A. 720, as amended). Case studies, research, recitations and lecture discussions.

MLR 1

Mercantile Law Review I

2 credit units (2hrs/wk) rd nd 3 year, 2 semester

Prerequisite: Credit Transactions, Negotiable Instruments, Insurance Code.

General integration of Credit transactions, Negotiable Instruments and Insurance Code. Case studies, recitations and lecture discussions. MLR 2 4 credit units (4hrs/wk) th nd 4 year, 2 semester Prerequisite: Transportation, Corporation, Special Commercial Laws. General integration of Transportation Laws, Corporation Code, Banking Laws and Special Mercantile Laws. Case studies, recitations and lecture discussions. Mercantile Law Review II

CRIMINAL LAW

Total Number of Credit Units: 10

CRML 1

Criminal Law I

3 credit units (3hrs/wk) st st 1 year, 1 semester

Articles 1-113 of Revised Penal Code: Detailed examination into the characteristics of criminal law, the nature of felonies, stages of execution, circumstances affecting criminal liability, persons criminally liable, penalties: their nature and theories, classes, crimes, habitual delinquency, execution and service of penalties, the extinction of criminal liability; The Heinous Crimes Law, R.A. 7639: Indeterminate Sentence Law; Probation Law and Rules. Case studies, recitations and lecture discussions. CRML 2 Criminal Law II Prerequisite: Criminal Law I 3 credit units (3hrs/wk) st nd 1 year, 2 semester

Comprehensive study of specific felonies penalized in Book II of the Revised Penal Code, as amended; their nature, elements and corresponding penalties; Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (R.A. 3019); Bouncing Checks Law (B.P. 22); Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 (R.A. 6425); Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001 (R.A. 9160); Obstruction of Justice (P.D. 1829). Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. CRLR Criminal Law Review Prerequisite: Criminal Law I & II 4 credit units (4hrs/wk) th st 4 year, 1 semester

General Review of the Revised Penal Code with its latest amendments (Criminal Law I and II) and special laws. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions.

REMEDIAL LAW CRMP Criminal Procedure Prerequisite: Criminal Law I & II

Total Number of Credit Units: 22 2 credit units (2hrs/wk) nd st 2 year, 1 semester

Jurisdiction of courts - The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 (B.P. Blg. 129 as amended by R.A. 7691) and rules issued thereunder. The Judiciary Act of 1948, Jurisdiction of Sandiganbayan (R.A. No. 7975 and 8249), P.D. No. 946 (CAR), Military Justice, the Local Government Code on Conciliation Procedures (Book III, Title 1, Chapter 7) with respect to Criminal cases. Rules on the prosecution of offences, prosecution of civil action, Preliminary Investigation, Arrest, Bail, Rights of the Accused, Arraignment and Plea, Motion to Quash, Pre-Trial, & Trial Judgment, New Trial or Reconsideration, Appeal, Procedure in the Municipal Trial Courts, Court of Appeals and

Supreme Court, Search and Seizure and Provisional Remedies in Criminal Cases, Rules 110-127 Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, R.A. 6981 - Witness Protection Law, R.A. 7438 - Rights of Person under Custodial Investigation, P.D. 968 - Probation Law. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. CVPR 1 Civil Procedure I 4 credit units (4hrs/wk) nd nd 2 year, 2 semester

Jurisdiction of courts - The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 (B.P. Blg. 129 as amended by R.A. 7691 and rules issued thereunder, The Judiciary Act of 1948, Jurisdiction of Sandiganbayan (R.A. No. 7975 and 8249), P.D. No. 946 (CAR) Military Justice, The Local Government Code on Conciliation Procedures (Book III, Title 1, Chapter 7) with respect to Civil Cases; R.A. 8369 - Family Courts Act of 1997; Rules of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal; 1997 Rules on Civil Procedure (Rules 1-39). Case studies, research, recitations and lecture discussions. CVPR 2 Civil Procedure II Prerequisite: CVPR 1 3 credit units (3hrs/wk) rd st 3 year, 1 semester

Rules on Appeals from trial courts to Court of Appeals/Supreme Court, from Administrative Bodies to Court of Appeals, from Court of Appeals to Supreme Court, Procedures in the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, Provisional Remedies of Attachment, Preliminary Injunction, Receivers, Delivery of Personal Property and Support Pendente Lite, Special Civil Actions of Interpleader, Declaratory Relief and Similar Remedies, Certiorari, Prohibition and Mandamus, Quo Warranto, Eminent Domain, Foreclosure of Mortgage, Partition, Forcible Entry and Detainer, Contempt. Rules 40-71, Rules of court, as amended, Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. EVDN Evidence Prerequisite: 4 credit units (4hrs/wk) rd nd 3 year, 2 semester

Rules on Evidence, including general provisions, What need not be proven (judicial notice), Rules of Admissibility of Real Evidence, Documentary Evidence and Testimonial Evidence, Burden of Proof and Presumptions, Presentation of Evidence, Weight and Sufficiency of Evidence, Rules on Election Evidence (coverage scope, cases, application), and Perpetuation of Testimony. Rules 128-134, Powers/Duties of Court, Rule 135. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. SPLP Special Proceedings 2 credit units (2hrs/wk) rd nd 3 year, 2 semester

Rules on settlement of estate of deceased persons, general guardians and guardianship, trustees, adoption and custody of minors, proceedings for hospitalization of insane persons, habeas corpus, writs of habeas corpus/data, change of name, voluntary dissolution of corporation, judicial approval of voluntary recognition of minor natural children, constitution of family home, absentees, cancellation or correction of entries in the Civil Registry , Rules 72-109, Rules of Court including R.A. 9048 - Authority to Correct Clerical or Typographical Error and Change of First Name or Nickname), Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. RELR1 Remedial Law Review I 3 credit units (3hrs/wk) th st Prerequisite: Criminal Procedure, 4 year, 1 semester Civil Procedure I & II General integration of the principles on Jurisdiction of Courts and the 1997 Rules on Civil Procedure (Rules 1-39), Appeals, Provisional Remedies and Special Civil Actions. (Rules 40-71 Case studies, research, recitations and lecture discussions.

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RELR 2

Remedial Law Review II Prerequisite: Evidence, Special Proceedings

4 credit units (4hrs/wk) th nd 4 year, 2 semester

General integration of the principles on Special Proceedings. (Rules 72-109) criminal Procedure (Rules 110-127), Evidence (Rules 128-133), Rules on Electronic Evidence Rules (1-12) Perpetuation of Testimony and Powers and Duties of Courts, (Rules 134135). and special proceedings. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture discussions.

LEGAL ETHICS LGLE Legal Ethics

Total No. of Credit Units

2 credit units (2hrs/wk) st nd 1 year, 2 semester

The Code of Judicial Conduct; Code of Professional Responsibility: Admission to the Bar, The Attorney in Practice, Duties to the Court and to the Bar, Attorney and Client Relation, Attorney's Duties to his Clients, Attorney's Fees, Disabilities and Liabilities, Grievance Procedures (Rule 139-, Rules of Court): Suspension and Disbarment, Procedure in Suspension and Disbarment, Integrated bar Philippines, Rules 138-139 Rules of Court. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussion. RVLE Review on Legal Ethics Prerequisite: Legal Ethics 2 credit units (2hrs/wk) rd nd 3 year, 2 semester

General Integration and Review on: The Code of Judicial Conduct; Code of Professional Responsibility: Admission to the Bar; The Attorney in Practice, Duties to the Court and to the Bar, Attorney and Client Relation, Attorney's Duties to his Clients, Attorney's Fees, Disabilities and Liabilities, Grievance Procedures, Suspension and Disbarment, Procedure in Suspension and Disbarment, Rule 138-139, Rules of Court. Case studies, research, recitation and lecture-discussion.

**OTHER SUBJECTS

Total Number of credit units

12

LGLR

Legal Research

1 credit unit (1hr/wk) st st 1 year, 1 semester

General concepts; Classes of Law Books: Books of Primary Authority, Books of Secondary Authority, Search Books; Statutory Law: Constitution, Statutes, Codes, Executive Orders, Ordinances, Governmental and Departmental Orders, Rules and Decisions, Rules of Court, Treaties; Case law: Philippine Reports, Supreme Court Reports Annotated (SCRA), Official Gazettes, Lex Libres, etc.; Books of Secondary Authority: Textbooks, encyclopedias, annotations, legal periodicals, bar association reports, digests, law dictionaries, opinions. Lecture-discussions. Submission of research assignments and submission of a Research prototype. STCN Statutory Construction 2 credit units (2hrs/wk) st st 1 year, 1 semester

Construction and interpretation of statutes: nature and purpose, power to construe, limitations on power to construe; Aids to Construction: In general, legislative history, contemporary construction; Adherence to, or departure from, language of statute: literal interpretation, departure from literal interpretation, implications; Interpretation of words and phrases: in general, associated words, provisos, exceptions and saving clauses; Statutes construed as whole and in relation to other statutes; Strict or Liberal

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Construction of statutes; Mandatory and directory statutes; Prospective and retroactive statutes; Amendment, revision, codification and repeal; Constitutional Construction. Lecture-discussions, assigned readings and reports . *LGWR 1 Legal Writing I 3 credit units (3hrs/wk) st st 1 year, 1 semester

Use of the Dictionary/Legal Dictionary /Legal Thesaurus; Logic in the Use of Words: Writing Effectively, Tools of Writing, Exercises. Fundamental Principles of Effective Legal Writing; Process of Reasoning; Syllogisms; Basic Reasoning Processes in Law; Logical Reasoning through the Study of Cases. Lecture - discussion, case studies and analysis of assigned topics, submission of assigned reports. *LGWR 2 Legal Writing II Prerequisite: Legal Writing I Continuation of Legal Writing I *LGFM Legal Forms 1 credit unit (1hr /wk) 3 year, 2 semester
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1 credit unit (1hr/wk) st nd 1 year, 2 semester

The art of conveyancing and of drafting of Contracts, Documents and Pleadings, General Rules of Pleadings, and drafting of different kinds of Pleadings in civil/criminal cases special civil actions/proceedings. Lectures, assigned readings, class practice and submission of assigned written reports. LGMED Legal Medicine 1 credit unit (1hr/wk) rd nd 3 year, 2 semester

Medical evidence; the Rules of Court governing expert forensic testimony; medico-legal aspect of identification, death and injuries; preservation and presentation of medical evidence; salient points on the art of cross-examination of an expert witness; laws and jurisprudence governing the practice of medicine and allied medical fields. Case studies, research, recitations and lecture-discussions. PR Court Practice Court st rd Prerequisite: All 1 to 3 Year subjects 1 credit unit 4tth year, 1st semester

Simulation of actual court cases in classroom, consisting of preparation of pleadings, information, trial techniques and prosecution of cases and observation of actual court practice in the different courts. Performance evaluation for the subject will be based on a log book of observations of court sessions including duration of observation for each session signed by any of the Court personnel or by the Law Office Administrator, as the case may be and on performance in the actual Practice Court in class.

Non-credit Requirements for Graduation

LPrac Law Practicum
Non Credit Requirement

( To be registered for two terms in the Junior or Senior Year)

Apprenticeship with paralegal practice in the Gullas Law School Legal Aid Clinic and in a judiciary, prosecution service and accredited law offices, establishments/ professional law organizations with the approval of the faculty in charge of the apprenticeship program. A minimum of hours of service is required for completion of the .requirement. Student performance evaluation for the practicum will be based on the reported analysis and evaluation of the results of the paralegal services rendered signed by the Law Office Administrator.

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LGAID Legal Aid (Community Outreach) Non-credit requirement (May be registered for two terms starting in the sophomore or Junior year) Students assist in the Legal Aid Clinic maintained by the Gullas Law School headed by a Legal Aid Director in the main campus and in the community extension project of the School in cooperation with professional legal organizations, local government units, business organizations and social welfare groups in the community to develop the students awareness of legal problems /issues in the community and commitment to community service.

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UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS

Colon cor. D. Jakosalem Streets, Cebu City

GULLAS LAW SCHOOL PROGRAM CHECKLIST Bachelor of Law (LLB)

(New Curriculum Effective SY 2010-2011)

FIRST YEAR SUBJECT NO.
PRSN POLW CRML 1 PUBC LGLR STCN LGLW 1

First Semester SUBJECT TITLE UNITS

4 3 3 2 1 2 3 18

PREREQUISITE

Person & Family Relation Political Law Criminal Law I Public Corporation Legal Research Statutory Construction Legal Writing I Total

Second Semester SUBJECT NO.

OBLN CRML 2 CONST LGLW 2 LGLE ELECT ADML

SUBJECT TITLE
Obligation & Contracts Criminal Law II Constitutional Law Legal Writing II Legal Ethics Election Law / Law on Public Officers Administrative Law Total

UNITS
5 3 3 1 2 2 2 18

PREREQUISITE
CRML LGLW-I

SECOND YEAR SUBJECT NO.

PRTY LNTD SALES CRMP LBST CNFL PATR

First Semester SUBJECT TITLE UNITS

4 2 2 2 3 2 3 18

PREREQUISITE

Property Land Titles & Deeds Sales Criminal Procedure Labor Standards Conflict of Laws Partnership, Agency, Trust Total

OBLN CRML & CRML II

Second Semester SUBJECT NO.

NGIL CRTN CVLP 1 TRPT PUIL SPML LWNR

SUBJECT TITLE
Negotiable Instruments Law Credit Transaction Civil Procedures I (Rules 1-39) Transportation Public International Law Special Mercantile Laws Law on Natural Resources

UNITS
3 3 4 2 2 3 1 18

PREREQUISITE

LGAD

Total Legal Aid (may be registered starting this year level)

14

THIRD YEAR SUBJECT NO.

SCSN CVLP 2 TXTN 1 LBRSL INSR TRDG LGLF

First Semester SUBJECT TITLE UNITS

4 3 3 3 2 2 1 18

PREREQUISITE

Succession Civil Procedure II Taxation I Labor Relations & Social Legislations Insurance Torts & Damages Legal Forms Total

Second Semester SUBJECT NO.

CORP EVDN TXTN 2 LGLM SPLP RVLE MLR I

SUBJECT TITLE
Corporation Law Evidence Taxation II Legal Medicine Special Proceedings Review on Legal Ethics Mercantile Law Review I Total

UNITS
4 4 3 1 2 2 2 18

PREREQUISITE

TXTN I

LGLE CRTN, NGIL & INSR

LPRAC

Legal Practicum (may be registered starting this year level)

FOURTH YEAR SUBJECT NO.

CVLR 1 POLWR CRMLR LBLR RELR 1 PRACT Civil Law Review I Political Law Review Criminal Law Review Labor Law Review

First Semester SUBJECT TITLE UNITS

4 3 4 3 3 Total 1 18

PREREQUISITE
ALL CIVIL LAW SUBJECTS ALL POLITICAL SUBJECTS

Remedial Law Review I Practice Court

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CRML & CRML II LBST & LBRR CRMP, CVLP I & CVLP II

Seniors take the 1 Mock Bar Exam at this Level on Political Law, Criminal Law, Labor Law and Legal and Judicial Ethics & Practical Exercises.

Second Semester SUBJECT NO.

CVLR 2 MLR 2 RELR 2 PILW / CNLR TXTNR Civil Law Review II Mercantile Law Review II Remedial Law Review II Public International Law / Conflict of Laws Review Taxation Review

SUBJECT TITLE

UNITS
4 4 4 3

PREREQUISITE
ALL CIVIL LAW SUBJECTS

TRPT, SPCL & CORP EVDN & SPLP PUIL

3 TXTN I & TXTN II Total 18 nd Seniors take the 2 Mock Bar Exam at this Level on Civil Law, Mercantile Law, Remedial Law and Taxation prior to graduation

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