Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Article 8, NCC
o Spouses Benzonan v. Court of Appeals, G. R. No. 97973, January
27, 1992
o Silverio v. Republic, G. R. No. 174689, October 19, 2007
o Re: Resolution Granting Automatic Permanent Total Disability
Benefits to Heirs of Justices and Judges Who Die in Actual
Service, A.M. No. 02-12-01-SC
Decisions Proper
Subordinate Decisions
Special Tribunals
Forms of Decisions
1. Dispositive or Fallo and Ratio Decidendi
o Obra v. Spouses Badua, G. R. No. 149125, August 9, 2007
2. Minute Resolutions and Decisions
o Philippine Health Care Providers, Inc. v. Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, G. R. No. 167330, September 18, 2009
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E. Digesting cases
o Keep it to a useful length but do not shortchange the facts
a. Facts
b. Issues
c. Ruling
d. Ratio
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F. Synthesizing Cases
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A. Citation of statutes
1. Constitution
2. Session laws
3. Codes
4. Bills, Resolutions and Committee Reports
5. Treaties and International Agreements
6. Presidential Acts
7. Administrative Rules and Regulations
8. Ordinances
9. Court Rules
B. Citation of case law or jurisprudence
1. Case Names
a. General rule
b. Exceptions
2. Case Reports
a. Supreme Court decisions
b. Court of Appeals decisions
c. Other Courts decisions
d. Administrative Decisions