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POLITICAL LAW - is that branch of public law which deals with the organization
and operations of the governmental organs of the State and defines the
relations of the State with the inhabitants of its territory
a. Constitutional Law - deals with the basic principles contained in the Philippine
Constitution dealing with the structure of the Philippine Government.

i. Constitutional Law I - governing the structure, set-up and hierarchy of the

Philippine Government. It includes the study of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution, the different branches, departments and political units of the
government, the constitutional commissions, the qualifications, restrictions,
prohibitions and accountability of public servants and the amendatory process;
inherent and residual powers of the government and examines the
fundamental legal contracts among the citizens including the means of
altering the same.
ii. Constitutional Law II - focusing on the constitutional provisions relating to the
Bill of Rights, the Economic and Social Rights, Citizenship, the right of
suffrage and jurisprudence interpreting and applying these rights.
b. Law on Public Officers - it pertains to the laws and principles applicable to public
officers
c. Administrative Law - law governing administrative agencies with rule-making and
adjudicative functions
d. Election Law - law regulating the conduct of elections and the law on pre-
proclamation contests and election protests.
e. Public International Law - A study of the basic principles of international law and
an overview of the legal principles governing international relations based, among
others, on the United Nations Charter, the doctrines of well-known and recognized
publicists, and the decisions of international tribunals and bodies.

2. LABOR LAW - Labor law primarily concerns the rights and responsibilities of
unionized employees.
a. Labor Law I (Labor Standards) - analyzes provisions of the Labor Code of the
Philippines on minimum standards of employment, working conditions,
employment benefits and manpower development for workers and all other laws
and jurisprudence related thereto.
b. Labor Law I (Labor Relations) - A study of the general principles of the Labor
Code, Book V of the Labor Code on Labor Relations, governing areas on
government machinery, labor organizations, unfair labor practices, representation
issue; collective bargaining and administration agreements, grievance machinery
and voluntary arbitration, lockouts, strikes and other concerted activities; Book VI
on Post-Employment, covering areas such as classes of employees, termination
of employment and retirement; Book VII on penal provisions of the Labor Code
and prescription of actions and claims.

3. CIVIL LAW - is a body of rules that defines and protects the private rights of
citizens, offers legal remedies that may be sought in a dispute, and covers areas
of law such as contracts, torts, property and family law.
a. Persons and Family Relations - A basic course on the law of persons and the
family which views the effect and application of laws, examine the legal norms
affecting civil personality, marriage, property relations between husband and wife,
legal separation, the matrimonial regimes of absolute community, conjugal
partnership of gains, and complete separation of property; paternity and filiation,
adoption, guardianship, support, parental authority, surnames, absence and
emancipation, including the rules of procedure relative to the foregoing.

b. Property - A study of the different kinds of property, the nature of ownership and its
modifications, co-ownership, possession, usufruct, easements or servitudes,
nuisance, and the different modes of acquiring and losing ownership.

c. Obligation and Contracts - An in-depth study of the nature, kinds, effects and
extinguishment of obligations. It also covers contracts in general, their requisites,
 forms and interpretation; the defective contracts, including quasi-contracts and
natural obligations; and the principle of laches and estoppel.

d. Sales and Lease - An in-depth consideration of the provisions of the Civil Code on
the contract of sales, its nature and form, the obligations of the buyer and the seller,
the concept of warranties, remedies, breach of contract, and conventional and legal
redemption. It includes the Statute of Frauds, assignment of credits and corporeal
rights, the Bulk Sales Law, the Maceda Law, Recto Law, the Retail Trade
Liberalization Act of 2000 and relevant provisions of the Anti-Dummy Act and the E-
Commerce Acts.

e. Partnership, Agency and Trusts Laws - A course combining the laws on Agency
(Title X), Partnership (Title IX) and Trusts (Title V) of the Civil Code

f. Credit Transactions - A study of the laws governing loans and deposits, including
mortgages, pledge, antichresis, guaranty, sureties and other securities or collaterals

g. Succession - A detailed examination and analysis of the law on testate and

intestate succession, including wills, institution of heirs, computation of legitimes
of compulsory heirs, disinheritance, and partition and distribution of the estate.
The course also takes up rules of procedure on the settlement and administration
of the estate of deceased persons.
h. Land Titles and Deeds - The system and method of registration of real property
under Act 496 as amended by P.D. No. 1529 otherwise known as the Land
Registration Decree including registration under Cadastral Law. It also includes
registration of deeds involving registered property.
i. Torts and Damages - An analysis of the law on quasi-delicts as well as the nature,
classes and extent of damages.

j. Conflict of Laws - A course dealing with legal transactions with emphasis on the
choice of law, including, problems on jurisdiction, and the recognition and
enforcement of foreign judgments.

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5. TAXATION LAW - is an area of legal study dealing with the constitutional, common-
law, statutory, tax treaty, and regulatory rules that constitute the law applicable
to taxation.
a. Taxation I (National taxation) - A study of the general principles of taxation and
statutory provisions on income taxation, including pertinent revenue regulations.

b. Taxation II (Tariff and Customs Code) - A study of the concepts and general
principles of transfer (estate and donor’s), tax, specific, business, percentage,
amusement, and miscellaneous taxes provided for in the National Internal Revenue
Code, including general principles on tariff and customs duties.

c. Judicial Remedies (Amendments in Tax Appeals) -

6. MERCANTILE LAW
a. Insurance Law - A study of the Insurance Code and related laws, including the
concept and function of insurance, the nature of the insurance contract, insurable
interest, special forms of insurance and government regulations of the insurance
business.

b. Transportation Laws - A study of the general principles and basic regulations

governing carriers (land, air and sea) of persons and goods

c. Corporation and Securities Regulation Law - A study of the Corporation Code and
other special laws governing private corporations, including foreign corporations and
the concept of doing business in the Philippines. The course includes in-depth
analysis of the applicable common law and commercial principles underlying the
various relationships in the corporate setting, with emphasis on the corporation being
a medium for business enterprise and a means of providing for the equity investment
market. The course includes the study of the pertinent provisions of The Securities
Regulation Code

d. Intellectual Property Law - A study of the Laws on Trademark, Patent, Copyright

and Intellectual Creation.
 e. Special Commercial Laws - This covers the study of Letter of Credit, Trust Receipts,
the New Central Bank Act, General Banking Law, Secrecy of Bank Deposits, Anti-
Money Laundering Law, Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Law, Truth in
Lending Act, Law on Extra-judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage in relation to
Banking laws, Warehouse Receipts Law and the related offenses provided the
above-mentioned special laws

7. CRIMINAL LAW - a system of law concerned with the punishment of those

who commit crimes.
a. Criminal Law I (Revised Penal Code Book 1) - A detailed examination into the
characteristics of criminal law, the nature of felonies, stages of execution,
circumstances affecting criminal liability, persons criminally liable; the extent and
extinction of criminal liability as well as the understanding of penalties in criminal
law, their nature and theories, classes, crimes, habitual delinquency, juvenile
delinquency, the Indeterminate Sentence Law and the Probation Law. The
course covers Articles 1-113 of the Revised Penal Code and related laws.
b. Criminal Law II (Revised Penal Code Book 2) - A comprehensive appraisal of
specific felonies penalized in Book II of Revised Penal Code, as amended, their
nature, elements and corresponding penalties.
c. Special Penal Laws - The study includes related offenses provided in special laws,
such as the Dangerous Drugs Act, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, the law
on wire-tapping and related violations of privacy of communication, the Anti-
Carnapping Law, the Gambling Law, and the Cattle Rustling Act.

8. REMEDIAL LAW
a. Special Proceedings - A study of Rules 72-109 of the Revised Rules of Court
dealing with the procedural rules on the settlement of estate, will, letters testamentary
and administration, escheats, guardianship, appointment of trustees, adoption,
change of name, cancellation and correction of entries in the Civil Registry and
appeals in special proceedings.

b. Evidences - A course which looks into the rules of presentation, admissibility, and
weight and sufficiency of evidence, including burden of proof and presumptions.

c. Criminal Procedure - A study of the procedural rules governing the trial and
disposition of criminal cases in court including jurisdiction of courts in criminal
cases.
d. Civil Procedure - A study of the law jurisdiction of courts in civil actions and Rules
1 to 71 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure. These rules cover ordinary Civil
Actions. Provisional Remedies and Special Civil Actions. The study of the rules
is supplemented by a study of applicable jurisprudence.

9. LEGAL & JUDICIAL ETHICS - deals with the code of conduct governing proper
professional behavior
a. Legal Ethics - A course that focuses on the canons of legal ethics involving the duties
and responsibilities of the lawyer with respect to the client, the court, the bar and the
public.

b. Judicial Ethics - deals the standards and norms that bear on judges and covers
such matters as how to maintain independence, impartiality, and avoid
impropriety.
c. Practical Exercises - exposes the students to the practical aspects of the law,
particularly in the trial of cases. It covers practical instruction in the preparation of
cases and trial briefs before actual trial of cases; outstanding cases illustrating the
effective and efficient utilization of procedural rules in enhancing successful litigation
are analyzed in detail and, where appropriate, hypothetical cases are presented for
solution by the students.