LLB

Part 1. Civil Code provisions

1. Introduction
A. Law – is a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior.[2] Laws can
be made by a collective legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes, by the executive
through decrees and regulations, or by judges through binding precedent, normally in common law
jurisdictions. Private individuals can create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements
that may elect to accept alternative arbitration to the normal court process. The formation of laws
themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The
law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of
relations between people.

B. Classification of Law according to the manner of promulgation

C. Human Positive Law
D. Classification of Human Positive Law
E. Civil law-
F. Civil Law distinguished from Political Law
G. Civil Law distinguished from Civil Code

2. Effect and application of Laws (Art. 1-18, NCC)

A. Effectivity of an ordinary Law
B. Publication requirement
a. Tanada vs. Tuvera 146 SCRA 446 (1986)
b. Pp. vs. Que Po Lay 94 Phil. 640
C. Latin maxim on ignorance of the Law
D. 1. Prospectivity of Laws
2. Exceptions;
E. Waiver Rights
F. Repeal of Laws
G. Stare decisis doctrine
H. Dura lex sed lex principle
I. Interpretattion/application of laws
J. Custom
K. Computation of periods
L. General Applicability of Penal Laws
Principle of Generality
Exceptions
M. Nationality Principle
Family Rights and Duties
Status and Condition
Legal capacity