JD1A PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

A study of the historical roots of law from Roman times, the schools of legal thought that spurred the growth and development of law, and the primordial purpose of law and legal education.

JD1A SOCIAL JUSTICE: SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH I

This will trace the historical development of significant Papal encyclicals that deal with various social questions and situations that have relevance to the practice of the legal profession (e.g. from Leo XIII’s “Rerum Novarum”to Pope John Paul’s writings on labor, other relevant Vatican II decrees and pertinent Jesuit documents are taken, in order to provide a better understanding of the mission of the church in the modern world, and the role that lawyers and judges play. Most importantly, this will endeavor to contextualize the mission and vision of the Church in the Filipino setting and culture, in order to achieve an interiorized consciousness of the challenges that face members of the legal profession.

JD1A BASIC LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS

This course focuses on the canons of legal ethics, pertinent provisions of laws and rules on norms of conduct, and other similar principles involving the duties and responsibilities of the lawyer and law student practitioners with respect to the public or society, the Bar or legal profession, the Courts and the client. The course also covers the ethical norms of conduct for the members of the judiciary, whether judicial or non-judicial. This course is an enhancement of the previous Basic Legal Ethics course.


JD1A CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I

Alternatively entitled as Foundations and Principles of the Philippine State, it entails a survey and evaluation of basic political foundations of the structure of the Philippine Government, and the policies, principles and powers of the Philippine state. The course also covers all other constitutional provisions except those covered in Constitutional Law II.

JD1A STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION

A course that explores the use and force of statutes and the principles and methods of their construction and interpretation. The course also includes a discussion on the language of the law, and the interpretation and effectivity of laws as provided under the Civil Code.


JD1A PERSONS AND FAMILY LAW

A basic course on the law of persons and the family that first examines the effect and application of laws, and then proceeds to deal with 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.

JD1A CRIMINAL LAW I

Alternatively entitled as Foundations and Principles of Criminal Law, it is 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.