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.
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.
