Public International Law (Vol. I & II) Political / Public Law Volume I Charter of the United Nations Article 1 Article 2 Article 24 Article 25 Article 33 Statute of the International Court of Justice Article 34 Article 3...
(a) Identify the controlling doctrine on whether international organizations are subjects of international law with personality capable of binding States and individuals. (b) Distinguish the controlling rule on when a tr...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Art. VII, Sec. 21, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), Articles 2(1)(a) and 26, Brownlie, Ian, Principles of Public International Law (8th ed.), ch. on International Organizations and Treaties
...nization named the Global Trade and Oceanic Alliance (GTOA) and the Republic of the Philippines sign a Multilateral Instrument titled the Oceanic Commerce and Environment Protocol (OCEP). OCEP creates the Oceanic Investm...
Citations: Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Art. VII, Sec. 21, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), Articles 2(1)(a), 26, 46, International Court of Justice, Reservations to the Genocide Convention (Advisory Opinion), 1951
...al organization named the Oceanic Governance Alliance (OGA) and the Republic of the Philippines sign a Multilateral Instrument titled the Oceanic Stability Pact (OSP). The OSP establishes the International Oceanic Court...
Citations: Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), especially Articles 2(1)(a) and 26., 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Article VII, Section 21 (Senate ratification requirement)., General principles on international organizations and personality (recognition in customary international law and practice, as reflected in UN Charter norms).
(a) Identify the controlling rule about lands of the public domain as refined in Republic v. Pasig Rizal Co., Inc., G.R. No. 213207 (Feb. 15, 2022) (all Opinions). (b) Distinguish between lands that remain part of the pu...
Citations: Republic v. Pasig Rizal Co., Inc., G.R. No. 213207 (Feb. 15, 2022), Krivenko v. Register of Deeds, G.R. No. L-26068 (1947), Constitution of the Philippines, Article XII (National Patrimony)
...Branch 12, City of Bataan, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-MCTC-2026-12 directing that all civil cases filed in his branch be transferred to the neighboring MCTC Branch 3 for handling, with the Clerk of Court to impl...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article VIII, Sec. 5 (Judicial power and supervisory authority over the judiciary)
...Alarcon, MCTC City Delta, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-MCTC-2026-99 directing all civil cases in his branch to be reassigned to a newly created 'Judicial Efficiency Desk' under his personal supervision, and order...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article VIII, Section 5
...3, City of San Aurelio, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-RTC-SA-2026-05 directing all civil cases in his branch to be reassigned to a newly created 'Judicial Efficiency Desk' under his personal supervision, and order...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article VIII (Judicial Department)
...C Branch 12, City of Y, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-RTC-NAV-2026-07 directing all commercial cases in her branch to be reassigned to a newly created 'Commercial Innovations Desk' under her personal supervision, a...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article VIII, Section 5 (administrative supervision over all courts and personnel)
...eonora Reyes, MCTC Branch 7, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-MT-2026-03 directing all criminal cases in her branch to be reassigned to a newly created 'Speedy-Trial Desk' under her personal supervision, and orders th...
Citations: 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 5 (administrative supervision over all courts and personnel), Rules of Court (Office of the Court Administrator exercises supervision over the judiciary), Code of Judicial Conduct / relevant disciplinary due process principles (notice and hearing in sanctions)
...e Sofia Tan, RTC Branch 11, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-RTC-2026-08 directing all civil cases in her branch to be reassigned to a newly created 'Civil Acceleration Desk' under her personal supervision, and orders...
Citations: 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 5
...il (GIGC), an intergovernmental organization. GDP&CSP establishes the International Data Court (IDC) with jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes arising under GDP&CSP and to issue binding orders on signatory states, and on...
Citations: Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987), Art. VII, Sec. 21., Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), Articles 2(1)(a), 2(1)(d), 26 (definitions and consent/entry into force).
...participate in city-run services only as private contractors without public subsidies. Light of Dawn Ministries, a faith-based NGO operating a city-partnered free clinic, relies on city subsidies to provide care to pati...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines (1987), Article III (Religious Freedom: Non-establishment and Free Exercise)
...ranch 12, City of Nueva, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-RTC-NV-2026-09 directing all civil cases in his branch with an estimated value above Php 2,000,000 to be reassigned to a newly created 'Judicial Efficiency Des...
Citations: 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 5
...MCTC), City Beta, Branch 4, issues Administrative Memorandum AM-MTC-2026-07 directing all civil cases in his branch to be reassigned to a newly created 'Urban Docket Desk' under his personal supervision, and orders the C...
Citations: 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 5 (judicial administration and supervision), Supreme Court administrative authority over lower courts (Court Administrator and SC rules)
...igan passes Ordinance No. 2026-03 designating 150 hectares of coastal public land within the province as a "Special Eco-Tourism Lease Zone" and authorizing its lease to a private operator for 40 years to develop a resort...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article X (Local Government), Constitution of the Philippines, Article XII (National Economy and Patrimony), Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991)
Ordinance No. 2026-01 (Public Assembly Regulation) of the City of Bagong Bayan imposes: (i) any street demonstration must obtain a permit at least 24 hours in advance; (ii) permits may be denied on grounds of “likely dis...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines (1987), Article III, Sec. 4 (Freedom of speech, press, and assembly).
(a) Identify the controlling doctrine on how lands of the public domain may be acquired by private individuals. (b) Apply that doctrine to the following facts: A parcel lies within a public-domain tidal marsh along the c...
Citations: Constitution, Article XII (Regalian doctrine), Krivenko v. Register of Deeds, G.R. No. L-265 (1947), Commonwealth Act No. 141 (Public Land Act)
...radius of municipal water sources to prevent potential ecological and public health harms. The measure cites the precautionary principle due to incomplete scientific certainty about neonictinoids’ effects on pollinators...
Citations: Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Principle 15, Constitution of the Philippines, Article II, Section 16 (environment protection clause), Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code)
An ordinance titled the Public Peace and Order Act (PPOA) is enacted by a city council on January 10, 2026. The Act prohibits any conduct that “could reasonably be interpreted as disruptive of public order during a publi...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 1 (due process), Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 14(2) (speedy trial)
...ful commerce and that due process was not observed since there was no public hearing; environmental groups and residents support preventive action. (a) Identify the doctrine in issue and its core features. (b) Distinguis...
Citations: Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Principle 15, 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, Article II, Section 16 (right to a balanced and healthful ecology), Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991)
...sk screening but prior to a full local risk assessment, and without a public hearing. Importers, distributors, and some farmers challenge the order on due-process grounds, while environmental groups and other farmers sup...
Citations: Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Principle 15 (Precautionary Principle), Philippine Constitution, Article III, Section 1 (Due Process), World Trade Organization, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreement (conceptual reference) and general trade-law principles
Facts: Aurelio Tan, a public school administrator suspected of involvement in a procurement kickback scheme, is arrested by police and taken to a windowed interrogation room. He is not informed of his right to counsel or...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 12(1) (right against self-incrimination and right to counsel), Philippine rules on admissibility of confessions and the voluntariness standard (totality of the circumstances), Jurisprudence recognizing that custodial interrogation requires safeguards and that threats to employment or professional license can constitute coercion in the voluntariness analysis
...annot form and fund a corporation with a private partner to operate a public hydroelectric facility and riverfront complex without proper procurement and public land procedures, and that the venture may improperly divert...
Citations: Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code), Republic Act No. 9184 (Government Procurement Reform Act), Commonwealth Act No. 141 (Public Land Act), Constitution of the Philippines, Article XII (National Economy and Patrimony)
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