Philippine Law Journal inducts Volume 96 Editorial Board The new set of Philippine Law Journal (PLJ) editors formally assumed office on February 4, and took their oath in an Induction and Turnover ceremony at the Malcolm Theater in the UP College of Law. Notable guests and former PLJ alumni who attended the ceremony included former Supreme Court Associate Justice Vicente V. Mendoza and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis H. Jardeleza, who also delivered the keynote address. UP College of Law Dean Edgardo Carlo Vistan II, in his opening remarks, emphasized the challenging work of the PLJ Editorial Board to…

Culminating Activity of the Code of Crimes Revision Committee and Transmittal of the Code of Crimes to Congress The Code of Crimes Committee, with the UP Law Center – Institute of Government and Law Reform sitting as Committee Secretariat, celebrated the culmination of the Code of Crimes Project on January 25, 2023 at the Malcolm Hall Learning Commons from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The Code of Crimes Revision Project began as early as 2014 in an effort to overhaul Act No. 3815, or Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, which was enacted as early as 1930. Many special penal laws have…

UP Law and UNODC host Human Rights Dialogues on Drug Law Reform The University of the Philippines College of Law, in partnership with the United Nations Joint Programme for Human Rights (UNJPHR), hosted the first of a webinar series titled, "Human Rights Dialogues” on 08 November 2022 through Zoom and Facebook Live. The event highlighted new perspectives on drug laws and policies based on latest evidence and provided a platform for key government agencies, civil society organizations, as well as the general public, for open discussions on the proposed public health-centered and human rights-based approach to drug legal reform. A…

Applicants Qualified to take the Philippine Law Journal Volume 96 Student Editorial Board Examination The PLJ Volume 96 Student Editorial Board Examination Committee has determined that the following applicants are qualified to take the PLJ Student Editorial Board Examination to be held on Saturday, November 26, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the legal writing and from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the editing examinations. ALASTOY, Desiree B.* BAEL, Frances Dianne S.* BUTAC, Troy John G.* CADIZ, Dominique S. CAÑAVERAL, Maria Isabel R.* CASTRO, Jan Aurel Nikolai M. CEMBRANO, Eric Leonardo L.* CHAVEZ, Ric Duane E.* CHUA,…