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Code of Crimes Culminating Activity

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…

Prof. Tiu selected as National Rapporteur on Corporate Climate Change Litigation

Prof. Tiu selected as National Rapporteur on Corporate Climate Change Litigation The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and its Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics Project selected Assistant Professor Michael T. Tiu, Jr. as the National Rapporteur for the Philippines to analyse and compare best practices to facilitate continuous improvement in the implementation of climate change law. As National Rapporteur, Prof. Tiu will also lead the International Experts Group composed of scientists, policy-makers, practitioners, and judges from the Philippines who will provide input and deliberate on corporate climate change litigation in the country. Congratulations, Prof. Tiu!…

UP Law and UNODC host Human Rights Dialogues on Drug Law Reform

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 PLJ 96 Student Editorial Board Exam

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,…

Columbia Law School LLM and Executive LLM Information Session

Join Amanda Roden, Assistant Director of the Office of Graduate Degree Programs at Columbia Law School, for an information session to learn more about our LL.M. and Executive LL.M. programs and hear from and meet Columbia LL.M. alumni! Columbia Law School is renowned for the intellectual rigor of its curriculum and the groundbreaking scholarship of its faculty. Drawing strength from the vast interdisciplinary resources of our distinguished research university—and the global stage of New York City—our students complete their legal training ready to engage the world’s most challenging issues across borders, jurisdictions, subject matters, sectors, and industries. For more than…

Human Rights Dialogues

Human Rights Dialogues: Drug Laws and Policies under a Public Health-Centered and Human Rights-Based Framework The University of the Philippines College of Law, in partnership with the United Nations Joint Programme for Human Rights (UNJPHR), brings you "Human Rights Dialogues: Drug Laws and Policies under a Public Health-Centered and Human Rights-Based Framework" on 08 November 2022 (Tuesday), from 01:00PM to 03:00PM. This will be the first of a series of webinars which looks at further ways to improve the country’s human rights situation. “Human Rights Dialogues” intends to provide a vibrant discursive environment where duty-bearers and rights-holders are made aware…

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