UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) Holds 2022 International Women’s Month Forum In celebration of international women’s month, the UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) organized an online forum entitled “Making Change for Women: Taking Stock of Contemporary Legislations for Women” via Zoom and Facebook Live on 9 March 2022. The event featured key legislations on women’s rights. Associate Dean Prof. Solomon F. Lumba welcomed the participants to the event by emphasizing the significant role of women in society and implored them to continue the fight for gender equality. UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan then delivered her…

Notice to LAE 2022 Applicants Re EXAMSOFT Account Please be informed that your ExamSoft and Moodle accounts have already been generated and sent to your emails. You will need your ExamSoft account to take the Mock LAE. Please check your emails to ensure receipt of your log-in credentials to the said accounts. In case you have not yet received them or are encountering issues, you have until 11 March 2022, Friday, 5:00 p.m. to send a message to law_lms.upd@up.edu.ph so that we can resolve your log-in issues. We also highly encourage you to read the Online LAE 2022 Manual as…

5-PEAT WIN: UP LAW BAGS ITS 5TH CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE NATIONAL ROUNDS OF THE JESSUP MOOT COURT COMPETITION The University of the Philippines College of Law bags the championship of the National Rounds of the 2022 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition for the fifth consecutive year! The Jessup Moot Court Competition is the biggest and most prestigious moot court competition in the world. This year, the Philippine National Rounds were sponsored by Divina Law and were held virtually from February 26 - March 1 2022, with teams participating from all over the country. The UP Law…

WEP Conducts 3rd Virtual Roundtable Discussion on Pandemic-Related Benefits for Labor The UP College of Law/Law Center’s Workers and Employees Program (WEP) conducted its 3rd Round Table Discussion with the theme “Amidst a Crisis: Pandemic-Related Benefits for Labor” on February 12, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Representatives from labor unions, officials of government agencies, a sectoral representative, labor law practitioners, and law students participated. Formally opening the program, WEP Program Director, Prof. Patricia R.P. Salvador Daway revisited the accomplishments of the 2nd RTD and discussed the expectations for the 3rd RTD. This was followed by Atty. Emir V. Mendoza’s presentation of…

UP Law Center Technology Law and Policy Program to Discuss Meta’s Oversight Board with Co-Chair Jamal Greene On February 18, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., the UP Law Center Technology Law and Policy Program will hold a webinar entitled “Content Moderation and Human Rights on Facebook and Instagram: A Discussion with Meta’s Oversight Board.” The webinar will feature the Oversight Board’s Co-Chair Jamal Greene as the main speaker, with Professor Theodore Te as a reactor. The Oversight Board began its work in 2020. It issues binding and independent decisions on content on Facebook and Instagram. One of the first cases reviewed…