Philippines Successfully Hosts the 7th Asian Society of International Law Biennial Conference The 7th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) held in Novotel Manila, Quezon City, Philippines from 22 to 23 August 2019 gathered over 500 delegates from all over the world, including judges of various international law tribunals, international law academics and researchers, lawyers, and graduate students. With the theme, “Rethinking International Law: Finding Common Solutions to Contemporary Civilizational Issues from an Asian Perspective,” the two-day global conference included an opening session, over 40 plenary and parallel sessions addressing a wide range of topics in international…

On September 20, Professor Richard Albert of the University of Texas at Austin delivered a lecture entitled “Constitutional Amendments in Constitutional Democracies.” The UP Law Center’s Institute for the Administration of Justice invited Prof. Albert to deliver the lecture which was based on his recent publication, “Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions” (Oxford University Press 2019). Prof. Albert discussed themes that inform debates on constitutional change. These are “transformation” (when an amendment might be a dismemberment of the constitution), “eternity” (the use of unamendable provisions), and “illusion” (issues on the need to follow the formal rules for amendment). Prof.…

The UP Law Center Institute of International Legal Studies and UP Law Debate and Moot Court Union (LDMU) launched a National Moot Court Training Series in Father Saturnino Urios University, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, last September 7-8, 2019. The program aims to develop novice moot court participantsfrom all over the country and inspire interest in competitive mooting as a tool for learning international law and critical legal skills. In the weeks leading to the workshop, participants were grouped and given first-hand experience in legal research and memorial writing based on a moot court problem brought before the International Court of…

A graduating evening student of the College of Law has been awarded the "Gawad Tsanselor Para sa Mga Natatanging Mag-Aaral" by the University of the Philippines.Lee Edson P. Yarcia, M.D., is one of the three outstanding students to receive the award. The award is given annually to honor exemplary members of the UP community. A search committee convenes and rigorously deliberates on the nominees to be awarded. Yarcia entered the UP College of Law in 2013 after earning his Doctor of Medicine from the same University.In law school, he has excelled in both his academic and extra-curricular activities, joining the…

The Master of Laws (LL.M.) program of the UP College of Law seeks to attract candidates from various legal backgrounds and experiences, particularly those who are interested in specializing in Cross-Border and Regional Practice and Government, Public Advocacy and Judging. Candidates of the program must successfully obtain 24 units for a period of at least one academic calendar year. The LL.M. Program operates on a regular calendar of two semesters (August to December and January to May) and one summer session (June to July). The first two semesters may be devoted to regular coursework, while summer session will be reserved…