National Human Rights Consciousness Week and International Human Rights Day On 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. Following this proclamation, the 10th of December became recognized as International Human Rights Day. The Philippines, as one of the first signatories of the UDHR, later enacted Republic Act No. 9102 or the National Human Rights Consciousness Week. In celebration of National Human Rights Consciousness Week and International Human Rights Day, the University of the Philippines Law Center Institute of Human…

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: 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…

Philippine Law Journal Volume 96 Student Editorial Board Examination The Chair, Vice-Chair, and the eight (8) other members of the Student Editorial Board of the Philippine Law Journal Volume 96 shall be chosen through competitive examination to be given on November 26, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (for on-the-spot legal writing) and from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (for on-the-spot editing). On or before October 29, 2022 (until 5:00 p.m.), all applicants must send to aocrisostomo@up.edu.ph a comprehensive and detailed CV clearly indicating law school academic performance, as well as any relevant past writing, editing, and management experience,…

HCCH ASIA Pacific Week Manila 2022 Web Registration The Philippines is the proud host of this year’s Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) Asia Pacific Week from 18-20 October 2022 in Manila. The Asia Pacific Week Manila 2022 will center around the theme of “Enabling cross-border cooperation in the region and beyond.” Conference sessions will provide a unique opportunity for participants to learn more about the HCCH and its work, engage with experts from across Asia and the Pacific, and to consider regional experiences. Registration is now open by visiting https://apwmanila2022.law.upd.edu.ph or scanning the QR code below.