The UP IHR, in Partnership with Centerlaw, Hosts Insightful Learning Exchange on Victim Representation with ICC Counsel Atty. Megan Hirst On November 7, 2024, the University of the Philippines Law Center, in collaboration with the UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR), welcomed Atty. Megan Hirst, an internationally renowned counsel in international criminal and human rights law, for an in-depth learning exchange focused on victim representation and international accountability mechanisms. Atty. Hirst, who has over 15 years of experience in international criminal proceedings and human rights advocacy, is currently representing victims in the ICC’s investigations on crimes against the Rohingya…

UP GLPP Workshop on Property and Insurance Law for the LGBTQIA+ Community the 2nd Philippine Queer Studies Conference The UP Gender Law and Policy Program (UP GLPP) organized and conducted a legal workshop titled, “Know Your Rights: A Legal Workshop on Navigating Property and Insurance Laws for the LGBTQIA+ Community.” This was part of the lineup of events for the 2nd Philippine Queer Studies Conference (PQSC 2024) held last October 27, 2024 at the UP School of Statistics, UP Diliman. The 2nd Philippine Queer Studies Conference (PQSC 2024), with a theme “Bridging Queer Knowledges and Desires,” aims to allow conference…

UP IHR and University of the Cordilleras Co-Organize Two-Day Program on Human Rights Research and Training From September 30 to October 1, 2024 UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR). together with the University of Cordilleras (UC), organized, the Training in Research and Teaching of Human Rights program where UP IHR lawyers shared their knowledge in their individual fields of expertise in human rights and technical skills in research to help strengthen the academe’s appreciation of both areas. The 2-day program was hosted by UC in Baguio City and was attended by more than 200 participants - faculty…

UP GLPP, in partnership with The Asia Foundation, holds National Conference, culminates discussions toward support for Anti-Discrimination Ordinances and SOGIES Equality Bill Last 11 June 2024, the University of the Philippines College of Law Gender Law and Policy Program (UP GLPP), in partnership with The Asia Foundation (TAF), held a national conference entitled, The Path Towards an Anti-Discrimination Law: A Regional Conference on Issues, Challenges, and Strategies,  at Novotel Manila Araneta City. The national conference was the last of the three conferences that UP GLPP was set to conduct for the then-ongoing EMERGE Project with TAF. Associate Justice Maria Filomena…

BRI Successfully Concludes 2024 Bar Review Program, Transmits to the Supreme Court Experts' Suggested Answers to the Bar Exam With the conclusion of the 2024 bar examinations, the University of the Philippines Law Center Bar Review Institute (UP BRI) is proud to have played a part in the journey of many who aspire to be lawyers and have enrolled in the UP BRI’s Bar Review Programs. From November 2023 to April 2024, UP BRI’s Advanced Bar Review Program helped kickstart the bar reviewees' early preparations, followed by the Regular Bar Review Program from March 2024 to September 2024.  With these…