BEHIND BARS AT NEW BILIBID PRISON: A Call for Integrated Reform by Prof. Raymund E. Narag, Ph. D. - An Online Book Launching On 14 October, 2020, the Institute for the Administration of Justice celebrated with Professor Raymond E. Narag for the online book launch of his work, “Behind Bars at New Bilibid Prison: A Call for Integrated Reform.” Prof. Narag introduces the book as a decades-long project, drawing from his own experiences as a person previously deprived of liberty. The result is an extensive roadmap with a critical analysis of the penal institution.   He begins his discussion with…

ANNOUNCEMENT Paralegal Training Program 20 Application/Registration The application for the 20th Foundation Course of the Paralegal Training Program (PTP20), which will be held via a full online learning platform, is now open until January 15, 2021. Please submit your applications here: https://bit.ly/PTP20OnlineRegistration Note: All applications are subject to evaluation and approval of the PTP Committee. Participation fee is PHP22,000.00 per participant.

CHR, UP College of Law Collaborate on Electronic Lawyering Services Project The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), in collaboration with the University of the Philippines College of Law, conducted a 2-hour webinar on the Human Rights E-Lawyering Service (HRELS) with lawyers and legal interns of the UP College of Law Office of Legal Aid (UP OLA) as participants. This activity was the first of a series of webinars conducted by the CHR in collaboration with various other institutions. The webinar speakers were Dean Jose Manuel I. Diokno, chairperson of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), Melchor Cayabyab, Training Specialist in…

UP College of Law Bags Awards at the 31st National Convention of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines At the 31st National Convention of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines, Inc. held on 31 October 2020, UP Law students were among those honored in the 2020 Law Students Awards for their recent achievements in moot court competitions.  The Moot and Debate Awards were given to the UP Law Jessup Team under the Group Category and to Barzillai Josh Banogon and Vanayan Odsey under the Individual Category.  Prof. Rommel Casis coached all of them. The UP Law…

UP Law Wins Back-to-back Championship in the 2020 National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law Following its win in 2019, the UP College of Law once again brought home the championship in the 2020 National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law organized by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The UP Law IHL team, composed of Team Captain Berenice Joanna dela Cruz (III-E), Joshua Rizlan Simbillo (II-E), and Ma. Pilar Luisa Ochave (II-D) will be representing the country in the International Rounds, tentatively set to be held in Hong Kong…

UP IHR highlights IP struggles in observance of 2020 National IP Month In observance of the National Indigenous Peoples’ Month, which is commemorated every October as declared by Presidential Proclamation No. 1906, the UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) published an album entitled "Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and Businesses" to discuss the intersections of Indigenous Peoples (IP) rights and business and human rights (BHR) issues. In the album, UP IHR highlights the struggles of various IP groups across the Philippines against invasive corporate activities and public-private partnership projects which threaten a wide range of their individual and collective rights.…