UP College of Law Sends Academic Delegation to Spain The UP College of Law sent a delegation (from June 14 to 20, 2019) to leading institutions of legal education in Spain, to renew its academic ties and to participate in the 5th International Scientific Congress - Five Centuries Sailing the Legal World. Led by Dean-Fides Cordero-Tan, the delegation visited Malaga to renew its ongoing collaboration with the Universidad de Malaga Facultad de Derecho. This partnership, born of a mutual interest in the links between Philippine and Spanish law, has since flourished to produce scholarship on both contemporary and legal issues,…

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…

UP Law student wins Gawad Tsanselor 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…

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…

UP Law Moot Team bags 2019 Price Media Law championship The delegation from the University of the Philippines College of Law took home the crown during 2019 International Rounds of the 12th  annual Price Media Law Moot Court Competition held in Oxford, England last April 8-12, 2019. The team composed of Mark Xavier Libardo, Julienne Del Rosario, Julia Alexandra Chu, Angela Conejero, and Raymond Joseph Garcia bested 35 other teams representing a diverse range of countries. They argued before a renowned bench of lawyers, academics and practitioners from the media industry on free speech, privacy and the regulation of social…

UP Law team breaks into Jessup quarter finals, wins special awards A team of University of the Philippines College of Law students reached the 2019 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, which took place last March 31 to April 6 in Washington D.C. Members of the team also won best speaker awards. The team is composed of Marianne Crielle G. Vitug; Abelardo G. Hernandez; Marianne Angeli B. Estioco; Danielle Sophia B. Garduño; and Edbert Marcel S. Ragadio. Vitug was named 10th Best Oralist in the competition, while Hernandez bagged the 12th Best oralist spot. The team was coached…