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…

Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan: “Parents and Children: When Law and Technology Unbundle Traditional Identities” (FLP Professorial Chair Lecture) Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan delivered the lecture  "Parents and Children: When Law and Technology Unbundle Traditional Identities" as part of the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity Professorial Chair on March 28, 2019, at the University of the Philippines-College of Law. Her lecture is part of a series of public lectures conducted under the Chief Justice Panganiban Professorial Chairs on Liberty and Prosperity to encourage educational institutions and law schools to research and propagate the philosophy of safeguarding of liberty and nurturing of prosperity under…

UP Law Wins 2019 Jessup National Championships The UP Law moot court team brought home the championship in the 2019 DivinaLaw Philippine National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition held in University of Santo Tomas from February 21 to 23. With a 4-0 sweep, the team won all the rounds up to the local finals. They will compete once more in the International Rounds held annually in Washington, D.C. this coming March 28 to April 8.The delegation consisted of senior Marianne Crielle Vitug (IV-C), juniors Abelardo Hernandez (III-E), Marianne Angeli Estioco (III-D), Danielle Sophia Garduno (III-BGC…

Prof. Tony La Viña on rehabilitating Manila Bay "It is time now for the Supreme Court to remand this case to the lower court for execution of its final order." Prof. Tony La Viña comments on the road to rehabilitating Manila Bay with the government's weight behind the effort. In his column “Eagle Eyes” in the Manila Standard. An environmental policy expert and former DENR Undersecretary, La Viña  traces past efforts to clean up Manila Bay and avers that government does not have to start from scratch in doing its work on Manila Bay. He suggests that a 2011 Supreme Court Resolution on the matter might…