The footprint of Mrs. S in UP Law annals At an intimate gathering in the Ambion Room on Friday, 26 October 2018, UP Law alumni and faculty paid tribute to Mrs. Celia Sebastian – of ‘Mommy’ fame.  Atty. Arnel Cassanova and Professor Gaby Concepcion delivered remarks on behalf of the two constituencies. Mrs. S. belongs in the annals of the UP College of Law, through her canteen where lawyers-in-the-making have dined over the years. The tribute gave recognition to her for running an enterprise where the bottom line was never profit but Service to the iskolar ng bayan. For oral…

A call on Law Faculty to help generate a better informed public In a media conversation moderated by Maritess Vitug on the topic “Inside the Supreme Court,” with Professor Teodoro Te and  reporter Lian Buan, Justice Leonen called on legal academics to “assist the public in the interpretation of certain decisions.”  A good part of the exchange dealt with how the public needs to understand the workings of the SC and how the Court arrives at its decisions. Justice Leonen advocated that it is the role of law academia to “explain the decision” in a manner that imbues public understanding…

UP Law Complex, UP OUTLaws partner for Forum on Gender Discrimination and SOGIE Equality Bill The UP Law Complex Gender and Development Committee, UP OUTLaws, with the UP Diliman Gender Office cordially invites the public to  the "Forum on So G! The SOGIE Equality Bill and Gender Discrimination in the Philippines." The event will be held on October 25, 2018, at the Malcolm Theater, UP College of Law, from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. The forum coincides with the UP Diliman Pride Month 2018, themed "Pride is a Protest: UP Para sa Paninindigan, Pagkakaisa at Pagkakapantay-pantay."  

Dean Agabin, Prof. Hilbay: Effect of voiding amnesty on the rule of law Legal lesson 2: Effect of voiding amnesty on the  rule of law and teaching of the Constitution Heavyweights in  Constitutional Law, Dean Pacifico Agabin and Professor Florin Hilbay, express alarm with the reasoning of a Makati Trial Court judge in upholding Presidential Proclamation 572. The proclamation voids an amnesty granted seven years ago to Senator Antonio Trillanes. In an in-depth interview on ANC’s Early Edition program, Dr. Agabin explains in clear terms the object of amnesty, the principle of res judicata, the need to “first thresh out” if the proclamation was…

PH International Law Society holds Inaugural Conference, cites relevance of International Law Original article from www.dfa.gov.ph MANILA 18 September 2018 – A large number of legal scholars, eminent personalities and students of international law attended the inaugural National Conference of the Philippine Society of International Law (PSIL) at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City on 07 September 2018. Conducted in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office of Legal Affairs of and the UP Law Center, the conference drew scholars and paper presenters from law schools, law centers, law firms and legal practitioners across the country…

Philippine International Law Society's Conference on September 7, 2018 to tackle wide-ranging issues PH INTERNATIONAL LAW SOCIETY’S CONFERENCE ON 7 SEPT TO TACKLE WIDE-RANGING ISSUES The Philippine Society of International Law (PSIL), in partnership with the Office of Legal Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA-OLA) and the University of the Philippines (U.P.) Law Center, will hold its first National Conference at the U.P. College of Law on Friday, September 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. With the theme: “The Philippines and the Dynamics of International Law in a Time of Transition”, the Conference will draw paper presentors…