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…

Catherine Pedrosa appointed to Legal Education Board as student representative Catherine P. Pedrosa, an incoming fourth-year UP Law student, was appointed as the Law Student Representative of the Legal Education Board. The appointment from the Office of the President was announced at the Philippine News Agency Website on June 29, 2018. The Legal Education Board supervises all law schools and continuing legal education providers in the Philippines. In an article for the Manila Bulletin on the activities of the Legal Education Board, retired Justice Art D. Brion expressed that "law students should show an active and continuing concern for the…

UP Law Batch 2018 Valedictory Speech: Lessons on fear in the grand manner University of the Philippines College of Law Class of 2018 College Recognition Rites 25 June 2018 VALEDICTORY SPEECH "Lessons on fear in the grand manner" Maria Patricia S. Valeña If I may, I’d like to begin with a story. My parents had me when they were 21-year-old college students. I grew up going to UP not just to play in Sunken Garden, but also to sit quietly in the back of my mother’s undergrad classes and wait till she could take me to get ice cream at…

Now available at the UPLC Book Room: "Underclass: Public Interest Law Practice Perspectives" by Prof. Dante B. Gatmaytan UNDERCLASS: PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES (Faculty Scholarship Series) By Prof. Dante B. Gatmaytan P500.00 "This book is a work of scholarship but also relevant to the advocacies of the time. It is worth the read from its first page to the last." - Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen Supreme Court of the Philippines___ This collection of Articles illustrates how the law can be used to subjugate marginalized sectors in the Philippines. Laws create hierarchies based on, among other things, class, ethnicity,…

Championship win for UP at the 2018 ANC Square Off: The Firm Debates After a four year stretch, the UP Law team emerged as the champions at the 2018 ANC Square Off: The Firm Debates, beating St. Louis University at the finals round. The finale of the competition was held on June 6, 2018, at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center. The team, composed of Marijo Angela Conejero, Tanya Renee Rosales, and Basilio Enrique Claudio, wrested the laurels from SLU on the topic of “LIBRT: The Bangsamoro Basic Law is Unconstitutional,” arguing for the affirmative. The win was decided by a five-man…