UP Law wins 2017 Stetson Int'l Environmental Moot Court - Southeast Asian Regional Rounds The team representing the University of the Philippines College of Law won the championship of the 2017 Southeast Asian Regional Rounds (SEARR) of the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, held from January 5 to 7, 2017 at the College of Law. First-time mooters Maria Patricia Valeña, Napoleon L. Gonzales III, Michelle Lao, and Nadaine P. Tongco prevailed over teams from Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines, claiming the championship in the Final Round against Ateneo Law School. In addition, the team received the award…

Philippine Law Register Issue No. 2: "Strongmen and the Rule of Law" now online Relaunched in 2015, the Philippine Law Register is the annual and official student paper of the UP College of Law. It is committed to publishing well-researched, incisive, and thought-provoking commentaries, artworks, and photographs that are concerned with timely and profound issues in law, politics, and society. For this Academic Year, the Register is proud to announce the online release of its next installment, themed “Strongmen and the Rule of Law.” Featuring interviews with Representative Pia Cayetano, Atty. Dino Aguirre, Atty. Ana Margarita Rodriguez, Rafael Ricalde, and…

Dean Danilo Concepcion voted as the 21st UP President Law Dean as 21st UP President College of Law Dean Danilo L. Concepcion was selected as the 21st president of the University of the Philippines by the Board Of Regents (BOR) at a special meeting held on 15 November 2016. The 11-member BOR, the highest policy making body of the university, voted for Concepcion, 58, to replace Alfredo Pascual who will end his six-year term on February 2017. Dean DLC will be the sixth to hold a Law degree in the roster of UP Presidents. Article from Philstar.com: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/11/15/1644003/law-dean-new-president Article from…

UP College of Law wins the 2016 National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law Representing the College of Law, students Nathan Legacion and Angela Conejero, First and Second Counsel respectively, emerged as the champions at the Red Cross National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law, which was held last Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Besting fifteen teams in the competition, the pair will represent the country in the Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition in Hong Kong, on March next year. The original post on the International Committee of the Red Cross Philippines Facebook page can be accessed through this link:…

New Release: "Legal Education: The Search for its Strategic Center in Filipino Cultural Development" by Merlin Magallona Now available at the UP Law Complex Book Room LEGAL EDUCATION: THE SEARCH FOR ITS STRATEGIC CENTER IN FILIPINO CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT By Merlin M. Magallona PHP 150.00 Has culture and desire for identity been employed to influence the major developments in legal education, in terms of long-term policies and strategic directions? Do policy-makers demonstrate motivation in making strategic choices on account of culture? Is there a significant relation between policy-makers' behavior and deep involvement in national identity? Written at different times and for…

Forum on Federalism held in UP College of Law "Forum speakers included: Atty. Benedicto Bacani, executive director of the IAG; Professor Termario Rivera of the UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP); Dr. Romulo Miral Jr., director general of the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD) of the House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines; Dr. Pacifico Agabin, former dean of the UP College of Law; Dr. Chetan Kumar, expert on Governance and Constitutional Processes in the Context of Peace Building of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP); Atty. Cheryl Daytec-Yangot, member of the Reciprocal Working…