APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2022 YOUNG LEADERS' PROGRAM ARE NOW ACCEPTED! The UP College of Law, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, is now accepting applications for the 2022 Young Leaders’ Program. Interested applicants are required to submit the following documents (both hard and soft copies) for screening: Application for Admission (prescribed form) Official Transcript or Certified Academic Record of the university the applicant attended Recommendation Letter from the Recommending authority Two Recommendation Letters from the Employer or from the supervising Professor of the university the applicant last attended (prescribed form) Certificate of Health (to be issued by the medical…

UP IILS International Criminal Law Program Head Prof Tiu discusses the ICC Investigation in IBP Legal Forum On 06 October 2021, Asst. Prof. Michael T. Tiu, Jr. - Head of the International Criminal Law Program of the UP Institute of International Legal Studies (UP IILS), took part in a webinar entitled Legal Forum: The International Criminal Court’s Investigation, Responses by Philippine Lawyers organized by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines International Law Committee (IBP ILC). The webinar was moderated by Asst. Prof. Andre C. Palacios who is Chairperson of the IBP International Law Committee, and Mr. John Paul Mondejar of…

UP IHR conducts capacity building workshops on freedom of association for security sector, trade unions The UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR), together with the Foundation for Integrative and Development Studies, International Labour Organization (ILO), and European Union, conducted the “Capacity Building Workshop for Security Sector and Trade Unions.” This two-day workshop held on 21 and 22 October 2021 formed part of the ILO’s Safe and Decent Work in Ecozones Project. Day 1 (Basic Principles, Guidelines for State Agents, and Mechanisms of Freedom of Association) Mr. Khalid Hassan, the Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines, opened…

UP College of Law Assistant Professor Michael Tiu, Jr. is also Academic Assessment and Development Officer, Head of the International Criminal Law Program of UP IILS, and Consultant on Business and Human Rights of UP IHR UP College of Law Assistant Professor Michael Tiu, Jr. clinched the Top 3 prize in the HCCH Approach Essay Competition organized by the Hague Conference on Private International Law on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection Convention. The winners were announced by HCCH Secretary General Dr. Christophe Bernasconi during the HCCH Approach Global Event last 19 October 2021. The…

On 7-8 October 2021, the UP Institute of Human Rights (IHR), together with the Foundation for Integrative and Development Studies, International Labour Organization (ILO), and European Union in the Philippines conducted two capacity building workshops on freedom of association (FoA) and mechanisms that address FoA issues for the Department of Labor and Employment, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, employers, and employees, under the ILO’s Safe and Decent Work in Ecozones project. Among the participants were government represented by the Department of Labor and Employment and the National Labor Relations Commission, the PEZA-Mactan Economic Zone Authority, employers including the Employers Confederation of…