UP LAW Pioneering Mental Health Care in Law Schools UP LAW must not only lead the country in the making of great lawyers, but in ensuring that these lawyers have the mental fortitude to withstand the psychological weight of lawyering. The College must, by example, show that it is possible to prepare students for the bar exams, while also preparing them for life as a lawyer, as their client’s pillar of strength. Towards this end the UP LAW Mental Wellness Committee held a talk in the Learning Commons on October 18, 2019. Dubbed “#HappyReactsOnly,” the talk gave due focus to…

People must know that there are consequences to human rights violations So argues Professor Antonio La Viña, a fierce human rights advocate and law teacher. A resolution calling for Senator Leila De Lima’s immediate release was recently introduced in a U.S. Senate Committee and a Bill was approved banning the entry into the USA of “Philippine officials involved in the [illegal] detention of Senator Leila M. De Lima.” Malacañang’s response was that the “U. S. Senate's move is a "brazen" attempt to intrude into the Philippines' internal affairs,” and that “it treats Manila as an ‘inferior state’." Professor Antonio La…

Besting sixteen schools from around the country, the University of the Philippines College of Law emerged as the champion in the recently concluded National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) co-sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Philippine Red Cross. Hosted annually since 2005, the NMCC is an opportunity for law students to learn and become advocates for the law of armed conflict. In the course of the five-day competition hosted by the Manila Adventist College from September 23 to 27, the U.P. Law IHL Team argued the merits of a fictional case before the International Criminal Court…

People must know that there are consequences of human rights violations So argues Professor Antonio La Viña, a fierce human rights advocate and law teacher. A resolution calling for Senator Leila De Lima’s immediate release was recently introduced in a U.S. Senate Committee and a Bill was approved banning the entry into the USA of “Philippine officials involved in the [illegal] detention of Senator Leila M. De Lima.” Malacañang’s response was that the “U. S. Senate's move is a "brazen" attempt to intrude into the Philippines' internal affairs,” and that “it treats Manila as an ‘inferior state’." Professor Antonio La…

Class 1994 of the UP College of Law is hosting this year’s Grand Alumni Homecoming on November 7, 2019 at the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel. The theme of this year’s jubilee is ‘Pahinungod,’ an offering or oblation to the nation and its people; proceeds of all activities are for the benefit of the hardworking non-academic personnel of the UP College of Law. Tickets to the homecoming are available through the respective class representatives, or online at uplawgrandalumni.org. This year, the UP Law Class of 1994 will be celebrating its 25th year since graduating from the UP College of Law.…