Event Report: Colloquium on the 2018 Draft Federal Constitution with the UP Institute of Government and Law Reform Colloquium on the 2018 Draft Federal Constitution _.              The following is an event report prepared by the Institute of Government and Law Reform on the Colloquium on the 2018 Draft Federal Constitution that was held on 1 August 2018 at Malcolm Theater, College of Law, Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman. The colloquium was held with the objectives to a) provide a venue to analyze and discuss the various legal and economic issues, perspectives, and implications arising from…

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Maritime Law expert discusses draft code of conduct between ASEAN and China In a continuing public conversation on the subject, Director of IMLOS Professor Jay Batongbacal discusses the draft code of conduct in the South China Sea that is being proposed between ASEAN and China. Recognized for his expertise in the Law of the Sea, Professor Batongbacal is oft sought by print and broadcast media to explain the rapid developments taking place in the waters of the Region. The first three of these discussions may be accessed at : ASEAN draft code of conduct with China signals start of negotiations:…

Expert commentary on proposed draft federal constitution Lawyer-Columnist Antonio La Viña, who teaches in several law schools in the country, joins the public discussion on the Draft Federal Constitution proposed by the  Puno Consultative Committee on Charter Change. According to Professor La Viña “changing the Constitution is a whole-of-the-country project, an arduous and challenging task. It is my hope that my “Eagle Eyes” series on Charter change, will assist everyone as we move forward with this debate.” “Text and context in Charter change debate” which appeared in the Manila Standard of 10 July 2018 can be accessed at:http://manilastandard.net/opinion/columns/eagle-eyes-by-tony-la-vina/270101/text-and-context-in-charter-change-debate.html while the 14th July, column on  “Best and worst in Puno…

Prof. Tony La Vina: A Tale of Two Chief Justices It begins in law school EAGLE EYES columnist Tony La Viña of the Manila Standard, in yet another thought provoking article, walks the reader through the removal of two Chief Justices by a “President-led” effort “to oust independent officials. Professor La Viña, who teaches in several law schools, lays the responsibility on the Constitution, when he writes that “No constitutional safeguards are sufficient to counter his or her [the President’s} power.” Bewailing that “our government institutions remain weak, are corruptible and only as good as the men and women who…