COURSE SYLLABUS
- THE JUDICIARY IN A CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY
- Relate the judiciary to the entire political-legal framework of a constitutional democracy;
- Evaluate the workings of the judiciary in the evolution of democracy in the Philippines; and
- Identify the role of judges in a constitutional democracy.
- JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT RULE
- CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Identify frequently raised issues in civil procedure;
- Derive solutions from updates in jurisprudence; and
- Acquire familiarity with principles of civil procedure necessary for the resolution of motions and of cases.
- MODES OF DISCOVERY
- Familiarize themselves with the nature, purposes and operation of the modes of discovery;
- Recognize the significance and importance of the various modes of discovery; and
- Realize how the modes of discovery can effectively shorten the period of litigation and speed up adjudication.
- PRE-TRIAL
- Identify the legal, psychological, sociological and anthropological parameters of a trial; and
- Acquire a broader perspective of a trial and consider incidental or peripheral matters, but in fact are essential to the litigation process.
- CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- EVIDENCE
- COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION AND ENHANCED COURT INVOLVEMENT IN THE MEDIATION PROCESS: The Philippine Practice
- Distinguish mediation from different forms of alternative dispute resolution techniques;
- Identify its key concepts and components;
- Apply the rules for mediation and mediators promulgated by the Supreme Court;
- Lead parties to a negotiated settlement of disputes in sample cases; and
- Distinguish mediation from arbitration.
- COMPUTATION OF PENALTIES
- APPLICATION OF THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE LAW
- SOCIAL CONTEXT OF JUDICIAL PROCESS: VULNERABLE SECTORS OF SOCIETY AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE
- INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS LAW
- Have an overview of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) of 2007;
- Identify the legal issues confronting courts in the application of IPRA; and
- Discuss relevant jurisprudential development.
- DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, AND DOMESTIC ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
- ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH with Computer-Aided Research
- Apply effective and efficient methods of research in the drafting of resolutions and decisions;
- Use the tools of research locally available, as well as recent technological aids to research; and
- Solve sample problems calling for a familiarity with research procedure.
- TECHNOLOGY AND THE COURTS (including THE RULES ON ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE)
- Identify developments in court technology and the relevance of technological developments to the adjudicative as well as managerial tasks of a judge; and
- Refresh themselves on the salient points of the rules governing electronic evidence.
- CONTEMPORARY JURISPRUDENCE IN PERSONS AND FAMILY RALATIONS
- REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262 (VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN)
- SELECTED TOPICS IN THE LAW ON SUCCESSION
- TRENDS AND UPDATES IN THE LAW ON PROPERTY AND OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS
- JUDICIAL WRITING: Lecture and Critiquing
- Write persuasively argued and succinct judicial writings that comply with constitutional standards;
- Distinguish between well-written and poorly crafted judicial writings; and
- Correct common errors in judicial writings.
- COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION (JDR) MECHANISMS IN THE PHILIPPINES
- THE CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT AND THE BEHAVIOR OF A JUDGE: Rules, Canons and Case Studies
- Distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable conduct for a judge both, in court and out of court;
- Deduce practical guidelines for their own deportment from the Canons of Judicial Ethics as well as from the goals of competence, credibility and efficiency in the judiciary;
- Relate the manner of conducting trials to the demands of the administration of justice by the courts; and
- Solve hypotheticals on judicial conduct.
- FILIPINO VALUES AND THE JUDGE
- Understand both Filipino social and individual values;
- Identify those values that explain Filipino behavior; and
- Determine how these cultural behaviors may affect proper judicial conduct.
- CRIMES PUNISHED BY THE REVISED PENAL CODE
- Refresh themselves on the fine points of substantive criminal laws;
- Update themselves on the latest laws and jurisprudence so that they will be abreast with evolving philosophies and new trends on Crimes; and
- Interface with both members of the Bar and the Bench on said evolving philosophies and trends.
- CRIMES PUNISHED UNDER SPECIAL LAWS
- TRIAL TECHNIQUES
- MOOT COURT: The Conduct of Pre-Trial and Trial
- ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW (Republic Act No. 9160)