StatCon Syllabus PDF
StatCon Syllabus PDF
Milestones
Overview
Mid Terms
This course is supposed to provide you with a framework from which
18 March 2019
you can explore the use and the force of statutes and the principles
and methods of their construction and interpretation. Mid-terms will comprise
30% of your grade. The
coverage is from the
Goals beginning of the syllabus
The goals of this class are to make you understand a) what is a statute; till page 8.
b) how a statute is “made”; c) how to interpret a statute (and whose
interpretation prevails). At a minimum, this course should provide the Finals
necessary tools necessary to practice the profession of law. We have 27 May 2019
to achieve this in 16 sessions, exclusive of the 1st day of class, the
midterms and the finals. To aid us in doing so, this syllabus is a dated Finals comprise 40% of
your grade. Coverage is the
syllabus.
entire syllabus.
Materials
The articles found in this syllabus are either with the Reserve Section
of the Law Library or at the stated URL. Cases can be found either at
the library in the Philippine Reports, the SCRA, www.lawphil.net or
www.chanrobles.com .
Dropping
Dropping will be allowed before the mid terms. Please
check the date with the Dean’s Office.
• Title
• Enacting Clause Assignment for 4 Feb ‘19
• Preamble
• Purview • Read Agpalo.
• Other Clauses
• Draft a bill on Stalking, it
Rules on Legislative Drafting must observe the proper
• L. Gonzaga, Statutes and their Construction, Chapter 3., pp. 17-27 form and the style
• W. P. Statsky, Legislative Analysis and Drafting, pp. 170-191. prescribed in the articles.
• D. Belliss. Statutory Structure and Legislative Drafting Conventions: A • Study the bill on Infidelity
Primer for Judges and comment on it.
(http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/draftcon.pdf/$file/dr
aftcon.pdf)
• K. L. Rosenbaum. Legislative Drafting Guide: A Practitioners’ View.
(http://www.fao.org/legal/prs-ol/lpo64.pdf)
• I. B. Forstater. House Legislative Counsel’s Manual on Drafting Style.
(http://www.house.gov/legcoun/pdf/draftstyle.pdf )
Enacting Statutes
Steps in the Enactment of the Statute
• 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Sections 26 (2) & 27
• Senate Rules (can be accessed @
http://www.senate.gov.ph/about/rules.asp)
• House of Representative Rules (can be downloaded @
http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/15th/hreprules.12142010.
pdf )
• Read Agpalo.
• Comm. Of Internal Revenue v. CA, G. R. No. 47421, May 14,
• Provide a chronological
1990
outline on the process a bill
• Tolentino v. Sec. of Finance, G.R. No. 115455 August 25, 1994 goes through before it
• Arroyo v. De Venecia, G.R. No. 127255 June 26, 1998 becomes law.
• For discussion, how does
Evidence of due Enactment of Statutes the internet affect the
• Field v. Clark 143 U.S. 63 steps?
(http://supreme.justia.com/us/143/649/case.html ) • Digest each case assigned
• Mabanag v. Lopez Vito, G.R. No. L-1123. March 5, 1947 • Be ready to connect each
• Casco Phil. Chemical Co. v. Gimenez, G.R. No. L-17931. case to the topic provided
February 28, 1963
• Morales v. Subido, G.R. No. L-29658. November 29, 1968
• Abakada Guro Party List v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 168056
September 1, 2005
Effectivity, What
Language of the Statute that Shall Prevail
• 1987 Constitution Article XIV, Sections 6-8
• Administrative Code of 1987, Section 20
1. United States v. Go Chico G. R. 4963. September 15, 1909
2. United States v. Toribio G.R. No. L-5060. January 26, 1910. Digest each case assigned.
Read Agpalo
Effectivity, Exactly When
Manner of Computing Time Be ready to connect each case to
• Civil Code Article 13 the topic provided
1. National Marketing Corporation v. Tecson. G.R. No. L-29131.
August 27, 1969
2. Quizon v. Baltazar. G.R. No. Nos. L-23779-80 April 29, 1977
3. CIR v. Primetown Property G.R. No. 162155. August 28, 2007
Of a Regulation
• Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987), Book • Will publication on the
VII, Sections 2 – 9. internet, considered
1) People v. Que Po Lay, G. R. No. L-11019. November 28, 1958 publication, as
2) Tanada v. Tuvera, supra contemplated by the law
3) Yaokasin v. Commissioner of Customs, G.R. No. 84111. December and the cases?
22, 1989.
4) Philippine International Trading Corporation v. Comm. On Audit.
G.R. No. 132593. June 25, 1999
5) GMA Network, Inc. v. Movie & Television Review and • Digest each case assigned.
Classification Board, G.R. No. 148579. February 5, 2007.
From the start of the syllabus to this page is the Midterms Coverage.
Preamble
• People v. Purisima. G. R. Nos. 42050-66. November 20, 1978.
Digest each case assigned.
Punctuation Marks
Be ready to connect each
• US v. Hart. 26 Phil 149 (1913)
case to the topic its placed
• People v. Subido. G. R. No. 21734. September 5, 1975.
under
Definition, Sections and Interpretation Clauses
• People v. Buenviaje. G. R. No. 22945. 47 Phil 536. March 3, 1925.
Capitalization of Letters
• Unabia v. City Mayor. G.R. No. L-8759. May 25, 1956. 99 Phil 253
Extrinsic Aids
Other Aids
• Dictionaries
• Documents
• Scientific and Political Writing
• Legal Treatises