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Notes NG Imong Mama Sa StatCon
Notes NG Imong Mama Sa StatCon
Chapter 25, Legal Reasoning (2011), Christopher Enright c. Implied Extension and Implied
Qualification
DIFFERENT KINDS OF AMBIGUITY - Can be explained as a statute’s
having a central meaning, an umbra
1. LEXICAL AMBIGUITY that its uncontentious, and a
- Ambiguity within words themselves possible or arguable wider meaning,
Ex: a penumbra that is contentious
“She owned hundreds of bats.”
1. Implied Qualification
2. RELATIONAL AMBIGUITY - Narrows the scope of a provision by
- Syntactic or grammatical ambiguity lessening the area that it covers
- Structure of sentences
Ex: 2. Implied Extension
“John enjoys painting his models nude.” - Extends the scope of a provision by
extending the area that it covers
3. IMPLICATION d.
- There is an implication from the text that the words
might be read either more widely or more narrowly I. VOID FOR VAGUENESS DOCTRINE
than their ordinary meaning
- Raises the question of whether the text should or - Lagman v. Medialdea (G.R. No. 231658; 04 July
should not be read as subject to the implication 2017)
5. CONFLICT BETWEEN RULES “No judge or court shall decline to render judgment by
- One rule regulates a situation in a way while a reason of the silence, obscurity or insufficiency of the laws.”
second rule regulates the situation another way (Article 9, Civil Code of the Philippines)
Ex:
Case of Jaywalking - Article 9, Civil Code
First fine: PhP300 - Fetalino v. Comelec (G.R. No. 191890; 04
Second fine: PhP500 December 2012)
- Silverio v. Republic (G.R. No. 174689; 22 October
SPECIAL CASES 2007)
a. Prospective
a. Constitutional Stare Decisis
- One which anticipates the regulation
- Involves judicial interpretations of the
of future conduct and operates upon
Constitution
acts done and transactions
b. Statutory Stare Decisis
occurring after it takes effect.
- Involves interpretations of statutes.
b. Retrospective
- One that affects already committed
and operated on transactions
completed. It is intended to affect
rights which accrued before it
Compiled by Imong Mama (A.Y. 2018-2019)
Based on the lectures and discussion materials of Atty. Arsenik Pagaduan
became operative, and ascribes to - One whose operation or activity is
their effects not inherent as their not limited to some particular term
nature considering the law in force or period, but continues in force until
at the time they accrued. repealed or amended.
4. AS TO PURPOSE b. Temporary
- One whose operation or effectivity is
a. Remedial limited to a fixed period or term. It
- Statutes which affect a remedy or continues in force up to the
improve or facilitate existing expiration of said period or term,
remedies for the enforcement of unless earlier repealed or amended.
rights and of redress of injuries.
- They include statutes for the 7. AS TO STAGE OF ENACTMENT
correction of defects, mistakes, and
omissions in the civil institutions and a. Original
administration of the state. - One which purports to be
independent of existing stratutory
b. Penal provision.
- Those statutes which impose a
punishment for the violations of its b. Amendatory
provisions. - One which expressly adds or supplements
- These statutes generally decline or works out an improvement in the original
certain acts or omissions to be law.
offenses against the state and
imposes penalties thereon. c. Repealing
- One which revokes or terminates another.
c. Curative
- Those which are enacted to cure d. Adopted
defects in a prior law or which - Those which are adopted wholly or in part
validate legal proceedings, by another state.
instruments, or acts of public
authorities which without such e. Re-Enacted
statutes would otherwise be void for - There are pre-existing statutes which are
want of conformity with certain passed by the same legislature which
existing legal requirements. originally enacted them in the same terms or
in substantially the same language and for
5. AS TO COERCIVE FORCE APPLIED the same purpose and object as the original
statute.
a. Mandatory
- A statute is mandatory if PARTS OF A STATUTE
non-compliance therewith renders
the proceedings to which it relates 1. TITLE
null and void.
- The heading on the preliminary part,
b. Directory furnishing the name by which the
- A statute or any of its provisions is act is individually known.
directory if non-compliance - It is usually prefixed to the statute in
therewith does not invalidate the the brief summary of its contents.
proceedings to which it relates
2. PREAMBLE
6. AS TO PERIOD OF EFFECTIVITY
- Part of statute explaining the
a. Permanent reasons for its enactment and the
- The main and operative part of the 1. DETERMINE WHETHER THE STATUTE
statute containing its substantive APPLIES
and even procedural provisions.
- Provisions and exceptions may also a. Locate all possible applicable statutes
be found. b. Determine which statutes apply
7. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
8. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE
C. STATUTORY ANALYSIS
1. Lay Usage
2. Dictionary Definitions
3. “Terms of Art”
- Words that have a specialized
meaning in the law
4. Definitional Sections of Statutes
ABSURD RESULTS
- Unjust consequences
- Contrary to the intention of the legislature