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CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RESEARCH

H.A.M 10.05.13 LEGAL RESEARCH-Chapter 11 University of the East-College of Law

CONSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

Article I- National Territory Article II- Declaration of Principles and State Policies Article III- Bill of Rights Article IV- Citizenship Article V- SuffrageArticle VII- Executive Department Article VIII- Judicial Department Article IX- Constitutional CommissionsArticle X- Local Government Article XI- Accountability of Public Officers Article XII- National Economy and Patrimony Article XIII: Social Justice and Human RightsArticle XIV: Education, Science and Technology, Arts,

Culture and Sports Article XV: The FamilyArticle XVI: General ProvisionsArticle XVII: Amendments or RevisionsArticle XVIII: Transitory Provisions

The 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION




Step 1

Find a good constitutional law textbook

Step 2

Find a good case

Step 3

Find other relevant cases

STEPS TO A SOUNDCONSTITUTIONALRESEARCH



TEXTBOOKS/TREATISES

1987 Constitution Bernas, Joaquin. The Constitution of the Republic of the

Philippines (2003) Cruz, Isagani. Constitutional Law (2003) Santiago, Mirriam. Constitution Annotated (2000)

Provisional/Freedom Constitution (Proclamation No.3, s. 1986) De Leon, Hector. Textbook on Provisional Constitution Manansala, Manuel. The 1986 Provisional Constitution of the

Republic of the Philippines (1986)



TEXTBOOKS/TREATISES

1935 Constitution Aruego, Jose. Philippine Political Law Nolledo, J. Constitution of the Philippines (1971)

Comparative Pacis, Vicente. Founders of Freedom. History of the Three

Philippines Constitutions (1971) Sison, carmelo. Comparative Study of the 1987, 1973, and 1935

1973 Constitution Bernas, Joaquin. The (Revised) Philippine Constitution. (1983) Fernando, Emma. Philippine Constitutional Law; Survey of the

1973 Constitution (1977)



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OTHER WEBSITES http://www.gov.ph/aboutphil/constitution.asp http://www.chanrobles.com/philsupremelaw1.htm http://members.tripod.com/-malolos/index.html http://jlp-law.com/blog/philippine—1987 http://www.lawphil.net http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/1987_philippine-constitutionfs.com



Constitutional Convention Proceedings

Library of the Philippines Congress

STATUTES


Definition of Law

A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force

That which must be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions or legal consequence

The whole body or a system of law

A rule of conduct formulated and made obligatory by legitimate power of the state

STATUTES


Philippine Statutes:

Statutes enacted by legislature;

Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders issued by the President in the exercise of legislative power;

Rulings in the Supreme Court interpreting the law;

Rules and regulations promulgated by administrative or executive officers pursuant to delegated power;

Ordinances passed by Sanggunians of LGUs

STATUTES


Sources of Philippine Statutes:

Philippine Commission – Public Acts

Philippine Legislature – Commonwealth Acts

Batasang Pambansa – Batas Pambansa

Congress of the Philippines – Republic Acts

P.D. S issued by t he President during the Martial Law Period

E.O.s issued by the President during the revolutionary Period

Sharia’a Law

STATUTES


Definition of Statutes

An act of the legislature as an organized body politic, expressed in the form, and passed according to procedure, require to constitute it as a part of the law of the land.

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