political law syllabus bar 2016

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COVERAGE

Political and International Law

2016 Bar Examinations

I. !e P!ili""ine Constit#tion

A. Constit#tion$ de%nition& nat#re and conce"ts

B. Parts

C. Amendments and re'isions

(. )el*+exec#tin, and non+sel*+exec#tin, "ro'isions

E. General "ro'isions

II. General Considerations

A. -ational territor

1. Arc!i"ela,ic doctrine

B. )tate imm#nit

C. General "rinci"les and state "olicies

(. )e"aration o* "owers


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E. C!ec/s and alances

. (ele,ation o* "owers

G. orms o* ,o'ernment

III. Le,islati'e (e"artment

A. !o ma exercise le,islati'e "ower

1. Con,ress

2. Re,ional3Local le,islati'e "ower

4. Peo"le5s initiati'e on stat#tes

a Initiati'e and re*erend#m

B. 7o#ses o* Con,ress

1. )enate

2. 7o#se o* Re"resentati'es

a (istrict re"resentati'es and 8#estions o* a""ortionment

Part+list sstem 9R.A. -o. :;


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E. (isci"line o* memers

. Electoral tri#nals and t!e Commission on A""ointments

1. -at#re

2. Powers

G. Powers o* Con,ress

1. Le,islati'e

a Le,islati'e in8#iries and t!e o'ersi,!t *#nctions Bicameral con*erence committee

c Limitations on le,islati'e "ower

9i Limitations on re'en#e& a""ro"riations and tari? meas#res

9ii Presidential 'eto and Con,ressional o'erride

2. -on+le,islati'e

a In*ormin, *#nction

Power o* im"eac!ment

c Ot!er non+le,islati'e "owers

IV. Exec#ti'e (e"artment

A. Pri'ile,es& in!iitions and dis8#ali%cations

1. Presidential imm#nit

2. Presidential "ri'ile,e

B. Powers

1. Exec#ti'e and administrati'e "owers in ,eneral


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2. Power o* a""ointment a In ,eneral

Commission on A""ointments con%rmation c @idni,!t a""ointments

d Power o* remo'al

4. Power o* control and s#"er'ision

a (octrine o* 8#ali%ed "olitical a,enc Exec#ti'e de"artments and oces

c Local ,o'ernment #nits


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a O"erati'e *act doctrine @oot 8#estions

c Political 8#estion doctrine

B. )a*e,#ards o* D#dicial inde"endence

C. D#dicial restraint

(. A""ointments to t!e D#diciar

E. )#"reme Co#rt

1. En anc and di'ision cases

2. Proced#ral r#le+ma/in,

4. Administrati'e s#"er'ision o'er lower co#rts

VI. Constit#tional Commissions

A. Constit#tional sa*e,#ards to ens#re inde"endence o* commissions

B. Powers and *#nctions o* eac! commission

C. Pro!iited oces and interests

(. D#risdiction o* eac! constit#tional commission

E. Re'iew o* %nal orders& resol#tions and decisions

1. Rendered in t!e exercise o* 8#asi+>#dicial *#nctions


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2. Rendered in t!e exercise o* administrati'e *#nctions

VII. Bill o* Ri,!ts

A. #ndamental "owers o* t!e state 9"olice "ower& eminent domain& taxation

1. Conce"t& a""lication and limits

2. Re8#isites *or 'alid exercise

4. )imilarities and di?erences


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c Intermediate )cr#tin est

E. )earc!es and sei#res

1. Conce"t

2. arrant re8#irement a Re8#isites

4. arrantless searc!es


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6. Commercial s"eec!

:. Pri'ate 's. ,o'ernment s"eec!

. 7ec/ler5s 'eto

7. reedom o* reli,ion

1. -on+estalis!ment cla#se a Conce"t and asis

Acts "ermitted and not "ermitted t!e cla#se c est

2. ree exercise cla#se

4. ests

a Clear and Present (an,er est Com"ellin, )tate Interest est

c Conscientio#s O>ector est

I. Liert o* aode and *reedom o* mo'ement

1. Limitations

2. Ri,!t to tra'el

a atc!+list and !old de"art#re orders

4. Ret#rn to one5s co#ntr

D. Ri,!t to in*ormation

1. Limitations

2. P#lication o* laws and re,#lations

4. Access to co#rt records


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L. Eminent domain

1. Conce"t

2. Ex"ansi'e conce"t o* "#lic #seJ

4. D#st com"ensation

a (etermination E?ect o* dela


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. Assistance o* co#nsel

6. Ri,!t to e in*ormed

:. Ri,!t to s"eed& im"artial and "#lic trial

. Ri,!t o* con*rontation

;. Com"#lsor "rocess

10. rials in asentia

=. rit o* !aeas cor"#s

R. rits o* am"aro& !aeas data& and /ali/asan

). )el*+incrimination cla#se

1. )co"e and co'era,e a orei,n laws

2. A""lication

4. Imm#nit stat#tes

. In'ol#ntar ser'it#de and "olitical "risoners

K. Excessi'e %nes and cr#el and in!#man "#nis!ments

V. -on+im"risonment *or dets

. (o#le >eo"ard

1. Re8#isites

2. @otions *or reconsideration and a""eals

4. (ismissal wit! consent o* acc#sed


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. Ex "ost *acto laws and ills o* attainder

VIII. Citiens!i"

A. !o are ili"ino citiens

B. @odes o* ac8#irin, citiens!i"

C. -at#raliation and denat#raliation

(. (#al citiens!i" and d#al alle,iance

E. Loss and re+ac8#isition o* P!ili""ine citiens!i"

. -at#ral+orn citiens and "#lic oce

I. Law on P#lic Ocers

A. General "rinci"les


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B. @odes o* ac8#irin, title to "#lic oce

C. @odes and /inds o* a""ointment

(. Eli,iilit and 8#ali%cation re8#irements

E. (isailities and in!iitions o* "#lic ocers

. Powers and d#ties o* "#lic ocers

G. Ri,!ts o* "#lic ocers

7. Liailities o* "#lic ocers

1. Pre'enti'e s#s"ension and ac/ salaries

2. Ille,al dismissal& reinstatement and ac/ salaries

I. Imm#nit o* "#lic ocers

D. (e *acto ocers

H. ermination o* ocial relation

L. !e Ci'il )er'ice

1. )co"e

2. A""ointments to t!e ci'il ser'ice


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4. Personnel actions

@. Acco#ntailit o* "#lic ocers

1. Im"eac!ment

2. Om#dsman 9)ections to 1


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C. Powers o* administrati'e a,encies

1. =#asi+le,islati'e 9r#le+ma/in, "ower

a Hinds o* administrati'e r#les and re,#lations Re8#isites *or 'alidit

2. =#asi+>#dicial 9ad>#dicator "ower a Administrati'e d#e "rocess

Administrati'e a""eal and re'iew c Administrati'e res >#dicata

4. act+%ndin,& in'esti,ati'e& licensin, and rate+%xin, "owers

(. D#dicial reco#rse and re'iew

1. (octrine o* "rimar administrati'e >#risdiction

2. (octrine o* ex!a#stion o* administrati'e remedies

4. (octrine o* %nalit o* administrati'e action

I. Election Law

A. )#?ra,e

B. =#ali%cation and dis8#ali%cation o* 'oters

C. Re,istration o* 'oters

(. Incl#sion and excl#sion "roceedin,s

E. Political "arties

1. D#risdiction o* t!e CO@ELEC o'er "olitical "arties

2. Re,istration


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. Candidac

1. =#ali%cations o* candidates

2. ilin, o* certi%cates o* candidac a E?ect o* %lin,

)#stit#tion o* candidates

c @inisterial d#t o* CO@ELEC to recei'e certi%cate d -#isance candidates

e Petition to den or cancel certi%cates o* candidac * E?ect o* dis8#ali%cation

, it!drawal o* candidates

G. Cam"ai,n

1. Premat#re cam"ai,nin,

2. Pro!iited contri#tions

4. Law*#l and "ro!iited election "ro"a,anda

#risdiction in election law

1. Petition not to ,i'e d#e co#rse to or cancel a certi%cate o* candidac

2. Petition *or dis8#ali%cation

4. Petition to declare *ail#re o* elections


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. Election "rotest

6. =#o warranto

D. Prosec#tion o* election o?enses 9ECLK(E$ "enal "ro'isions

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1. Omni#s Election Code o* t!e P!ili""ines 9B.P. Bl,. 1 as amended

2. Election A#tomation Law 9R.A. -o.


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(. Powers o* local ,o'ernment #nits 9LGKs

1. Police "ower 9,eneral wel*are cla#se

2. Eminent domain

4. axin, "ower


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III. -ational Econom and Patrimon

A. Re,alian doctrine

B. -ationalist and citiens!i" re8#irement "ro'isions

C. Ex"loration& de'elo"ment and #tiliation o* nat#ral reso#rces

(. ranc!ises& a#t!orit and certi%cates *or "#lic #tilities

E. Ac8#isition& owners!i" and trans*er o* "#lic and "ri'ate lands

. Practice o* "ro*essions

G. Or,aniation and re,#lation o* cor"orations& "ri'ate and "#lic

7. @ono"olies& restraint o* trade and #n*air com"etition

IV. )ocial D#stice and 7#man Ri,!ts

A. Conce"t o* social >#stice

B. Commission on 7#man Ri,!ts


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V. Ed#cation& )cience& ec!nolo,& Arts& C#lt#re and )"orts

A. Academic *reedom

VI. P#lic International Law

A. Conce"ts

1. Oli,ations er,a omnes

2. D#s co,ens

4. Conce"t o* ex ae8#o et ono

B. International and national law

C. )o#rces

(. )#>ects

1. )tates

2. International or,aniations

4. Indi'id#als

E. (i"lomatic and cons#lar law

. reaties


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G. -ationalit and statelessness

1. Vienna Con'ention on t!e Law o* reaties

7. )tate res"onsiilit

1. (octrine o* state res"onsiilit

I. D#risdiction o* )tates

1. erritorialit "rinci"le

2. -ationalit "rinci"le and statelessness

4. Protecti'e "rinci"le


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L. International 7#manitarian Law and ne#tralit

1. Cate,ories o* armed conNicts

a International armed conNicts

Internal or non+international armed conNict c ar o* national lieration

2. Core international oli,ations o* states in International 7#manitarian Law

4. Princi"les o* International 7#manitarian Law a reatment o* ci'ilians

Prisoners o* war


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P. International economic law

1. !is listin, o* co'ered to"ics is not intended and s!o#ld not e #sed t!e law sc

!ools as a co#rse o#tline. !is was drawn #" *or t!e limited "#r"ose o* ens#rin, t!a

t Bar candidates are ,#ided on t!e co'era,e o* t!e 2016 Bar Examinations.

2. All )#"reme Co#rt decisions + "ertinent to a ,i'en Bar s#>ect and its listed to"ics

& and "rom#l,ated #" to @a 41& 2016 + are examinale materials wit!in t!e co'era

,e o* t!e 2016 Bar Examinations.

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