FOUR-YEAR CURRICULUM

(Effective School Year 2001-2002)

BACHELOR OF LAWS
FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
SUBJECT UNITS
Persons & Family Relations 5
Criminal Law I 4
Constitutional Law I 4
Legal Research & Writing 3
Statutory Construction 2
Legal Ethics 2

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FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
SUBJECT UNITS
Obligations and Contracts 5
Constitutional Law II 3
Criminal Law II & Special Penal Laws(Pre-Crim. I) 4
Public International Law 3
Labor Standards & Social Legislation 3
Elective I
Environmental Law
Law on Human Rights
Legal Profession & Counseling
2

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SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
SUBJECT UNITS
Property (Pre-Oblig.) 4
Criminal Procedure 3
Sales 2
Business Organization I 3
Credit Transactions (Pre-Oblig.) 2
Torts Damages & Transportation 3
Administrative Law, Public Officers,& Election Laws
(Const. I & II)
3

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SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
SUBJECT UNITS
Civil Procedure 5
Negotiable Instruments (Pre-Oblig.) 3
Labor Relations 3
Elective II
International and Trade Law
Telecoms Law
Entertainment/Competition Law
Project Finance
Maritime Law
2
Land Titles and Deeds 2
Insurance (Pre-Oblig.) 2
Public Corporations 2
Intellectual Property Laws 2

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THIRD YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
SUBJECT UNITS
Business Organization II & Securities Act 5
Taxation I 3
Techonology and the Law 2
Special Proceedings 2
Legal Forms 2
Apprenticeship 2
Alternative Dispute Resolution 2
Problem Areas in Legal Ethics 2

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THIRD YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
SUBJECT UNITS
Evidence & Trial Technique 4
Wills & Succession 4
Taxation II 3
Advance Legal Writing 3
Conflicts of Laws 2
Legal Medicine 2
Elective III
Investment Law
Corporate Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
International Businesss Transactions
Legal Issues on Corporate Governance
2

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FOURTH YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
SUBJECT UNITS
Political Law Review 5
Criminal Law Review 5
Civil Law Review I 4
Remedial Law Review I 4
Taxation Law Review 3

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FOURTH YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
SUBJECT UNITS
Civil Law Review II 4
Remedial Law Review II 4
Commercial Law Review 6
Labor Law Review 3
Practice Court 3

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