LAW 106: CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

SYLLABUS

I. General Understanding of the Philippine Criminal Justice

System
A. Criminal Justice System defined
a) Commutative Justice
b) Distributive Justice
B. Criminal Law
C. History of Philippine Penal System (see “Hopeless Mess in the
Criminal Justice System” by Judge Nitafan)
D. Sources of Criminal Law
a) 1987 Constitution
b) Revised Penal Code
c) Special Penal Laws
d) Jurisprudence
E. Criminal Law Concepts
1) Crimes v. Felonies v. Offenses
2) Principles
a) Territoriality
b) Generality
c) Prospectivity
3) Malum in se v. Malum prohibitum
4) Revised Penal Code v. Special Laws
F. Theories/Schools of Thought in Criminal Justice
1) Classical/Juristic Theory
2) Positivist/Realistic Theory
3) Eclectic/Mixed Theory
G. Constitutional Provisions Relevant to Criminal Justice System
1) Article I (Philippine Territory)
2) Article II (Declaration of Principles and State Policies)
3) Article III (Bill of Rights)
4) Article VIII (The Judiciary)
5) Article VII (The Executive Branch)
6) Articles IX-C, XI, XIII, XVI and XVIII (some provisions)
H. Introduction to Pillars of the Criminal Justice System