CRIMINAL LAW – BOOK 1

Syllabus

A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1. Criminal Law, defined
2. Crime, Felony, Offense
3. Sources of Philippine Criminal Law
4. Power to Define and Punish Crimes; Limitations
5. Characteristics of Criminal Law
a. General; Exceptions
b. Territorial; Exceptions
c. Prospective; Exceptions
6. Construction of Penal Laws

B. The Revised Penal Code – Book 1

1. Felonies and Circumstances Which Affect Criminal Liability
a. Felonies
b. Justifying and Exempting Circumstances
c. Mitigating Circumstances
d. Aggravating Circumstances
e. Alternative Circumstances
2. Persons Criminally Liable for Felonies
3. Penalties
a. Penalties in General
b. Classification of Penalties
c. Duration and Effect of Penalties
i. Duration of Penalties
ii. Effects of the Penalties according to their respective nature
iii. Penalties in which other accessory penalties are inherent
d. Application of Penalties
i. Rules; Graduation
ii. Rules; Mitigating, Aggravating Circumstances, Habitual Delinquency
iii. Common Provisions
e. Execution and Service of Penalties
4. Extinction of Criminal Liability
5. Civil Liability
6.