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Legal Research Thesis Writing Syllabus
Legal Research Thesis Writing Syllabus
D. Sources of Law
1. Primary Sources
2. Secondary Sources
3. Finding Tools
2. Legislative
- Section 1, Article VI, The 1987 Constitution
- Section 26 (2), Article VI, The 1987 Constitution
o Tio v. Videogram Regulatory Board, 151 SCRA 208
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3. Judiciary
- Section 5, Article VIII, The 1987 Constitution
- Rule-making power
Supreme Court
- Section 1, Article VIII, The 1987 Constitution
Court of Appeals
- Section 9, Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 as amended by Republic Act No.
7902
Sandiganbayan
- Section 4, Article XI, The 1987 Constitution
Court of Tax Appeals
- Section 7, Republic Act No. 1125 as amended by Republic Act No.
9282
Regional Trial Courts
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 129
Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in cities, Municipal Trial Courts, and
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 129
5. Constitutional Commissions
- Article IX – A, The 1987 Constitution
Civil Service Commission
- Article IX – B, The 1987 Constitution
Commission on Elections
- Article IX – C, The 1987 Constitution
Commission on Audit
- Article IX – D, The 1987 Constitution
6. Local Governments
A. Sources of Law
Primary sources of law - recorded laws and rules enforced by the state
1. Constitution
- Preamble
- Article 7, The New Civil Code (NCC)
o Angara v. Electoral Commission, G. R. No. L-45081, July 15, 1936
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2. Statutes or statutory law
a. Statutes or Legislative enactments
- Enactment of laws
Section 26 (2), Article VI, The 1987 Constitution
Section 27, Article VI, The 1987 Constitution
- Repeal and amendment of laws
- Presumption of validity
- Declaration of unconstitutionality
o De Agbayani v. PNB, 28 SCRA 429
- Effectivity of laws
Article 2, NCC
o Tañada v. Tuvera, G. R. No. 63915, December 29, 1983
o Honasan II v. The Panel of Investigating Prosecutors of the
Department of Justice, April 13, 2004
- Article 3, NCC
- Article 7, NCC
- Article 8, NCC
o Tawang Multipurpose Cooperative v. La Trinidad Water District,
G. R. No. 166471, March 22, 2011
- Decisions Proper
- Subordinate Decisions
- Special Tribunals
1. Doctrine of Precedent
- Forms of Decisions
B. Classification by authority
1. Primary authority
a. Mandatory primary authority
b. Persuasive mandatory authority
2. Secondary authority
C. Classification by source
1. Primary sources
2. Secondary sources
D. Classification by Character
1. Statute Law Books
2. Case Law Books or Law Reports
3. Combination of Stature Law Books and Case Law Books
4. Law Finders
E. Digesting cases
o Keep it to a useful length but do not shortchange the facts a. Facts
b. Issues c.
Ruling d.
Ratio
F. Synthesizing Cases
Part V – Citations
A. Citation of statutes
1. Constitution
2. Session laws
3. Codes
4. Bills, Resolutions and Committee Reports
5. Treaties and International Agreements
6. Presidential Acts
7. Administrative Rules and Regulations
8. Ordinances
9. Court Rules