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Ignorantia Legis Nun Excusat

Ignorance of the laws exempts no one from abiding thereto…

( Article 3 of the Civil Code of the Philippines )

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LAW
The body of rules of a society that are enforceable through a system of
courts.

Laws may be created by legislatures or, in common law jurisdictions, by the

courts.

They regulate relations between individuals (private law); between individuals

and the state (public law); and between different states (international law).

The word law derives from the late Old English “lagu”, meaning something
laid down or fixed.

Laws vary widely between different countries and even, in some cases, within
countries.

An area in which a particular set of laws holds is called a jurisdiction.

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FOUR WAYS TO ANALYZE LAWS

LEGAL SYSTEMS

SOURCES OF LAW

ADJUDICATION

JURISPRUDENCE
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LEGAL SYSTEMS
COMMON LAW

CIVIL LAW

CUSTOMARY LAW

RELIGIOUS LAW

SOCIALIST LAW

INTERNATIONAL LAW
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COMMON LAW
Laws that are not legislated but are commonly
accepted by different nations. Judicial decisions are CIVIL LAW
based on tradition, custom, and precedents.
Civil or civilian law is a legal tradition which is the base of
the law in the majority of countries of the world. It refers to
CUSTOMARY LAW the area of law involving relations between private
individuals. It also is used to describe all law outside of
Custom, or customary law consists of established
the criminal law context.
patterns of behaviour that can be objectively verified
within a particular social setting. Generally, customary RELIGIOUS LAW
Law canisbeobserved
law exists where a certain legal practice thought or
of as the ordering principle of
the relevant actors consider it to bereality;
law. knowledge as revealed by God defining
SOCIALIST LAW and governing all human affairs. Law, in the
religious sense, also includes codes of ethics and
The official name of the legal system used in
morality which are upheld and required by God.
Communist States. It is based on the civil law system,
with major modifications and additions fromINTERNATIONAL
Marxist- LAW
Leninist ideology. Consists of rules and principles of general application
dealing with the conduct of states and of international
organizations and with their relations
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SOURCES OF LAW

STATUTORY LAW

NON-STATUTORY LAW
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STATUTORY LAW NON-STATUTORY LAW

Written law set down by aRefers
legislature
to theorsources
other governing authority
of law other such as law.
than statutory the
executive branch of government in response to a perceived need to clarify the
functioning ofIts
government, improve
authority rests not oncivil order, answer
legislation passeda public need, codify
by Parliament and/or
or detail existing law, or for an individual or company to
Administration andobtain specialcodified,
eventually
treatment.
But rather tradition, custom, and especially precedent.
In addition to the statutes passed by the national or state legislature, lower
authorities or municipalities
It is recognized may also promulgate
by the Philippine administrative
Society as being regulations
essentially inviolable;
or municipal ordinances that have the force of law.
However, as customs and traditions change and evolve, the common, non-
The process of creating
statutory these
law must administrative
change and evolve decrees are generally
with them, classified
and occasionally be
as rulemaking. amended by statute.

While these enactments are subordinate to the law of the whole state or
nation, they are nonetheless a part of the body of a jurisdiction's statutory
law.
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ADJUDICATION

PUBLIC LAW
Criminal law | Constitutional law | Administrative law

PRIVATE LAW
Civil law | Law of obligations | Contract | Tort | Wills and Trusts

COURTS LAW
Adversarial system | Inquisitorial system | Evidence | Judiciary | Lawyers
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JURISPRUDENCE

Philosophy of law, Natural law

Legal positivism, Legal formalism

Legal realism, Legal interpretivism

Feminist legal theory, Law and economics

Critical legal studies, Comparative law

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EXAMPLES OF STATUTORY LAWS

Republic Acts

Presidential Decrees

Batas Pambansa

Executive Orders

Ordinances
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EXAMPLES OF COMMON LAWS

Law on Eminent Domain

The Sovereign power to acquire privately-owned properties
for state infrastructure projects or Interest.

Law on Variance
It is the special permit, given to a lot Owner, to violate some land-use
regulations in order to satisfy the more important requirements.
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LAWS REGARDING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

PD1096
National Building Code of the Philippines (Revising RA 6541)
PD1185
Fire Code
PD 957
Condominium and Subdivision Buyers Protective Decree (RA 4726 – Condominium Law)
BP 220
Standards for Economic and Socialized Housing
BP 344
Enhancing the Mobility of Disabled Persons
PD 856
Philippine Sanitation Code
PD 1067
Water Code
RA 7279
Urban Development and Housing Act
PD 772
Anti- Squatting Law (RA 8368 – An Act Decriminalizing Squatting)
RA 7718
Build Operate and transfer Law
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PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY LAWS

RA 9266
The New Architecture Law (Revising RA 545 and RA 1581)
RA 544
Civil Engineering Law
RA 1378
Plumbing Law
RA 4374
Geodetic Engineering Law
RA 7920
Electrical Engineering and Electrician Law
RA 8534
Interior Design Law
RA 1308
Environmental planning Law
RA 1364
Sanitary Engineering Law
RA 4110
Airconditioning and refrigeration Engineering Law
RA 5734
Electronics and Communications Engineering Law
RA 8495
Mechanical Engineering Law
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LAWS REGARDING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

RA 386
Civil Code of the Philippines
RA 7160
Local Government Code
RA 8293
Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (Repealing RA 165, as amended / RA 166, as
amended / PD 49 / PD 285, as amended / Art. 188 & 189 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines.)
Act 3815
Revised Penal Code
PD 1295
National Engineering Center
RA 7718
Build Operate and transfer Law
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BUILDING LAWS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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GOOD LUCK… ARCHITECTS!