DAY 1 - Morning

I. Constitutional Law – 11Q

A. Basic Principles

1. Separation of Powers

 Definition
 Purpose
 Post-enactment congressional measure

2. Sovereignty

 Definition
 Characteristics; effects
 Effect of no change of sovereignty
(Belligerent occupation)
 Effect of change of sovereignty
 Waiver of sovereignty

3. Judicial Power
4. Fundamental powers of the State

a. Police Power

 Definition
 Requisites
 Similarities
 Delegation

b. Power of Eminent Domain

 Definition
 Requisites
 Similarities
 Delegation

c. Power of Taxation

 Definition
 Requisites
 Similarities
 Delegation

B. Bill of Rights

1. Due process

 Constitutional provision

 Life
 Liberty
 Property

 Substantive due process

 Definition
 Requisites
 Right to decisional privacy

 Procedural due process

 Judicial due process

 Administrative due process
 Administrative dur process in disciplining students

2. Equal protection of the law

 Constitutional provision
 Definition
 Requisites
  Levels of Scrutiny
 Strict scrutiny test
 Intermediate scrutiny test
 Rational basis standard test

3. Freedom from expression

 It shall not be abridged (Constitutional provision)

 Coverage: All forms of expression – unprotected expression
 Prior restraint (Freedom from prior restraint)

 Definition
 Not absolute: Subject to clear and present danger test

 Subsequent punishment

 Definition
 Not absolute: libel and sedition

 Freedom of expression is NOT ABSOLUTE. It may be regulated by the valid

exercise of police or when there is clear and present danger of substantive evil
that the congress has a right to prevent.
 Tests for a valid government interference of the freedom of expression

 Clear and present danger test

 Dangerous tendency test
 Balancing of interest test

 Content-based and content-neutral regulation

 Permit to hold rally: regulated
 Laws

 Void-for-vagueness doctrine
 Overbreadth doctrine
 Facial challenge

4. Rights during expropriation

 Constitutional provision
 Payment of just compensation

 Definition of JUST compensation

 Embraces: correct determination of the amount – payment within the
reasonable time

5. Searches and seizures

 GR: Dapat naay Search warrant

 Requisites for the issuance of SW
 Warrantless searches

 Search incident to a lawful arrest

 Consented search
 Plain view doctrine
 Terry search
 Search of moving vehicles
 Search in the enforcement of custom laws
 Search under exigent and emergency circumstances
 Airport security
 Jail safety
 Government computer files

 Who can question unreasonable searches and seizures?

6. [Warrant of arrest]

 GR: Dapat naay Warrant of arrest

 Requisites for the issuance of a valid warrant of arrest
 Warrantless arrest

 In flagrante delicto arrest

 Arrest when the offense has just been committed
 Arrest of a prisoner who has escaped
 C. Government Organs or Structure of the Government

1. Legislative Department

a. Composition: Senate – House of Representatives

b. Composition / Qualification / Term of Senator
c. Composition / Qualification / Term of Congressman

 District representative

 Creation of legislative district

 Gerrymandering

 Party-list representative

 Party-list system
 Registration: Qualifications and Disqualifications
 Election: Formula for allocating seats for party-list representative
 Nominees: Party-list representative; qualifications

d. Privileges

e. Conflict of interest / Disqualifications / Inhibitions

f.
g. Legislative power
h. Non-legislative power

2. Executive Department
3. Judicial Department
4. Constitutional Commissions
5. Office of the Ombudsman

D. Natural Resources

E. Amendment and Revision

II. International Law – 1Q

A. Sources of International law

B. Relationship with domestic law

III. Labor Law – 3Q

A. Basic principles
B. Existence of EER; Test
C. Termination of employment
D. Requirements for a valid labor-only contracting
E. Rights of employees and of labor organization; membership in unions
F. Management prerogative
G. Illegal recruitment of OFW
H. Remedies (labor standards violations)

IV. Taxation Law – 3Q

A. Basic principle of taxation in the Constitution

B. Income tax
C. Value-added tax (VAT)
D. Donor’s tax
E. Remedies

1. Jurisdiction of courts
2. Prescription
3. Remedies against assessment notices

DAY 1 – Afternoon

I. Criminal Law – 15Q

A. Basic principles
 B. JEMAA
C. Application of ISLaw
D. Service of sentence
E. Effect of the death of the accused
F. Crimes against person
G. Crimes against property
H. Crimes against liberty
I. Crimes against public interest
J. VAWC (RA 9262)
K. Child Abuse (RA 7610)
L. Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313)
M. Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173)

DAY 2 – Morning

I. Civil Law – 12Q

A. Legal personality & capacity to act
B. Marital relationship
C. Property
1. Concept of property
2. Ownership
3. Co-ownership
4. Right of accession
5. Easement
6. Nuisance
D. Obligation
E. Contracts
1. In general
2. Loans
3. Mortgages
4. interest
F. Torts & Quasi-delict
G. Damages

II. Commercial Law – 6Q

A. Corporation
1. Kinds of corporation
2. Composition of / membership in the board of directors
3. Powers, duties, and prerogative of the BOD
4. Articles of incorporation and By-laws
B. Intra-corporate dispute (concept)
C. Intellectual property
1. Copyright
D. Insurance
1. Wha
2. Claim
E. Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173)

DAY 2 – Afternoon

I. Remedial Law – 12Q

A. Civil procedure
B. Criminal procedure
C. Appeals (Rule 41-45)
D. Original cases (Rule 46)
E. Small Claims
F. Evidence
G. Special civil actions
1. Expropriation
2. Certiorari
3. Prohibition
4. Mandamus
5. Quo warranto
H. Special proceedings
1. Habeas corpus
2. Habeas data
3. Writ of amparo
4. Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases

II. Ethics – 4Q
A. Qualifications for new lawyers
B. Code of Professional Responsibility
 C. Disqualifications/inhibitions of judges
D. Direct and indirect contempt

III. Practical Exercises – 2Q

A. Parts of conveyances, affidavits
B. Parts of pleadings, motions