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Legal Philosophy Syllabus
Legal Philosophy Syllabus
Alabang
School of Law
Alabang Hills Village, Muntinlupa
City
LEGAL PHILOSOPHY 1770 Philippines
COURSE OUTLINE
I. WHAT IS LAW?
Readings: Aquino, pp. 35-114; Bernardo, et.al., 1-30; Golding, et.al., 1-12; Tabucanon, 1-48.
Cases: Sanidad vs. Comelec, 73 SCRA 333
The United Kingdom vs. Albania, 1949 I.C.J. 4 (The Corfu Channel Case)
Marburry v. Madison, 5 US (1Cranch) 137
People vs. Pomar, 46 Phil. 440
Del Monte Corporation vs. Court of Appeals, 131 SCRA 410
Asia Brewery vs. San Miguel Corporation, G.R. No. 103543, July 5, 1993
Republic of the Philippines vs. Meralco, G.R. 14314, November 15, 2002
Adong v. Cheong Seng Gee, 43 Phil. 43
Duran vs. Abad Santos, G.R. L-99, November 16, 1945
II. NATURAL LAW: THE CLASSIC, SCHOLASTIC, ENLIGHTENMENT & POSTMODERN PHILOSOPHERS
Readings: Bernardo, et.al., 60-102; Coquia, 198-244; Golding, et.al., 15-28, 287-299;
Tabucanon, 111-116, 163-176, 188-190.
Cases: Republic of the Philippines vs. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 104768, July 21, 2003
ADMU vs. Capulong, G.R. No. 99327, May 27, 1993
Yamashita vs. Styer, G.R. No. L-129, December 19, 1945
Caraos vs. Daza, G.R. No. L-442, May 23, 1946
Tecson vs. Desiderio, Jr., G.R. No. 161434, March 3, 2004
US vs. Guendia, G.R. No. L-12462, December 20, 1917
US vs. Santos, G.R. No. L-12779, September 10, 1917
People vs. Pomar, G.R. No. L-22008, November 3, 1924
In re: Columns of Amado Macasaet in Malaya, A.M. No. 07-09-13-SC, August 8, 2008
People vs. Velasco, G.R. No. 127444, September 13, 2000
Laurel vs. Misa, G.R. No. L-409, January 30, 1947
Manzanares vs. Moreta, G.R. No. L-12306, October 22, 1918
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1. Justinian on Codification of Law
2. Cicero: De Legibus
3. John Locke on Private Property
4. Robert Nozick: Enlightenment Theory
5. Latin Maxims
IV. CRIMINAL LAW AND FAMILY LAW: CHRISTIAN & CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHERS
Readings: Bernardo, et.al., 129-153; Golding, et.al., 107-121, 207-235; Tabucanon, 49-110.
Cases: Echegaray vs. Secretary of Justice, G.R. No. 132601, January 19, 1999
Santos vs. CA and Bedia-Santos, G.R. No. 112019, January 4, 1995
Estrada vs. Escritor, A.M. P-02-1651, August 4, 2006
People vs. Dela Cruz, G.R. No. L-52, February 21, 1946
Readings: Bernardo, et.al., 162-169; Aquino, 115-160; Golding, et.al., 163-176, 315-342.
Cases: Apiag vs. Judge Cantero, A.M. No. MTJ-95-1070, February 12, 1997
Arianza vs. Workmen’s Compensation Commission, G.R. No. L-43352, February 28, 1978
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6. Thomas More on Republicanism, the Familial State and the Rule of Law
7. Jean Jacques Rousseau: Social Contract Theory
8. John Stuart Mill on Utilitarian Regime
9. John Rawls: A Theory of Justice
Readings: Bernardo, et.al., 170-192; Aquino, 161-197; Tabucanon, 176-187; Golding, 179-286.
Cases: Tolentino vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 148334, January 21, 2004
The Province of North Cotabato vs. Philippine Peace Panel, G.R. Nos. 183591, et.al.,
October 14, 2008
Air Transportation Office vs. Sps. Ramos, G.R. No. 159402, February 23, 2011
David vs. Macapagal-Arroyo, G.R. No. 171396, May 3, 2006
Estrada vs. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 148560, November 19, 2001
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h. Eugen Ehrlich: The Living Law
i. Talcott Parsons: Law as integrativist mechanism of social control
j. John Rawls: The Sociological School
8. The Utilitarian Approach
a. Jeremy Bentham: Felicific Calculus
b. John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism, Law and Authority
c. Henry Sidgwick: Act and Rule Utilitarianism
9. The Economic Approach
a. Richard Posner: Economic Jurisprudence and Consequentialism
10. Legal Formalism or Conceptualism
a. Jeremy Bentham: Originalism/Textualism or the Plain Meaning Approach
b. Antonin Scalia: Contemporary Originalism
11. The Policy Science School
a. Harold Lasswell and Myres Mcdougal: Legal Education and Public Policy
12. Legal Practice Theory
a. Philip Bobbit: The Six Main Modalities
Readings: Bernardo, et.al., 1-59; Coquia, 3-197; Golding, 13-89;Tabucanon, 117-162, 191-192.
Cases: Sta. Maria vs. Lopez, G.R. No. L-30773, February 18, 1970
Vargas vs. Rilloraza, G.R. No. L-1612, February 26, 1948
Peralta vs. the Director of Prisons, G.R. No. L-49, November 12, 1945
Estrada vs. Escritor, A.M. P-02-1651, August 4, 2006
Miranda vs. Abaya, G.R. No. 136351, July 28, 1999
Co Kim Cham vs. Valdez, G.R. No. L-5, September 17, 1945
Regala vs. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 105938, September 20, 1996
Primicias vs. Fuguso, G.R. No. L-1800, January 27, 1948
Estrada vs. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 148560, November 19, 2001
Padua vs. Robles and Bay Taxi Cab, G.R. No. L-40486, August 29, 1975
Republic of the Philippines vs. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 104768, July 21, 2003
1. Feminist Philosophy
2. The “Other”: Anti-Discrimination Laws
3. Environmental Law and Ethics
4. The Philippine Legal Paradigm
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Aquino, Ranhilio. A Philosophy of Law: An Introduction to Legal Philosophy, Central Book Supply, Inc.
Bernardo, Nicolo and Bernardo, Oscar. Philawsophia: Philosophy and Theory of Law, Rex Book Store, Inc.
Coquia, Jorge. Readings in Legal Philosophy and Theory: Texts and Comments from Plato to McDougal ,
Rex Book Store, Inc.
Golding, Martin and Edmundson, William. The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal
Theory, Blackwell Publishing.
Tabucanon, Gil Marvel. Legal Philosophy for Filipinos, Rex Book Store, Inc.