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RESEARCH  It is enough for the Executive
It is an activity designed to provide answers
to day-to-day questions. Even simple
questions that relate to day-to-day activities.
 Re means a new or over again and
search is to examine.
 To examine or to investigate again
LEGAL RESEARCH
It is the process of identifying and retrieving
information, precedence, statutes,
regulations, and legal principles relevant
to a specific legal issue or question.
It is also a method to determine the steps
required to answer a legal query. Then, we
follow the process to collect relevant data to
answer the question.
IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL RESEARCH
 It will help to focus on the facts of
the case
 Filter non-relevant facts of the case
 Prepare arguments to use in court
MAIN SOURCES OF LAW
 Constitution
 Supreme law of the land
 Statutes
 Is a written law passed by
legislative
 Made by Congress in the exercise
of their legislative function
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 Treaties
 An agreement made by the state
 requires ratification with the
approval of the 2/3 of all
members of the Senate is
required
 The law provides only the Senate
will ratify
 Executive Agreement
 Binding through executive action
 It is without the need of the vote
of the Senate or the Congress
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Department or the President’s
action that bind the Philippines as
a partner to the agreement
 Judicial Decisions
 Are the decisions of the Supeme
Court
 [en banc decision] where 15
Justices will decide and not by
division
 Art 8 of the Civil Code provides
that judicial decisions applying to
or interpreting the laws or the
Constitution shall form a part of
the legal system [Jurisprudence]
of the Philippines'. Only
decisions of its Supreme Court
[en banc] establish jurisprudence
and are binding on all other
courts.
SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court is made up of 15
Justices [ 1 Chief Justice, 14 Assistant Chief
Justices]. On regular day they are divided to
3 divisions consisting of 5 each.
PRIMARY SOURCES OF LEGAL
RESEARCH
 Regulations
 Statutes
 Constitutions
 Administrative decisions/laws
- They are made by administrative
agencies under the executive
department laws
 Case Law
 Is the decision made by courts
including Appellate Courts to
provide interpretation and
application of laws.
PROCESS OF LAW
The legislative department will create a law
and it will be passed to the executive
department for them to execute. In order to
properly execute the said law the executive
department will then need a guideline which
is Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR)
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SECONDARY SOURCES OF LEGAL

RESEARCH
 Practice Guidance
 Treaties
 Legal Articles
 Law Journals

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