UST Graduate School of Law Archives

(UPDATED) Eight Thomasians named judges of regional, metropolitan and municipal circuit trial courts

Oct

By Dave Justine Desilos and John Martin Revilla

(UPDATED) Eight Thomasians named judges of regional, metropolitan and municipal circuit trial courts

EIGHT THOMASIANS have been appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as presiding judges of trial courts in Metro Manila, Batangas, Cavite, Camarines Norte, Iloilo and Lanao del Sur. According to the Presidential Communications Office’s announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 6, five will head regional trial courts (RTC), while the other three…

Experts warn against online commodification of Filipino sign language

Sep

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Experts warn against online commodification of Filipino sign language

THE ONLINE commodification of sign language may take away the deaf community’s capacity to use it as a tool for expression and influencing society, sign language experts said. UST Department of Filipino instructor Jamil Carvajal argued that the misrepresentation of the Filipino Sign Language (FSL) being taught online could rob…

Former SC associate justice urges PH to file second arbitration case vs China

Sep

By Yelah Israel and John Martin Revilla

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Former SC associate justice urges PH to file second arbitration case vs China

THE PHILIPPINES should file another arbitration case against China after years of failed attempts to resolve the South China Sea dispute through exchanges, a former Supreme Court magistrate said. During a forum at UST, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza called for another legal proceeding a decade after the…

Thomasian named dean of first Bataan law school

Aug

By John Martin Revilla

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Thomasian named dean of first Bataan law school

A STUDENT of the UST Graduate School of Law is now leading the first law school in Bataan after its state university was accredited by the Legal Education Board. UST Master of Laws candidate and lawyer Ada Victoria Angeles has been named inaugural dean of the Bataan Peninsula State University…

Legal Management chair named founding dean of Oriental Mindoro law school

Jul

By John Martin Revilla

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Legal Management chair named founding dean of Oriental Mindoro law school

A THOMASIAN historian and lawyer will lead a newly established law school of a Catholic institution in Oriental Mindoro. Asst. Prof. Edelberto Bunquin, chair of the UST Department of Legal Management, has been named founding dean of the Divine Word College of Calapan (DWCC) School of Law. DWCC announced the…

Magistrate calls for reforms in court system as Filipinos cling to Tulfo-style justice

Feb

By Yimrhaq Mariano

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Magistrate calls for reforms in court system as Filipinos cling to Tulfo-style justice

A SUPREME COURT associate justice has cited the need for structural reforms to encourage the public to rely on the judiciary, saying public perception has become an impediment that prods some Filipinos to tap informal channels like Sen. Raffy Tulfo's show to resolve disputes. Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh said platforms like “Raffy Tulfo…

Hague academy official: States should carry responsibility for their officials’ int’l crimes

Feb

By Yimrhaq Mariano

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Hague academy official: States should carry responsibility for their officials’ int’l crimes

THE PROSECUTION of public officials for crimes under the jurisdiction of international tribunals should not absolve the state of its responsibility for such acts or for failing to prevent and punish them, according to an official of a law academy based in Hague, where former president Rodrigo Duterte is detained…

Teach students to ask questions AI cannot answer, law professors told

Nov

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Teach students to ask questions AI cannot answer, law professors told

TO KEEP pace with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), law educators must train their students to ask “how” and “why” questions, inquiries that cannot be accurately answered by AI tools, an expert said. In a legal education forum, University of St. La Salle vice chancellor Ralph Sarmiento, urged teachers to implement the new…

Two Thomasian alumnae propose environmental bills to the Senate

Oct

By Trisha Tamio

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Two Thomasian alumnae propose environmental bills to the Senate

TWO ALUMNAE of the UST Graduate School of Law have proposed bills at the Senate aimed at strengthening the Philippines’ legal framework for addressing climate change and environmental harm. Gay Christine Cortes-Lopez pushed for a measure to establish a legal framework for pricing carbon emissions. The bill seeks to create…