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Constitutional Law 1 - Course Syllabus

1st Semester, School Year 2008-2009

POLIIC!L L!"

#e$ine%

- Peo&le '( Per$ecto, )* Phil( 88+

- acariola '( !suncion, 11) SC! ++

./ P.ILIPPI/ COSIIO

ature o$ the Constitution

#e$inition


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Classi$ication

3ualities an% essential &arts o$ a 4oo% written Constitution

ati$ication 5 Political 's( 6usticiable 3uestion

- 6a'ellana '( /7ecuti'e Secretary, 0 SC! **

Constitutional Construction

- Per$ecto '( eer, 8 Phil( 2

- /n%encia '( #a'i%, 9* Phil( 9

- ita$an '( Commisioner o$ Internal e'enue, 12 SC! 28)

Sel$-e7ecutin4 &ro'isions

- anila Prince .otel '( :SIS, : 1221, ;eb( *, 199+


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Constitutional .istory

Pre-19* Constitution

Schurman Commission a$t Commission S&ooner !men%ment Phili&&ine


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198 Sna& Presi%ential /lection

- Phili&&ine


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/$$ecti'ity o$ the 198+ Constitution

- #e Leon '( /s4uerra, 1* SC! 02

!men%ment Process

!men%ment 's( e'ision

Proce%ure

1( Pro&osal

a(


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! +*

- #e$ensor-Santia4o '( Comelec, : 12+*2, arch 19,199+

2( ati$ication

#octrine o$ Pro&er Submission

- olentino '( Comelec, )1 SC! +02

6u%icial e'iew o$ !men%ments

- 6a'ellana '( /7ecuti'e Secretary, 0 SC! *0

- Sani%a% '( Comelec, +* SC! ***


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Power o$ 6u%icial e'iew

- arbury '( a%ison, S 1*+, 2 L(/%( 0

- #e$ensor-Santia4o '( :uin4ona, : 1*)++, o'( 18, 1998

- ;rancisco '( .ouse o$ e&resentati'es, : 1021, o'( 10, 200*

6u%icial Su&remacy 's( Constitutional Su&remacy

Political 's( 6usticiable 3uestion

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i&eness

- City o$ Los !n4eles '( Lyons, )1 S 9, + L(/%(2% +

ootness

- #a'i% '( aca&a4al-!rroyo BPP101+, : 1+1*9, ay *, 200

- La


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e&resentati'e Stan%in4

6us ertii stan%in4

- Crai4 '(


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)( Constitutional =uestion must the 'ery Glis motaG o$ the case

#octrine o$ Pur&ose$ul .esitation

- #rilon '( Lim, : 112)9+, !u4( ), 199)

;unctions o$ 6u%icial e'iew

/$$ects o$ #eclaration o$ nconstitutionality

#octrine o$ O&erati'e ;act

- e&ublic '( C!, : +9+*2, o'( 8, 199*


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COC/P O; S!/

1( Peo&le

Citi?enshi&

#istin4uishe% $rom nationality

o%es o$ !c=uirin4 citi?enshi&

Citi?ens o$ the Phili&&ines

- oy Ya Lim Yao '( Commissioner o$ Immi4ration, )1 SC! 292

- #Humantan '( #omin4o, 6an( *0, 199

/lection o$ Phili&&ine citi?enshi&

- In re> Ficente Chin4,


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- Co '( ./, :(( o( 92191-92, 6uly *0, 1991

atural-born citi?ens

-


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2( erritory

Phili&&ine !rchi&ela4o !rchi&ela4o #octrine Con'ention on the Lawo$ the Sea

*( :o'ernment

;unctions

Constituent 's( inistrant

Laisse?-$aire 's( "el$are State

#octrine o$ Parens Patriae

- :o'Jt( o$ Phil( Islan%s '( onte %e Pie%a%, * Phil( +28

- Cabanas '( Pila&il, 8 SC! 9)

Classi$ication

- #e 6ure


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- #e ;acto

- Lawyers Lea4ue '( !=uino, : +*+)8, ay 22, 198

)( So'erei4nty

/$$ects o$ Chan4e in so'erei4nty

- Peo&le '( Per$ecto, )* Phil( 88+

- acariola '( !suncion, 11) SC! ++

/$$ects o$


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#octrine o$ State Immunity


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Immunity o$ International Or4ani?ations an% !4encies

- S/!;#/C '( LC, 2)1 SC! 80

- Calla%o '( II, 2)) SC! 210

- #;! '( LC, Se&t( 18, 199

Immunity o$ :o'ernment !4encies

Incor&orate%

unici&al Cor&orations

- unici&ality o$ San ;ernan%o '( 6u%4e ;irme, 19 SC! 92

nincor&orate%

I$ &rinci&al $unction is 4o'ernmental

- ;arolan '( C! 21+ SC! 298

I$ &ro&rietary suable


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Suits a4ainst Public O$$icers

- City o$ !n4eles '( C!, !u4( 28,199

- Feterans an&ower '( C!, 21) SC! 28

- "ylie '( aran4, 209 SC! *+

Consent to be sue%

/7&ress Consent

- e&ublic '( ;eliciano, 1)8 SC! )2)

:eneral Law

- C! *2+ P# 1)) !rt( 2180 !ct o( *0*8

S&ecial Law

- eritt '( :o'Jt( o$ the Phil( Islan%s, *) Phil( *11


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Im&lie% Consent

"hen State commences liti4ation

- ;roilan '( Pan Oriental Shi&&in4, Se&t( *0, 19)

"hen State enters into a business contract

- S! '( ui?, 1* SC! )8+

Suability not outri4ht liability

- eritt '( :o'Jt( o$ the Phil( Islan%s, *) Phil( *11

- ;ontanilla '( aliaman, 19) SC! )8

Consent to be sue% %oes not inclu%e consent to e7ecution

- e&ublic '( Fillasor, ) SC! 8)

- unici&ality o$ San i4uel '( ;ernan%e?, 1*0 SC!


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- unici&ality o$ a@ati '( C!, 190 SC! 20

Immunity cannot be use% to &er&etrate an inHustice on a citi?en

- inisterio '( C;I o$ Cebu, )0 SC! ))

PICIPL/S !# S!/ POLICI/S

Preamble

e&ublicanism

ani$estations

1( emo est su&ra le4es

- Filla'icencio '( Lu@ban, *9 Phil( ++8

2( ule o$ maHority


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*( !ccountability o$ Public O$$icials

)(


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- Phil( Interislan% Shi&&in4 !ssJn( '( C!, : 100)81, 6an(

22, 199+

Potestas %ele4ata non %ele4are &otest

Permissible #ele4ation

a( ari$$ Powers to the Presi%ent

b( /mer4ency Powers to the Presi%ent

- ;irst /mer4ency Powers cases, 8) Phil( *8

- Secon% /mer4ency Powers cases, 92 Phil( 0*

c( #ele4ation to the Peo&le

%( #ele4ation to Local :o'ernment nits

e( #ele4ation to the !%ministrati'e


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1, 199

Princi&le o$ Sub%ele4ation o$ Powers

#octrine o$ 3uali$ie% Political !4ency

ests $or 'ali% %ele4ation

a( Com&leteness est

b( Su$$icient Stan%ar% est

- Ynot '( I!C, 1)8 SC! 9

- #e la Llana '( !lba, 112 SC! 29)

Le4islati'e stan%ar% nee% not be e7&resse%

- .irabashi '( nite% States, *20 S 99

- Chion4bian '( Orbos, 2) SC! 2*

8( State Immunity Bsu&ra


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9( /lection throu4h &o&ular will

!ct o$ State

Incor&oration Clause

Con$lict between munici&al law an% international law

- Ichon4 '( .ernan%e?, 101 Phil( 11

Ci'ilian Su&remacy

- I


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6ust an% %ynamic social or%er

Social 6ustice

- Calalan4 '( "illiams, +0 Phil( +2

es&ect $or human %i4nity an% human ri4hts

;un%amental /=uality o$ men an% women

Promotion o$ health an% ecolo4y

- O&osa '( ;actoran, : 101018*, 6uly *0, 199*

Priority to e%ucation, science an% technolo4y

Protection to labor

Lan% e$orm

- !ssJn( o$ Small Lan% Owners '( Sec( o$ !4rarian e$orm, 1+ SC!

*)*


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e4alian #octrine

- e&ublic '( C!, CCP Inter'enor, : 10*882, o'( 2, 1998

- Cru? '( #/ Secretary, :(( o( 1**8, #ecember , 2000

- La


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- Pierce '( Society o$ Sisters, 28 S 10

- "isconsin '( Yo%er, )0 L" ))+

- Cabanas '( Pila&il, 8 SC! 9)

Sel$-reliant an% in%e&en%ent national economy

- aKa%a '( !n4ara B:! case, : 11829, ay 2, 199+

Communication an% in$ormation in nation-buil%in4

!utonomy o$ Local :o'ernments

#ecentrali?ation o$ !%ministration 's( %ecentrali?ation o$ Power

- Limbonas '( an4elin, 1+0 SC! +8

-


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!utonomous e4ion

- #isoman4co& '( #P". Secretary, : 1)98)8, o'ember 2,

200)

In%i4enous Cultural Communities

- Cru? '( #/ Secretary, :(( o( 1**8, #ecember , 2000

.onest &ublic ser'ice an% $ull &ublic %isclosure

L/:ISL!IF/ #/P!/

Le4islati'e &ower


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Initiati'e, re$eren%um an% ecall

- #e$ensor-Santia4o '( Comelec, : 12+*2, arch 19, 199+

In%irect Initiati'e

- S


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#octrine o$ /=ual e&resentation

3uali$ications

- arcos '( Comelec, 2)8 SC! *00

- !=uino '( Comelec, Se&t( 18, 199

heory o$ le4al im&ossibility

atural-born

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;ree%om $rom !rrest

Parliamentary Immunity

- /astlan% '( S Ser'icemenJs ;un%, )21 S )91

- .utchinson '( Pro7mire, ))* S 111

- 6imene? '( Caban4ban4, 1+ SC! +1)

#is=uali$ications an% Inhibitions

/$$ect o$ Im&risonment

- Peo&le '( 6alosHos, :(( os( 1*28+-+, ;ebruary *, 2000

Sessions !%Hournment O$$icers

- Santia4o '( :uin4ona, :(( o( 1)+89, 6une 2, 2001


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3uorum

- !'elino '( Cuenco, 8* Phil( 1+

ules o$ Procee%in4s

- !rroyo '( #e Fenecia BSin-ta7es case, : 12+2, !u4( 1),

199+

#isci&line o$ members

Sus&ension 's( Pre'enti'e Sus&ension

- Santia4o '( San%i4anbayan, :(( o( 1280( !&ril 18, 2001

/nrolle%


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Le4islati'e 6ournal 's( /nrolle%


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Com&osition

- :uin4ona '( :on?ales, 21) SC! +89

Powers

- Sarmiento '( ison, 1 SC! )9

Powers o$ Con4ress

:eneral Le4islati'e Power

Limitations

Substanti'e Limitations

Proce%ural Limitations

One


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i%ers

Sub rosa a&&ro&riation

Prohibition a4ainst trans$er o$ a&&ro&riation

- Phil( Constitution !ssociation '( /nri=ue?, 2* SC! 0

Power o$ a7ation

- cCulloch '( arylan%, 1+ S B) "heat, *1

Power o$ Le4islati'e In'esti4ation

- Senate '( /rmita B/(O()), :(( o( 19+++

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- !rnault '( a?areno, 8+ Phil( 29

- !rnault '(


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/lection

Con4ress as can'assin4 boar%

Su&reme Court as /lectoral ribunal

- #e$ensor-Santia4o '( amos, P/ Case no( 001, ;eb( 1*,199

erm o$ o$$ice

Pri'ile4es

O$$icial resi%ence

Salary

Presi%ential Immunity


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em&orary #isability

emo'al o$ the Presi%ent

- /stra%a '( !rroyo, :(( o( 1)+*8, arch 2, 2001

- #ecision on otion $or econsi%eration, !&ril *, 2001

Powers

/7ecuti'e Power

- Planas '( :il, + Phil( 2

- yers, !%ministratri7 '( nite% States, 2+2 S 2

Le4islati'e Powers

- unici&ality o$ San 6uan '( C!, Se&t( 29, 199+


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- O&le '( orres, : 12+8, 6uly 2*, 1998

esi%ual Powers

- arcos '( an4la&us, 1++ SC! 8

Power to #etermine ational Policy

- he Steel Sei?ure case, *)* S +9, 9 L(/%( 11*

Prosecution o$ Crimes

- "ebb '( #e Leon, 2)+ SC! 2

Creation o$ Pre&aratory Committee on Constitutional e$orms


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Comman%er-in-chie$ clause

- /7 Parte illi4an, +1 S 2

- #a'i% '( aca&a4al-!rroyo BPP101+, : 1+1*9, ay *,

200

- !=uino '( ilitary Commission o( 2, * SC! )

- Ola4uer '( ilitary Commission o( *), 10 SC! 1))

- Car&io '( /7ecuti'e Secretary, su&ra

Callin4 Out the !rme% ;orces

- I


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/$$ect on the &olitical =uestion %octrine

6uris%iction

- #ia? '( C!, #ec( , 199)

- ;irst Le&anto Ceramics '( C!, Oct( +, 199)

Constitutional Sa$e4uar%s to insure in%e&en%ence o$ the 6u%iciary

6ustices5Hu%4es may not be %esi4nate% to any a4ency &er$ormin4 non-Hu%icial $unctions

;iscal !utonomy

Power o$ 6u%icial e'iew


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- ania4o '( C!, 2* SC! +)

an%atory e'iew o$ #eath Penalty Cases

- Peo&le '( /s&aras, : 1200*), !u4( 20, 199

"rit o$ !m&aro

/=ui&oise #octrine

#ecisions o$ the Court

- icos In%ustrial Cor&( '( C!, 20 SC! 12+

- Pru%ential


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- #e la Llana '( !lba, 112 SC! 29)

emo'al an% #isci&line

- ace%a '( Ombu%sman, : 102+81, !&r( 22, 199*

- Peo&le '( :acott, 2) SC! 2

Salaries

- Per$ecto '( eer, 8 Phil( 2

- /n%encia '( #a'i%, 9* Phil( 9

- ita$an '( Commisioner o$ Internal e'enue, 12 SC! 28)

I#/P/#/ COSIIO!L COISSIO

Sa$e4uar%s to insure the in%e&en%ence o$ the Commissions

Prohibition on a&&ointment in an actin4 ca&acity


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- amonte '( CSC, 2)) SC! )98

2( Commission on /lections

/n


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*( Commission on !u%it

- Commissioner o$ Internal e'enue '( CO!, : 1019+, 6an( 29, 199*

!CCO!


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- /stra%a '( !rroyo, :(( o( 1)+*8, arch 2, 2001

- #ecision on otion $or econsi%eration, !&ril *, 2001

San%i4anbayan

6uris%iction

- Lacson '( /7ecuti'e Secretary, :(( o( 12809, 6anuary 20,

1999

Ombu%sman

Su&er'ision an% control

- !co& '( O$$ice o$ the Ombu%sman, 2)8 SC!

Prosecutorial Powers

- Camana4 '( :uerrero, : 12101+, ;eb( 1+, 199+

Power to issue sub&oena ;orm o$ com&laint


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- !lmonte '( Fas=ue?, 2)) SC! 2

Power to In'esti4ate !%ministrati'e Char4es

Concurrent with the O$$ice o$ the Presi%ent

- .a4a% '( #a%ole, 2)1 SC! 2)2

Concurrent with the #O6

- .onasan '( #O6 Panel o$ In'esti4atin4 Prosecutors, :

19+)+, !&r( 1*, 200)

Power to in'esti4ate cases o$ ill-4otten wealth a$ter ;eb( 2, 199

- e&ublic '( San%i4anbayan, Se&t( 2), 199)

Ombu%sman $or the ilitary

- !4bay '( #e&uty Ombu%sman $or the ilitary, :(( o( 1*)0*,

6uly 2, 1999

S&ecial Prosecutor


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- Eal%i'ar '( :on?ales, 10 SC! 8)*

Commission on .uman i4hts

Powers an% ;unctions o$ the Commission

- CariKo '( C., : 981, #ec( 2, 1991

Ci'il i4hts 's( Political i4hts

- Simon '( C., 229 SC! 11+, 6an( , 199)

;iscal !utonomy

- C. /m&loyees !ssn( '( C., : o( 1**, o'( 2, 200)

Presi%ential Commission on :oo% :o'ernment

- Cha'e? '( PC::, : 1*0+1, #ec( 9, 1998

- CoHuan4co '( o7as, 19 SC! +9+


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- e&ublic '( San%i4anbayan, 28 SC! 8

- omual%e? '( San%i4anbayan, 2)) S 12

Se=uestration

- e&ublic '( San%i4anbayan, : 102)), 6an( 22, 199+

Or%er si4ne% by only one commissioner

- e&ublic '( San%i4anbayan, : 11*)20, ar( +, 199+

Im&rescri&tibility o$ i4ht o$ State to eco'er Ill-4otten "ealth

- Presi%ential Committee on

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