UPDATED SUBJECTS FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER, Academic Year 2020 - 2021:
The Powers of the President under Philippine Constitutions Justice Adolf Azcuna For: JSD, LLM Constitutional Law, MSL Criminal Justice Admin
Law and Economics in Pandemic Times Dean Sedfrey Candelaria For: LLM Commercial Law, LLM Civil Law, MLS Economic Law
Commercial Contracts in the Face of Pandemics and Other Emergency Situations Justice Jose Vitug For: JSD, LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
Tuttil Fratelli and the Rule of Law Dr. Tony La Vina For: JSD, LLM International Law, MLS Criminal Justice Admin, MLS for Priests
A Natural Law Approach to Rights Claims Dr. Jemy Gatdula For: JSD, LLM all tracks; MLS all specializations
Climate Change: International and Domestic Regulatory Action Dr. Manuel Solis For: JSD, LLM International Law, MLS International Law
Forensic Evidence of Human Rights Violations Dr. Peter Ng For: LLM all tracks; MLS Criminal Justice Admin
Canon Law: De Normis Generalibus (General Norms) Mons. Gary Formoso For: All students who have not yet taken this subject. This is a mandated subject; LLM Canon Law, MLS for Priests.
Sanctions in the Church Mons. Gary Formoso For: LLM Canon Law, MLS for Priests
The Concept of Earned Sovereignty Dr. George Carmona For: JSD, LLM International Law, LLM Constitutional Law, MLS International Law
Issues on Land Use and Land Conversion Com. Linda Hornilla For: LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
The Bangsamoro Experience and Islamic Law Fr. Eliseo Mercado, OMI For: JSD, LLM International Law, MLS all specializations
Marriage in the Philippine Civil Code and State Policy on Marriage in the Family in the 1987 Constitution Dean Mel Sta. Maria For: LLM Civil Law
Advanced Legal Writing and Legal English Prof. John Boyd For: LLM all tracks; MLS all specializations
The Law on Extradition and the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Prof. Ricardo Sunga For: LLM International Law, MLS International Law, MLS Criminal Justice Admin
The Philosophy of the Civil Code Dean Ranhilio Callangan Aquino For: JSD, LLM Civil Law; MLS Economic Law
Banking Laws and the Regulation of Cryptocurrency Prof. Dax Salido For: LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
Public Ecclesiastical Law Fr. Danny Flores For: JSD, LLM International Law, LLM Civil Law, MLS for Priests
Law and Governance in Developing Countries Prof. Karen Jimeno For: LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
International Commercial Arbitration Prof. Palash Gupta For: LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
Management and Administration of Correctional Systems: Foreign Experiences Dr. Pablo Narag For: MLS Criminal Justice Admin ONLY (Cagayan State University Linkage)
FOR PRIESTS:(Aside from the subjects identified for priests above, the following subjects are required)
Philippine Criminal Law Judge Selma Palacio Alaras For: MLS for Priests
Philippine Law and Jurisprudence 2 Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino For: MLS for Priests
Important notes: 1. Students ARE NO LONGER grouped according to extension schools and the Mendiola campus. ALL students may select ANY of four subjects. HOWEVER, to qualify for an LLM Track, the student should earn at least 18 units throughout the entire program in the subject. The same rule applies to MLS. MLS students must always have a specialization.
2. At the end of each course, the professors will require of each student one publishable article, thoroughly researched, that inter alia, will constitute the completion requirement of the student for that particular subject.
3. NO student may enroll more than twice under the same professor for the entire course of study for a particular degree.
4. Candidates for graduation must apply for evaluation at the beginning of this semester.
5. All LLM students of all tracks must complete at least one subject in constitutional law, one subject in the Philosophy of Law and the institutional requirement: General Norms of Canon Law.
6. The LEB-approved nomenclature for the MLS program for priests is MLS "Utriusque Juris".
7. For LLM Canon Law students, 21 units of canon law at least, must be earned. The rest of the subjects can come from other tracks, provided that: the required philosophy, constitutional law and institutionally mandated courses are complied with.
8. This semester, regardless of the declared condition of public order (GCQ, ECQ, MECQ, MGCQ) all subjects will be MET ONLINE. All requirements will also be submitted electronically. Professors are requested to ask their students to take a picture of each class session and to send it to me by Messenger or Email, since this is required by the Academic Council of San Beda University.
9. The rule for attendance is the same: After two absences in online sessions, the student is dropped.
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