SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

First Semester
Academic Year 2023-2024
March 23 – October 26


DOCTOR OF JURIDICAL SCIENCE    |    MASTER OF LAWS    |    MASTER OF LEGAL STUDIES


MARCH 23, APRIL 20, MAY 18, JUNE 22, JULY 20, AUGUST 17 AND OCTOBER 5
SUBJECT
CODE

UNITS
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
PROFESSOR
TRACK /COURSE
TIME/DAY
NOTES
LLM 214
A1
3
Survey of Selected Spanish Jurists
Dr. Cristina A. Montes
JSD, LLM, Civil Law
SATURDAY
8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 215A
A1
3
Advanced Forensic Medicine
Dr. Peter P. Ng
JSD, LLM all tracks; MLS
Criminal Justice
Administration
SATURDAY
8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 311CIV-C
A1
3
Development challenges: Relevance of
Planning and Zoning Laws
Prof. Linda Manelab-Hornilla
Civil Law at Commercial
Law
SATURDAY
8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 700B
B1
3
Law in the Old Testament and Freedom in
the Pauline Corpus
Prof. Victor G. Sison
Institutional requirement for
all who did not take his subject in the first semester
SATURDAY
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 252A
B1
3
Environmental Law in the Asia Pacific
Dr. Manuel Peter S. Solis
JSD, LLM Civil Law, LLM
Commercial Law, MLS Political Law, MLS International Law
SATURDAY
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA


LLM 101C
C1
3
HLA Hart’s Legal System as a Fusion of
Rules and the Constitution as Rule of
Recognition
Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna
SJD, LLM Constitutional
Law, LLM International
Law, MLS Political Law, MLS Criminal Justice Administration
SATURDAY
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 352COM- C
C1
3
The Role of Intellectual Property in
Sustainable Development
Prof. Karen Olivia Jimeno
LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS
Economic Law
SATURDAY
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 389
D1
3
International Human Rights Law
Prof. Ricardo A. Sunga, III
LLM International Law,
LLM Political Law, MLS Criminal Justice Administration, MLS International Law
SATURDAY
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 302
D1
3
The Natural Law Marriage: Its Efficacy
and Valid Dissolution
Fr. Dr. Danilo Flores
JSD, LLM Civil Law, MLS
Utriusque Juris
SATURDAY
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA














APRIL 12, MAY 3, JUNE 14, JULY 12, AUGUST 9, SEPTEMBER 20, AND OCTOBER 11
MLS 103
E1
3
De Normis Generalibus (General Norms of
Canon Law)
Mons. Dr. Gary Formoso
Required of all new
students
Required for all MLS
Utriusque Juris students
FRIDAY
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA














APRIL 13, MAY 4, JUNE 15, JULY 13, AUGUST 10, SEPTEMBER 21, AND OCTOBER 12
LLM 408A
A2
3
Peacebuilding and Sustainable
Development: Political Theory Perspective
Fr. Dr. Shierwin Cabunilas
JSD, LLM Political Law, LLM International Law,
MLS Criminal Justice
Administration
SATURDAY
8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 353COM
A2
3
International Aviation Law
Dr. Juan Ruffo D. Chong
JSD, LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS
Economic Law
SATURDAY
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA


LLM 211A
A2
3
Law, Film, and Literature: Classic and
Contemporary Portrays of the Role of Law
in Society
Dr. Tony La Vina
JSD, LLM, MLS
SATURDAY
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 101A
B2
3
Natural Law and the Constitution
Dean Jemy Gatdula
JSD, LLM all tracks
SATURDAY
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 105
B2
3
Politics, Law and Constitutional Reform
Prof. Edmund Tayao
LLM Political Law, MLS
Political Law
SATURDAY
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 405
C2
3
International Law of the Sea
Ambassador Henry Bensurto
JSD, LLM International
Law, LLM Political Law,
MLS International Law
SATURDAY
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 396
C2
3
International Security and Alliances
Prof. Arnedo Valera
LLM International Law,
MLS Political Law
SATURDAY
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 204A
D2
3
Financial Crime Investigation
Prof. Dax Salido
LLM Commercial Law; LLM Civil Law; MLS Criminal
Justice Administration
SATURDAY
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
MLS 128A
D2
3
Canonical Penal Law
Mons. Dr. Gary Formoso
JSD, LLM all tracks, Required for MLS Utirusque
Juris
SATURDAY
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA


APRIL 17, MAY 22, JUNE 19, JULY 17, AUGUST 28, SEPTEMBER 18 AND OCTOBER 16
(WEDNESDAY)
LLM 237
E2
3
Issues in Private International Law
Prof. Elizabeth Pangalangan
LLM Civil Law, LLM all tracks
WEDNESDAY
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA














APRIL 27, MAY 25,  JUNE 1, JULY 6, AUGUST 3, SEPTEMBER 28, AND OCTOBER 19
LLM 210
A3
3
Law and Economics
Dean Sedfrey Candelaria
LLM Civil Law, LLM
Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
SATURDAY
8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 328COM
A3
3
International Commercial Arbitration
Prof. Palash Gupta
LLM Civil Law, LLM
Commercial Law
SATURDAY
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE April 27, 2024
JAD 132
B3
3
Forensic Science and Scene-of-the-Crime
Investigation
Dr. Idabel Pagulayan
LLM all tracks; MLS
Criminal Justice
Administration
SATURDAY
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE April 27, 2024
LLM 102A
B3
3
Constitutions, Constitutionalism, and the
Rule of Law
Justice Oagile Key Dingake
JSD, LLM all tracks, MLS all
tracks
SATURDAY
11:00 PM – 2:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 214
C3
3
International Criminal Law
Prof. Harry Roque
LLM International Law;
LLM Political Law; MLS Criminal Justice Administration; MLS International Law; MLS Political Law
SATURDAY
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA


LLM 216
C3
3
Matrimonial Law in Canon Law
Fr. Dr. Jaime Achacoso
JSD, LLM Civil Law
SATURDAY
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 329A
D3
3
Secured Transactions, Rehabilitation, and
Insolvency
Prof. Eric Recalde
LLM Civil Law, LLM
Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
SATURDAY
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA
LLM 268A
D3
3
The Origin and Principles of Islamic Law
and Jurisprudence
Fr. Dr. John Mallare
JSD, LLM International
Law, LLM Civil Law
SATURDAY
05:30 AM – 8:30 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA














April 12, 19,  26, May 10, 17, 24, June 7, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26,
August 9, 16, 23, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2024 (Friday)
LLM 235
E3
3
Modern Civil Law Codes:
A Philosophical Perspective
Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino
JSD, LLM Civil Law
TBA
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
ONLINE
FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE: TBA














SPECIAL SUBJECT:
LLM 600
F1
6
THESIS WRITING
ADVISER
LLM
TBA

JSD 800
F1
12
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
ADVISER
JSD
TBA



Guidelines for delivery of instruction at the Graduate School of Law:

1. Delivery is principally online.

2. Students' CAMERAS or videos MUST BE ON for the duration of the class.

3. Students should be required to submit research or reaction papers of very limited length (3 to 5 pages) regularly during the semester.

4. Students who incur 2 absences are to be dropped. There is no such thing as an excused absence since what matters are the contact hours.

 5. Since no student may graduate without submitting a publishable article, professors have two roles: First,  to moderate the writing of the papers: Second, to review it critically for publication. Thank you for your cooperation.