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LEGAL RESEARCH

School of Law and Governance1st Semester, 2014-2015

Atty. Romeo Raymond C. Santos

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. ef!n!t!on of Le"al Research1.2. #eed for Le"al Research

e Roy vs. Co$rt of A%%eals, 15& SCRA &5& '1())*Re S$+%oena $ces ec$m ated 11 an$ary 2010 of Act!n" !rector Ale$

A.Amante, /A-C, ff!ce of the m+$dsman, 14 SCRA 1 '2010*Re S$+%oena $ces ec$m ated 11 an$ary 2010 of Act!n" !rector Ale$

A.Amante, /A-C, ff!ce of the m+$dsman, ) SCRA 4) '2012*1.3. So$rces of Le"al Research1.4. Le"al Research and Le"al !+l!o"ra%hy1.5. /m%ortance of Le"al !+l!o"ra%hy1.. A!m of Le"al !+l!o"ra%hyand Research

2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

2.1. re-S%an!sh '+efore 15(*2.2. S%an!sh '15(-1)()*2.3. Amer!can '1)()-1(4*2.4. a%anese '1(42-1(45*2.5. arly /nde%endence '1(4-1(&2*2.6. arcos!an '1(&2-1()*2.7. emocrat!c Restorat!on '1()-*

2.7.1 6ec$t!ve

2.7.2 Le"!slat!ve2.7.3 $d!c!al2.7.4 Const!t$t!onal Comm!ss!ons

2.7.5 Local Governments2.7.6 ther A"enc!es and /nstr$mental!t!es

3. PHILIPPINE LEGAL SYSTEM

3.1. ef!n!t!on of Le"al System3.2. Le"al Systems !n the 7orld3.3. as!s and /nfl$ences on the h!l!%%!ne Le"al System

3.3.1 #at!ve, /nd!"eno$s and C$stomary3.3.2 /slam!c3.3.3 S%an!sh and Roman Law

3.3.4 Amer!can and Common Law3.3.5 ther !nfl$ences8 9rench, A$stral!an, n"l!sh, etc.

4. LAWS

4.1. ef!n!t!on of Law4.2. Character!st!cs4.3. ffect!v!ty of Laws8 Art!cle 2, #ew C!v!l Code

anada vs. $vera, 13 SCRA 2& '1()5*, 14 SCRA 44 '1()*


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:mal! vs. stan!slao, 20( SCRA 44 '1((2*en";on vs. r!lon, 20) SCRA 33 '1((2*9ar!nas vs. 6ec$t!ve Secretary, 41& SCRA 503 '2003*La $"al-+


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6.9. Rat!o dec!dend! and +!ter d!ct$m8 A"l!%ay vs. R$!;, supra.

6.10. !nd!n" vs. ers$as!ve A$thor!ty6.11. om!no ethod of Ad@$d!cat!on

eo%le vs. aln"an, 503 SCRA 2(4 '200*eo%le vs. La$"a, 15 SCRA 54) '2010*che"aray vs. Secretary of $st!ce, 301 SCRA ( '1(((*

Re8 et!t!on for Reco"n!t!on of the 6em%t!on of the GS/S, 12 SCRA 1(3'2010*a"$!o ar=et endors $lt!-$r%ose Coo%erat!ve vs. Ca+ato-Cortes, 13

SCRA &33 '2010*/n Re8 6em%t!on of the #at!onal ower Cor%orat!on, 15 SCRA 1 '2010*Re8 /n the atter of Clar!f!cat!on of 6em%t!on from ayment of All Co$rt and

Sher!ffs 9ees of Coo%erat!ves, ) SCRA 1 '2012*6.12. ec!s!on vs. Resol$t!on6.13. !n$te Resol$t!ons

6.14. S%l!t ec!s!ons, l$ral!t!es and recedent!al al$eLam+!no vs. CLC, 505 SCRA 10 '200*8 !ssent!n" %!n!on of $st!ce

$noChave; vs. $+l!c states A$thor!ty, 403 SCRA 1 '2003*8 !ssent!n" %!n!on of

$st!ce Sandoval-G$t!erre;6.15. Case Law ater!als

6.15.1 ec!s!ons ro%er6.15.1.1 ec!s!ons of the S$%reme Co$rt

ff!c!al Re%os!tor!es of ec!s!ons of the S$%reme Co$rt:noff!c!al Re%ort!n" of ec!s!ons of the S$%reme Co$rt

6.15.1.2 ec!s!ons of the Co$rt of A%%eals S!lva vs. at!on", 4(( SCRA &24 '200* #e%om$ceno vs. C!ty of S$r!"ao '200)* Ayala Cor%orat!on vs. Rosa-!ana Realty, 34 SCRA 3 '2000* S!l!man vs. 9ontelo-aalan, 525 SCRA &5( '200&* 6.15.1.3 ec!s!ons of the Sand!"an+ayan, Co$rt of a6 A%%eals, Re"!onal

r!al Co$rts, etro%ol!tanB$n!c!%al r!al Co$rts, $n!c!%alr!al Co$rts !n C!t!es

6.15.2 S$+ord!nate ec!s!ons 6.15.2.1 Senate lectoral r!+$nal and >o$se of Re%resentat!ves lectoral

r!+$nal 6.15.2.2 Adm!n!strat!ve A"enc!es 6erc!s!n" $as!-$d!c!al owers 6.15.2.3 $+l!cat!ons of Adm!n!strat!ve A"enc!es

6.16. Com%$ter!;ed Le"al Research Serv!ces6.17. 9ore!"n $r!s%r$dence

6.17.1 Rel!ance on 9ore!"n $r!s%r$dence/C vs. C!t!+an=, #.A., ( SCRA 1(1 '2012*

6.17.2 Caveat on 9ore!"n $r!s%r$denceSanders vs. er!d!ano, 12 SCRA )) '1())*Garc!a vs. CLC, 22& SCRA 100 '1((3*9ranc!sco vs. >o$se of Re%resentat!ves, 415 SCRA 44 '2003*

6.17.3 C!tat!on and Ado%t!on of 9ore!"n Case LawA vs. Concerned Res!dents of an!la ay, 5&4 SCRA 1 '200)*Secretary of #at!onal efense vs. analo, 5) SCRA 1 '200)*


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7. SECONDARY AUTHORITIES

7.1. Case !"ests7.2. reat!ses and e6t+oo=s7.3. ar Rev!ewers7.4. Le"al er!od!cals

7.5. Le"al ncyclo%ed!a7.6.

Law !ct!onar!es

8. ASIC LEGAL CITATION

8.1. $r%ose of Le"al C!tat!on8.2. Const!t$t!ons8.3. Stat$tes8.4. Adm!n!strat!ve ater!als and Re"$lat!ons8.5. Co$rt ec!s!ons8.6. 9ore!"n Le"al ater!als

8.7. Re%eat!n" C!tat!ons

9. ELECTRONIC RESEARCH

9.1. /nternet9.1.1 Case Law

Reno vs. Amer!can C!v!l L!+ert!es :n!on, 521 :S )44, 13) L. d. 2 )&4,11& S Ct 232( '1((&*

Garc!a-R$eda vs. ascas!o, 2&) SCRA &( '1((&*9.1.2 Caveat

Ra;on vs. a"!t!s, r., 0 SCRA 5() '200(*9.2. ther lectron!c Research ater!als

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