Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Commander-in-Chief powers explained: martial law vs. suspension of the privilege of habeas corpus vs. power to call the armed forces.

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"x x x. When the President calls the armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion, he necessarily exe...

Grave abuse of discretion: "By grave abuse of discretion is meant simply capricious or whimsical exercise of judgment that is patent and gross as to amount to an evasion of positive duty or a virtual refusal to perform a duty enjoined by law, or to act at all in contemplation of law, as where the power is exercised in an arbitrary and despotic manner by reason of passion or hostility."

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"X x x. By grave abuse of discretion is meant simply capricious or whimsical exercise of judgment that is patent and gross as to amo...

Political question: "Moreover, the political question being a function of the separation of powers, the courts will not normally interfere with the workings of another co-equal branch unless the case shows a clear need for the courts to step in to uphold the law and the Constitution."

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"X x x. As a general proposition, a controversy is justiciable if it refers to a matter which is appropriate for court review. [22] ...

"Legal standing or locus standi has been defined as a personal and substantial interest in the case such that the party has sustained or will sustain direct injury as a result of the governmental act that is being challenged."

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"x x x. The IBP has not sufficiently complied with the requisites of standing in this case. Legal standing or locus standi has be...

The power of judicial review [Section 1, Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution]

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"x x x. The power of judicial review is set forth in Section 1, Article VIII of the Constitution , to wit: Section 1. The judicial...

Writing Tutorials

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See - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3NZ2Kum3rWwfCLUMGED2vPDgXmooWSYv Writing Tutorials 6 videos 126 views Last updated on Mar 1, 2...

Will There Be War With China? [and other educational videos]

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See - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkc6CtJh2qx2AiyUGcAEeso8pWOTWJ9tc Crouching Tiger: Episodes From the Documentary Film 4 videos ...

About the Kasambahay Law - by lawyer, author and Philippine labor law speaker Atty. Elvin Villanueva.

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See - https://legalcounseling.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/about-the-kasambahay-law/ "x x x. About the Kasambahay Law “Kasambahay” or house...

R.A. 10361 - Batas Kasambahay [Domestic Workers Act]

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See - https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10361_2013.html REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10361 AN ACT INSTITUTING POLICIES FOR THE PROTECTION A...

Judicial corruption - In an en banc resolution dated Oct. 2, 2018, the SC approved the recommendation of the Technical Working Group on Judicial Integrity to create the Judicial Integrity Board (JIB) and the Corruption Prevention and Investigation Office (CPIO).

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See - https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1053247/sc-forms-2-new-offices-to-prevent-judicial-corruption "x x x. SC forms 2 new offices t...

The Dictatorships

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See -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT0U7K0pmnUcN7kxuRtz32YhElH0UpMbv The Dictatorships 11 videos  54,692 views  Last updat...

"The best test of a good lawyer isn’t the bar exams, it is being able to live up to every word of the oath that is taken, every day."

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See -  https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/217231-opinion-deep-dive-bar-exams?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

"Socioeconomic rights should be viewed as mandates to Congress and as standards for judges in passing upon the validity of legislation enacted to implement them. Conflating them with civil and political rights, which are self-executing, will make the latter’s enforcement through the courts uncertain and contingent on legislative actions.".

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See - https://opinion.inquirer.net/117803/socioeconomic-rights-in-bill-of-rights "x x x. Socioeconomic rights in Bill of Rights? ...
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Stephen Kotkin: Sphere of Influence - The Gift of Geopolitics

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Why China Cannot Rise Peacefully

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Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare - What Happened and Why

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The Crisis of Capitalist Democracy - Judge Richard A. Posner

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Transformation of Capital Systems [Death Penalty]

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Wealth, Poverty, and Politics

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Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein

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