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International Negotiation
International negotiation is a cryptic area of study. People relish the idea of haggling with a foreigner or anyone who comes from another country or continent or anyone from a diverse race, religion, economic, political, or ideological background. The issues of international negotiation could range from personal, business, family, government, trade, and others.
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Fundamentals of Statutory Construction
For both law students and attorneys, statutory interpretation is important in resolving potential conflicts in understanding and applying various statutory provisions. Based on the notable jurisprudence of the Supreme Court, which acts as an interpreter of doubtful statutory provisions, it applies the rules of statutory interpretation to resolve disputes with the aim of upholding the actual intention of the legislature. Moreover, the application of the rules of statutory interpretation is a crucial aspect in the legal field that ensures that laws are applied fairly, reasonably and consistently.
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How not to Flunk in Law School & The Bar Exam
How not to Flunk in Law School & The Bar Exam
Topnotch Approaches & Tactics for Aspiring Lawyers
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Estate Planning Handbook
In my profession, I have come across several people who are having problems with disposing certain properties which are still under the name of their long-deceased relative. The relative is usually a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, an aunt, or even a sibling. In other cases, I also encounter siblings quarrelling amongst themselves or even with their surviving parent. Such situations are truly heartbreaking to say the least. These kinds of problems usually arise due to the failure of the surviving relatives, who are more often than not the legal heirs, to pay the necessary estate tax and settle the estate of the decedent. However, are the heirs the only ones to blame? Definitely not. The decedent, while living, likewise has a part, if not more parts, to play in ensuring that his descendants or heirs do not have a difficult time in acquiring the inheritance he had left for them to enjoy. Now, this is where sound estate planning comes in.
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Pre-Week Reviewer In Criminal Law
The 2024 edition contains the questions given in 2023 Hernando bar exams. In addition, I also included the ponencias of Justice Mario V. Lopez, this year’s bar exams chairperson, which are possible sources of questions in criminal law.
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2024 Bar Syllabi Reader: The Justice Lopez Ponencias
Guided by this mission — it is with great excitement and humility that I present the 2024 Bar Syllabi Reader for this year’s bar examinations — with selected jurisprudence penned by the current bar chair.
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Criminal Law: Concepts and Jurisprudence Book One
The author was constrained to issue this 2024 edition after the Supreme Court had rendered decisions after the lifting of the pandemic. For the past two years, we saw some notable decisions which should form part of this book.
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Pre-Week Reviewer In Civil Law
Time is of the essence in the review for the bar; especially in a subject like Civil Law, what with its myriad provisions, and an equally daunting line up of jurisprudence and principles that the reviewee needs to comprehend just before the exams begin. The trepidation reaches its peak during the pre-week.
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Torts and Damages
Laws and cases on Torts and Damages are so interesting, that it basically involves everyday conflicts, dilemmas, and incidents in the life of an average Juan Dela Cru. Immersing oneself with the topics and jurisprudence on Torts will give leverage on how to legally assert one’s rights if confronted with negligence, whether a plaintiff or a defendant.
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Rules, Cases and Comments on Ejectment
This book encapsulates and discusses the fundamental Rules and concepts on ejectment echoing the relevant and latest rulings of the Supreme Court and, on certain topics, incorporation short synopses of the facts of cases for a more vivid and elaborate exposition. The topics were presented as systematic and concise as possible to make this book an easy and quick read and reference on the subject.
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The Law on Income Taxation in the Philippines
This book aims to provide law students and practitioners of an updated and comprehensive understanding of Income Taxation in the Philippines. The recent amendments in the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) through Republic Act No. 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law and Republic Act No. 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Law were incorporated in this book together with the latest Revenue Regulations, Revenue Memorandum Orders and Revenue Memorandum Circulars of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Furthermore, the latest Philippine Supreme Court decisions on tax cases together with the landmark cases were also discussed in this book. Philippine Bar Examination questions for the years 2009 to 2019 with suggested answers from the author were also incorporated in this book.
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Pre-Week Reviewer In Commercial Law
Katulad niyo, nahihilo na ako sa Bar coverage. Although mayroong mga mainstay topics (Partnership, Corporation, Transportation, Insurance, Intellectual Property), yung Miscellaneous Commercial Laws ang paiba-iba. Well, kung iyan na ang standard recipe o minekus-mekus lang, magtiis ka. Nahihirapan din ako no? Taena.
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Pre-Week Reviewer In Remedial Law
This book seeks to help lessen the load for the barrister by offering snippets, highlights and relevant codal provisions and jurisprudence up to the year June of 2023 as well as the RULES ON THE USE OF BODY-WORN CAMERAS IN THE EXECUTION OF WARRANTS all in accordance with the Bar Syllabus prescribed by Justice Mario V. Lopez.
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Legal and Judicial Ethics
This new edition therefore attempts to annotate the the newly minted Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability as well as the New Code of Judicial Conduct whose provisions provide members of the bench and the bar, with guidelines on the proper manner of practicing the world’s noblest profession.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to ―a range of ways that people can resolve disputes without resorting solely to court and tribunal hearings for determination. (The ADR system ―means any process or procedure used to resolve a dispute or controversy, other than by adjudication of a presiding judge of a court or an officer of a government agency, in which a neutral third party participates to assist in the resolution of issues, which includes arbitration, mediation, conciliation, early neutral evaluation, mini-trial, or any combination thereof.
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2024 Amendments to the Tax Code: A Comparative Guide Between the NIRC and EOPT
This latest law introduces substantial amendments to the present National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC)/Tax Code previously amended by the TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion) and CREATE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises) laws, which are favorable and beneficial to the taxpayers. As the acronym EOPT stands for Ease of Paying Taxes, this will make the process of tax compliance, i.e., registration, filing and payment of taxes, easier for the taxpayers. It is worth noting that the new law also adopts a gender fair language, consistent with constitutional policy to recognize fundamental equality between men and women.
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Pre-Week Reviewer In Political Law
Time is of the essence in the review for the bar; especially in a subject like Political Law, what with its myriad provisions, and an equally daunting line up of jurisprudence and principles that the reviewee needs to comprehend just before the exams begin. The trepidation reaches its peak during the pre-week.
This book seeks to help lessen the load for the barrister by offering snippets, highlights and relevant codal provisions and jurisprudence up to the year June of 2023 all in accordance with the Bar Syllabus prescribed by Justice Mario V. Lopez.
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Effective Bar Review Methods (How to Pass the Bar) 6th Edition
The Book was prepared in response to BAR BULLETIN No. 1, which was issued on December 11, 2023, by the Chairperson of the 2024 Bar Examinations, Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez.
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Pre-Week Bar Review Notes In Labor Law
This pre-week Notes should be read hand-in-hand with the codal provisions of the Labor Code, special labor laws, and social legislations. Being mere notes, its contents are digests of selected provisions of the Labor Code presented in an easy-to-understand manner, selected jurisprudence, and selected previous Bar Questions with the Author’s suggested answers. In the course of preparation of this work, it is inevitable that the Author has to read works of leading authors on the subject to pick-up their minds, so to speak, or to have an idea as to their interpretation and insights on the subject.
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Administrative Law
Administrative Law has always been at the sidewalks in the streets of Political Law. As a separate subject in the study of law or in any other related discipline, less attention have been given to this area. Unknown to many, this field of law is as important as the branches of civil, criminal, commercial, or remedial law. This lay down the protocols, rules, and the procedural law of public administration. Many have not seen its significance because these are being practiced from within the organizational structure of the government. It does not generally apply to private individuals unless to the extent that liability attaches to the cohorts of public officers, and other exceptional circumstances.
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A Handbook on the Fundamentals of Marriage and its Dissolution
This book is intended to be the first of a series of books on the cases and/or laws handled by the Family Court pursuant to Republic Act No. 8369, otherwise known as the Family Courts Act of 1997.
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The Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines
Worldwide, public-private partnerships, or PPPs, have become essential for implementing development projects, public infrastructure, and services.
Generally, PPPs seek to address difficult issues, promote economic growth, and improve community quality of life by utilizing the advantages and resources of both the public and private sectors. Fundamentally, a public-private partnership is a legally binding agreement between private enterprises and government agencies to jointly provide public services and infrastructure.
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CROSS-BORDER DOCUMENTS: A Primer on Notarization and Authentication of Documents Abroad
While this Primer was originally drafted within the context of the work rendered by Philippine embassies and consulates, I have included in the discussion the rules on remote notarization of paper documents which I hope the notaries public will find useful during these times and which now find application in embassies and consulates pursuant to rules that were issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs only recently. I also included a discussion on the Apostille Convention—the most widely applied plurilateral treaty in the field of legal cooperation—which entered into force for the Philippines in 2019.
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Important Provisions in Civil Law: Property, Ownership and Succession (Volume 2)
This book contains important provisions of the New Civil Code which are considered as bar favorites and other related provisions and grouped them into one. It also defines terms and distinguishes one from the other, the requisites, and most importantly it includes Bar Questions and Answers from 1990 to 2019 and are arranged according to topics and provisions involved.
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Katarungang Pambarangay: Alternatibong Resolusyon ng mga Hidwaan sa Pamayanan
Ang aklat na ito na pinamagatang “Katarungang Pambarangay: Alternatibong Resolusyon ng mga Hidwaaan sa Pamayanan” ay ikatlo sa serye ng mga isinulat ng mayakda na may kinalaman sa lokal na pamamahala.
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Commentaries on Philippine Mining Laws
Then, as it still is, there are still a lot of discussion and debate on the content, intent and impact of the Act, with various individuals and sectors having their own understanding and interpretation of its various provisions. And one of the reasons for this lack of understanding is the lack of references and literature, not only relative the Mining Act, in conjunction and within the context of other laws likes the IPRA and Local Government Code.
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Mastering Criminal Procedure: A Practical Approach to the Bench and Bar
Criminal procedures are a sanctuary against the arbitrary application of criminal laws. It is directed to apply the constitutional rights of individuals, starting with the initial police intervention, arrest, investigation, trial, sentencing, and appeals.
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Labor Relations and Post-Employment (Second Edition)
This is an updated volume that includes latest laws, rules, and jurisprudence. This book tackles the following rights of workers to: self-organization, collective bargaining, peaceful concerted activities including the right to strike in accordance with law, security of tenure, and participate in policy and decision-making processes affecting their rights and benefits as may be provided by law.