G.R. No. L-42821 – 68 Phil. 912 (299 U.S. 410) – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Veto Power – Line item Veto Juan Bengzon was appointed as Justice of the Peace in 1912 in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Upon reaching 65 […]
Monthly Archives: November 2011
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G.R. No. L-2044 – 84 Phil. 368 – Political Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Government – Branches of the Government – Separation of Powers – First Emergency Powers Cases – Lawmaking power is lodged in the legislature Antonio Araneta is being charged for allegedly violating […]
G.R. No. 72492 – 155 SCRA 421 – Political Law – Municipal Corporations – The Sanggunian – Powers of the Sanggunian – Inquiry in Aid of Legislation; No contempt power In 1985, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Dumaguete sought to conduct an investigation in connection with pending legislation related […]
G.R. No. L-6266 – 92 Phil. 603 – Political Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Government – Branches of the Government – Separation of Powers – Second Emergency Powers Cases – Lawmaking power is lodged in the legislature Eulogio Rodriguez et al seek to invalidate […]
G.R. No. 71977 – 148 SCRA 208 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Transfer of Funds – Power of the President to Realign Funds Demetrio Demetria et al as taxpayers and members of the Batasan Pambansa sought to prohibit Manuel Alba, then […]
G.R. No. 115455 – 235 SCRA 630 (1994) – 249 SCRA 635 (1995) – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Legislative Powers; Power of the Purse – Origination of Revenue Bills – EVAT – Amendment by Substitution Arturo Tolentino et al are questioning the constitutionality […]
G.R. No. 174340; G.R. No. 174318; G.R. No. 174177 – 504 SCRA 704 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Legislative Powers – Contempt Power; Inquiry in aid of legislation On February 20, 2006, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago introduced Senate Res. No. 455 directing an inquiry […]
G.R. No. L-2855 – 84 Phil. 218 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of Principles and State Policies – Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Municipal Law Prevails Over Treaties Boris Mejoff was a Russian citizen who was arrested for being suspected as a Japanese spy after the Philippine […]
G.R. Nos. 70116-19 – 143 SCRA 397 – Political Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – Exemption of the State’s Power to Tax – Treaties Frank and James Robertson (brothers) were American citizens born in the Philippines. They stayed here in the Philippines until […]
G.R. No. L-36409 – 53 SCRA 476 – Political Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – The Philippines has Sovereignty over Foreign Military Bases within the Philippines Loreta Gozo bought a house and lot which was located inside the US Naval Reservation which is […]
G.R. No. L-26379 – 141 Phil. 621 – 30 SCRA 968 – Political Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – The Philippines has Sovereignty over US Military Bases within Philippine Territory – Doctrine of Auto-Limitation Taxation Law – Situs of Taxation – Income Taxation […]
Three Kinds of a De Facto Government In a proper legal sense, a government that gets possession and control of, or usurps, by force or by the voice of the majority, the rightful legal governments and maintains itself against the will of the latter, such as the government of […]
G.R. No. 76180 – 145 SCRA 160 – Political Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Government – De Jure vs De Facto Government Saturnino Bermudez, as a lawyer, questioned the validity of the first paragraph of Section 5 of Article XVIII of the proposed 1986 Constitution, which provides […]
G.R. No. L-2662 – 83 Phil. 171 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of Principles and State Policies – Doctrine of Incorporation; The Hague Convention – Generally Accepted Principles of International Law – The Philippines can try war crimes Shigenori Kuroda was the highest ranking Japanese officer […]
G. R. No. 126627 – 409 SCRA 33 – Mercantile Law – Intellectual Property Law – Law on Patents – Doctrine of Equivalents – Function-Means-and-Result Test Smith Kline is a US corporation licensed to do business in the Philippines. In 1981, a patent was issued to it for its invention […]
G.R. No. L-25843 – 58 SCRA 94 – Political Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Government – Parens Patriae – Strengthening the Family Florentino Pilapil insured himself and he indicated in his insurance plan that his child will be his beneficiary. He also indicated that […]