UA&P Law Journal

21/09/2025

We, the undersigned student organizations of the University of Asia and the Pacific – School of Law, firmly unite against the rampant corruption that continues to plague our society.

Public office is a public trust. We refuse silence, we reject impunity, and we demand justice. 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅. 🇵🇭

21/08/2025

𝐔𝐀&𝐏 𝐋𝐀𝐖 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐄 𝟓: 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒

The UA&P Law Journal is now accepting applications from UA&P Law students who wish to contribute to meaningful legal scholarship. Guided by its mission to enhance legal discourse through the publication of high-quality works, the Journal is preparing to release its 5th Volume.

Be part of the team and gain valuable skills in legal research, writing, and critical thinking.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
● Three (3) Editors
● Two (2) Editorial Assistants for Layout and Design

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: August 31, 2025 (Sunday)
𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨: [email protected]

07/06/2025

Be a "global, ethical, cultured, professionally competent" lawyer. Join UA&P Law.

The Fourth and Final Round of applications will be from June 16 to June 27, 2025.

For more information on the application process for UA&P Law’s Juris Doctor Program SY 2025-2026, visit slg.uap.asia/programs/law/. Or email us at [email protected].

08/05/2025

Last Monday marked a strong start to 𝐁𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰: 𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, a project launched by the UA&P Law Journal Editorial Board 2024–2025 for the UA&P Law community. The series aims to offer talks and workshops led by distinguished legal scholars and practitioners, designed to support both students and faculty in honing their legal writing skills.

We extend our sincere thanks to 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 for generously sharing his time and insights. He not only emphasized the importance of legal writing, but also inspired us by reflecting on the integration of poetic expression in legal scholarship, as seen in the works of his father, the late Associate Justice Isagani Cruz.

𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚
Speaker: Atty. Carlo Cruz
Date: 05 May 2025

04/05/2025

𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄

Join us as Atty. Carlo Cruz speaks on 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 tomorrow, May 5, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at our new venue: 𝐀𝐋𝐁 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐!

Make sure to register by scanning the QR code on the poster or visiting: https://bit.ly/UAPLJLetteroftheLaw

For any questions, feel free to contact any of the UAPLJ members. See you there!

28/04/2025

The UA&P Law Journal proudly presents 𝐁𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰: 𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, featuring talks and workshops by esteemed speakers to guide us on our journey toward becoming skilled and reputable legal writers.

For the first session, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 will speak on 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚. He will share practical strategies for efficient legal writing, and reflect on the contributions of his father, Associate Justice Isagani Cruz, who served on the Supreme Court from 1986 to 1994.

🗓 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Monday, May 5
🕑 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: UA&P Library – Multimedia Room

To register, please scan the QR code on the poster or visit: https://bit.ly/UAPLJLetteroftheLaw.

For any questions, feel free to contact any of the UAPLJ members.

We hope to see you there!

23/04/2025

Congratulations to two of our professors for their timely and thought-provoking contributions to legal scholarship in IBP Journal, Volume 48, Issue No. 3, particularly on one of the most debated issues in Philippine law today:

Atty. Jaypee Calleja on 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨

Dean Jeremy Gatdula on 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚

𝐈𝐁𝐏 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐄 𝟒𝟖, 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 𝐍𝐎. 𝟑

Divorce will always be a contentious topic in this country. But discussing it should never be taboo. Recently, a vigorous lobby empowered legislative efforts to pass a law allowing divorce. Though the effort was ultimately overtaken by the 2025 campaign and elections, the movements that fueled it appear to be intent on its revival once the dust settles.

The Journal partnered with the Justice George Malcolm Foundation and U.P. Law to hold a public discussion on divorce. The response surprised the organizers. Attendance - physical and online - was overflowing. And the attendees came from all walks, including distant provinces. It is the hope that the viewpoints offered during the event will be of good use to everyone. As part of that hope, we are reproducing those viewpoints so that all of us can consider and reflect on how we as a nation want to proceed on this issue.

You may access this Issue through this link:
https://www.ibp.ph/pdf/IBP%20Journal/IBPJ-Vol.48_Issue-No-3.pdf

For more up-to-date IBP announcements in the IBP Journal please visit our IBP Website through this link:
http://ibp.ph/IBP%20Journal.html

27/02/2025

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