Statute Law Books (Philippines) - Judicial decisions provide the second important set of

rules, which have the force and effect of law consisting

- Refers to those rules enunciated and declared by the of those legal principles emanating from the decisions of
competent authorities for the governance of the courts of justice
community - May be divided into conventional and subordinate
- Embraces not only the enactment of the legislative decisions
department of the government but also those rules and - Conventional: decisions which emanate from regularly
regulations which have the force and effect of law or specially constituted courts of justice
- May be classified into conventional legislation and - SubordinateL decisions made in accordance with law, by
subordinate legislation administrative and legislative tribunals
- Conventional: all enactments by national or local
legislative bodies, or in which they may have Case Law Materials
participated Conventional Decisions
- Subordinate: all rules and orders, issued pursuant to law  Decisions of the Supreme Court
by administrative and judicial agencies o When the SC renders a decision, a written opinion or
- External legislation or rules of general application, memorandum exemplifying the ground and scope of the
affecting order or procedure in a community judgment of the court shall be filed with the Clerk of Court
- Internal legislation or rules of restricted application, and shall be recorded by him in an opinion book
affecting order and procedure among members of a o If a decision is deemed to be of sufficient importance to
legislative, judicial or administrative office necessitate publication, Clerk shall furnish a copy to the
- Several classes: constitution, treaties and other Reporter
international agreements, statutes proper, presidential o Reporter then prepares and publishes a concise synopsis of
issuances, administrative rules and regulations, charters the facts necessary to clear understanding of the case,
of LGUs, legislations of LGUs, tribunal/court rules and stating the names of counsel.
legislative rules o Of
o Official Repositories of Decisions of the Supreme Court:
Statute Law Materials Advance Sheets (mimeograph), Official Gazette, Philippine
 Constitution Reports
o That written instrument by which the fundamental powers of o Unofficial Reporting of SC Decisions: Philippine Decisions,
the government are established, limited, defined, and by Philippine Reports Annotated, SCRA, Supreme Court
which those powers are distributed among several Decisions, Philippine Law and Jurisprudence, SCUD, SCAD,
departments for their safe and useful exercise for the benefit SCEX, Summary of Supreme Court Rulings
of the body politics  Decisions of the CA
o One must not only consult the document itself, but all of the o Intermediate appellate court
sources that will assist in the interpretation of the  Decisions of the Sandiganbayan
Constitution – background and record of the Constitutional  Decisions of the CTA
Convention, the interpretation of the Constitution by the  Decisions of RTC
Supreme Court, commentaries on the Constitution appearing  Decisions of MTC
in treatises, legal periodicals, encyclopedias and textbooks
 Treatises and other International Agreements Subordinate Decisions
o Treaty: primarily an agreement or contract between 2 or  SET + HRET
more nations or sovereigns, entered into by agents  Administrative Agencies with quasi-judicial functions
appointed got the purpose and duly sanctioned by the
Supreme powers of the respective parties Parts of a case
 Statutes Proper Title
o Statute: an act of the legislature as an organized body, Docket Number
expressly in the form and passed according to the procedure Syllabus
required to constituted it as part of the law of the land Statement of Recognition (An appeal…)
o Acts (1901-1935), Commonwealth Acts (1936-1945), Republic Statement of Facts
Acts, PDs Names of Counsel
o In legal research, it is also important that the deliberation in Opinion of the Court
the passage of a bill is ascertained – legislative history Decision of the Court
 Presidential Issuances
o Under martial law Res Judicata: the norm of conduct proclaimed by the court, once
o EOs – during normal times – touching on organization and final, is binding upon the parties forever
mode of operation of government Conclusiveness of judgment:
 Administrative Rules and Regulations Law of the Case
o To assist the president in the performance of his executive Stare Decisis
functions, Obiter Dictum


CASE LAW
- General term that refers to a great class of official
literary manifestation of law made up of cases decided
by persons and agencies of the government performing
judicial and quasi-judicial functions

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