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Mere denial and alibi are weak defenses
Someone accused of a crime before the Court should base her defense on more than merely denying the charges or claiming to be somewhere else when the crime occurred...
Foreign divorce and a former Filipino citizen
Consider a case where a former Filipino citizen who was divorced abroad wants to remarry in the Philippines. The foreign divorce will first need to be judicially recognized by a Philippine court...
The Courts and the testimony of handwriting experts
In judging whether or not a document is forged, a Trial Court can hear the testimony of an expert witness who has “special knowledge, skill, experience or training” in the procedure involved in the examination of forge...
The Trial Court’s inherent authority to dismiss a criminal case
Trial Courts can dismiss criminal cases if they determine that these should not go on to trial...
References for Martial Law under the 1987 Constitution
Martial Law is discussed in depth in Martial Law under the 1987 Constitution...
Martial Law under the 1987 Constitution
Adapted from a talk given at the Lyceum of the Philippines University in September 2011, at a symposium on the imposition of Martial Law in 1972...
Adoption
There are different legal paths for Adoption in the Philippines, dependent on the circumstances of both the adopter and the child to be adopted...
