Ateneo Law Journal
Encyclopedia
The Ateneo Law Journal is an academic journal
of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Ateneo Law School
.
has cited articles published in the journal in its decisions, the latest of which is Heirs of Dicman v. Cariño, G.R. No. 146459, June 8, 2006. Since volume 47, each June issue is covers the most important cases decided by the Supreme Court for the previous year.
. The journal celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001 with the publication of its 46th volume (there was no publication in 1971 to 1973 when all co-curricular activities in the Ateneo de Manila University
were suspended during the early years of martial law). Isabelita A. Tapia served as the journal's first female Editor-in-chief in 1970.
The Board of Editors is made up of around 20 student editors. Around 10 new editors are admitted each year from the first, second and third year classes of the Ateneo Law School
(totaling around 600 students).
Justice Adolfo Azcuna
, Renato Corona
, Court of Appeals Justice Hector Hofileña, Sandiganbayan
Justice Francis E. Garchitorena, Congressmen Sergio Apostol
, Regalado E. Maambong, and Exequiel B. Javier, Department of Finance Undersecretary Gaudencio R. Mendoza, Jr., Central Bank Governor Gabriel Singson, Presidential Commission for Good Government Chairmen Camilo Sabio
and Magtanggol T. Gunigundo, Bureau of Customs Commissioner Antonio M. Bernardo, Philippine Stock Exchange
Presidents Eduardo De Los Angeles
and Francisco Ed. Lim, Professor Jacinto D. Jimenez, Deans Cynthia Roxas-Del Castillo, Cesar L. Villanueva
, and Andres D. Bautista
, and media personality Dong Puno
.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Ateneo Law School
Ateneo Law School
The Ateneo de Manila Law School is the law school of the Ateneo de Manila University, a private Jesuit university in the Philippines. It was founded in 1936, in the Padre Faura, Manila campus of the Ateneo, where it remained even after the college, graduate school, and basic education units moved...
.
Overview
The journal is published four times a year, with occasional special issues. Topics covered are not restricted to local themes and the journal publishes foreign and international essayists whom it considers noteworthy. The Supreme Court of the PhilippinesSupreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
has cited articles published in the journal in its decisions, the latest of which is Heirs of Dicman v. Cariño, G.R. No. 146459, June 8, 2006. Since volume 47, each June issue is covers the most important cases decided by the Supreme Court for the previous year.
History
The Ateneo Law Journal published its first issue in 1951. It began as a bi-monthly publication and early volumes featured the digests of Supreme Court decisions and questions and suggested answers to the Philippine Bar ExaminationPhilippine Bar Examination
The Philippine Bar Examination is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines.It is the only professional licensure exam in the country that is not supervised by the Professional Regulation Commission...
. The journal celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001 with the publication of its 46th volume (there was no publication in 1971 to 1973 when all co-curricular activities in the Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
were suspended during the early years of martial law). Isabelita A. Tapia served as the journal's first female Editor-in-chief in 1970.
Selection
Beginning with Volume 47, the journal stopped the admission of staff members and adopted a more stringent admission process and criteria where only editors would be admitted, directly to the journal's Board of Editors. The admission process now includes the setting of a minimum cumulative grade or quality point index for candidates, the exclusion of candidates on academic probation, an editing examination, a written commentary on a novel legal issue or Supreme Court decision, and a panel interview conducted by the Membership Committee of the Journal. Under this new policy, the journal ceased to be headed by an Editor-in-chief and an Executive Committee was established to head the Board of Editors. Three executive editors are selected by the Board of Editors through election.The Board of Editors is made up of around 20 student editors. Around 10 new editors are admitted each year from the first, second and third year classes of the Ateneo Law School
Ateneo Law School
The Ateneo de Manila Law School is the law school of the Ateneo de Manila University, a private Jesuit university in the Philippines. It was founded in 1936, in the Padre Faura, Manila campus of the Ateneo, where it remained even after the college, graduate school, and basic education units moved...
(totaling around 600 students).
Alumni
Prominent alumni of the Ateneo Law Journal include Vice President Teofisto Guingona, Senator Ernesto Maceda, Supreme Court of the PhilippinesSupreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
Justice Adolfo Azcuna
Adolfo Azcuna
Adolfo S. Azcuna is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2002 to 2009. He was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on October 24, 2002...
, Renato Corona
Renato Corona
Renato C. Corona is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court on April 9, 2002 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
, Court of Appeals Justice Hector Hofileña, Sandiganbayan
Sandiganbayan
The Sandiganbayan is a special court in the Philippines which was established under Presidential Decree No. 1606. Its rank is equivalent to the Court of Appeals. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...
Justice Francis E. Garchitorena, Congressmen Sergio Apostol
Sergio Apostol
Sergio Antonio Figueroa Apostol was born on January 17, 1935 in Catbalogan City, Samar.Apostol, a Roman Catholic, graduated from the Ateneo Law School and was a member of the Ateneo Law Journal. He passed the Philippine Bar exams in 1958, finishing 7th...
, Regalado E. Maambong, and Exequiel B. Javier, Department of Finance Undersecretary Gaudencio R. Mendoza, Jr., Central Bank Governor Gabriel Singson, Presidential Commission for Good Government Chairmen Camilo Sabio
Camilo Sabio
Camilo Sabio is a public lawyer and past chairman of the Philippines' Presidential Commission on Good Government. He previously held the position of Secretary-General in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1992 to 1998 under Jose de Venecia....
and Magtanggol T. Gunigundo, Bureau of Customs Commissioner Antonio M. Bernardo, Philippine Stock Exchange
Philippine Stock Exchange
The Philippine Stock Exchange is the national stock exchange of the Philippines. It is one of the oldest stock exchanges in Southeast Asia, having been in continuous operation since its inception in 1927...
Presidents Eduardo De Los Angeles
Eduardo De Los Angeles
Eduardo De Los Angeles is a former President of the Philippine Stock Exchange, the financial stock market of the Philippines. He is a former Dean of the Ateneo Law School, a private law school in Makati City, Philippines....
and Francisco Ed. Lim, Professor Jacinto D. Jimenez, Deans Cynthia Roxas-Del Castillo, Cesar L. Villanueva
Cesar L. Villanueva
Cesar L. Villanueva, also known as CLV, is the incumbent Dean of the Ateneo Law School in Makati City, Philippines. He is a certified public accountant and a recognized authority in Philippine commercial law. Villanueva is a candidate for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of...
, and Andres D. Bautista
Andres D. Bautista
Andres D. Bautista is the current Dean of Institute of Law at Far Eastern University, a private, non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines....
, and media personality Dong Puno
Dong Puno
Dong Puno is a Filipino television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer.-Early life:Ricardo Puno, Jr. was born on January 20, 1946 in Manila. Puno was previously Senior Vice President for News and Current Affairs of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation and Executive...
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Significant articles
- Simeon N. Ferrer, Varying a Shareholder's Statutory Participation in Management by the Use of Non-statutory Devices: Is it Possible under our Corporation Statute?, Vol. 9, Issue 1 (1959).
- Claudio Teehankee, The Very Essence of Constitutionalism, Vol. 21, Issue 1 (1976).
- Cynthia Roxas-Del Castillo, Legal Recovery of Illegally Acquired Wealth, Vol. 31, Issue 1 (1987).
- Adolfo S. Azcuna, The Writ of AmparoWrit of Amparo and Habeas Data (Philippines)In the Philippines, amparo and habeas data are prerogative writs to supplement the inefficacy of the writ of habeas corpus . Amparo means protection, while habeas data is access to information...
: A Remedy to Enforce Fundamental Rights, Vol. 37, p. 15 (1993). - Jacinto D. Jimenez, Taking Private Property for Public Purpose, Vol. 45, Issue 1 (2001).
- Anna Leah Fidelis T. Castañeda, The Origins of Philippine Judicial Review, 1900–1935, Vol. 46, Issue 1 (2002).
- Ricardo C. Puno, Sr., Legacies in Civil Law from Justice Arsenio P. Dizon and His Peers, Vol. 46, Issue 3 (2002).
- Cesar L. VillanuevaCesar L. VillanuevaCesar L. Villanueva, also known as CLV, is the incumbent Dean of the Ateneo Law School in Makati City, Philippines. He is a certified public accountant and a recognized authority in Philippine commercial law. Villanueva is a candidate for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of...
, Revisiting the Philosophical Underpinnings of Philippine Commercial Laws, Vol. 46, Issue 3 (2002). - Joaquin G. BernasJoaquin G. BernasFr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J., J.S.D. is a Jesuit and is Dean Emeritus of Ateneo Law School in Makati City, Philippines. He was a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission which drafted the present Philippine Constitution....
, From One-Man Rule to "People Power", Vol. 46, Issue 1 (2002). - Aloysius P. Llamzon, "The Generally Accepted Principles of International Law" as Philippine Law: *Towards a Structurally Consistent Use of Customary International Law in Philippine Courts, Vol. 47, Issue 1 (2003).
- Renato CoronaRenato CoronaRenato C. Corona is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court on April 9, 2002 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
, The Importance of Public Attention to Far-reaching Public Issues and Policies, Vol. 48, Issue 1 (2004). - Vicente V. Mendoza, Towards Meaningful Reforms in the Bar Examinations, Vol. 48, Issue 3 (2004).
- Ateneo Law Journal Editorial Board, The Father of Philippine Liberal Constitutionalism (In the FestschriftFestschriftIn academia, a Festschrift , is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during his or her lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication or celebratory writing...
issue for Joaquin G. BernasJoaquin G. BernasFr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J., J.S.D. is a Jesuit and is Dean Emeritus of Ateneo Law School in Makati City, Philippines. He was a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission which drafted the present Philippine Constitution....
), Vol. 49, Issue 2 (2004) - Theoben Jerdan C. Orosa, Constitutional Kritarchy Under the Grave Abuse Clause, vol. 49 p. 565 (2004).