SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF LAW
FIRST SEMESTER
SUBJECT Units COURSE DESCRIPTION
LAW 111
Persons and Family Relations 4
A basic course on the law of persons and the family which first views the effect and application of laws and the law on human relations and then proceeds to examine the legal norms affecting civil personality, marriage, property relations between husband and wife, legal separation, the matrimonial regimes of absolute community, conjugal partnerships of gains, complete separation of property, family, paternity and filiation, adoption, guardianship, support, parental authority, surnames, absence and emancipation including the rules of procedure relative to the foregoing.
LAW 112
Constitutional Law 1 3
A survey and evaluation of basic principles dealing with the structure of the Philippine Government.
LAW 113
Criminal Law 1 3
A detailed examination into the characteristics of criminal law, the nature of felonies, stage of execution, circumstances affecting criminal liability, persons criminally liable, and extinction of criminal liability as well as the civil liability of the offender, what it includes extinction and survival of civil liability of the offender, what it includes, extinction and survival of civil liability, as well as the understanding of penalties in criminal law their nature and theories, classes of crimes, habitual delinquency, the Indeterminate sentence law and the Probation Law. The course covers Art. 1-113 of the Revised Penal Code and related laws.
LAW 114
Election Laws 2
This course examines the regulations, the conduct of elections and the law on pre- proclamation conduct and elections protest.
LAW 115
Legal Research 2
A probe into the methodology of legal Research and the preparation of legal Opinions, memoranda, expository of critical on any subject approved by the professor in- charge.
LAW 116
Statutory Construction 2
A course that explores the use and force of statutes & principles and methods of their construction.
LAW 117
Legal Profession 1
The history and development of the legal profession in the Philippines, its current problems, goals & role in society.
LAW 211
Property 4
The law on the different kinds of property, ownership and its modifications, co- ownership and possession, usufruct, easements or servitudes, nuisance, and the different modes of acquiring ownership.
LAW 212
Criminal Procedure 3
The rules on criminal procedure including the basic rights of the accused, the jurisdiction of courts and the procedure in criminal cases.
LAW 213
Copyright and Intellectual 2
A study of the laws on Trademark, patent, properties copyright and Intellectual creation.
LAW 214
Land Titles and Deeds 2
The system and methods of registration of title and deeds of land..
LAW 215
Labor Standards 2
An investigation into the labor standards, working conditions and employment benefits including statutes and decrees on labor standards.
LAW 216
Municipal Corporation Law 2
This is the study of the general principles governing municipal corporation, the laws affecting the creation, organization and government of provinces, cities, municipalities, municipal districts and barrios.
LAW 217
Administrative Law 2
The development and application of principles and doctrines governing administrative agencies with rule-making and adjudicative functions.
LAW 218
Sales 2
An in-depth study of the provisions of the civil code in contract of Sales, its nature forms the obligation of the vendors and the vendees, warranties, remedies, breach of contracts, and conventional and legal redemption. The course includes assignment of credits, incorporation rights, the Bulk Sales Law and the Nationalization Law.
LAW 311
Succession 4
A detailed evaluation of the law on testate and intestate succession, including wills, institution of heirs, disinheritance & partition and distribution of the estate. The course also takes up rules of procedure on the law of settlement & administration of the estate of deceased persons.
LAW 312
Business Organization 1 3
A course combining the laws of Partnership, Agency & Trusts.
LAW 313
Taxation 1 3
The general principles of taxation and statutory provisions on income taxation, including pertinent revenue regulations.
LAW 314
Problem Areas in Legal Ethics 2
A course aimed at examining and resolving specific problems which may confront lawyers and judges in the exercise of the profession.
LAW 315
Insurance 2
A study of the Insurance code & related laws, including the concepts and functions of insurance contract, insurable interest, special forms of insurance, business and government regulations of the insurance business.
LAW 316
Special Commercial Laws 2
This treats special laws related to and complementing Commercial Laws such as Banking Laws, Securities Act, Warehouse Receipts Law, Truth in Lending Act, BOI Law, Price Tag Law and E-commerce.
LAW 317
Legal Counseling 2
An introduction to the art and technique of legal counseling as well as a consideration of the responsibilities of the lawyer as counselor.
LAW 318
Legal Forms 1
A course which trains students in the drafting of various legal documents and deeds, as well as judicial pleadings & briefs.
LAW 411
Civil Law Review 1 4
A general integration of the principles in civil law covering the effects and application of laws, the law of human relations, persons and family relations, property, ownerships & its modification, the different modes of acquiring ownerships, including Succession. Pertinent provisions of special laws and the Rules of Court are also reviewed.
LAW 412
Criminal Law Review 4
A general review of the Revised Penal Code with its latest amendments, and the integrative decisions of the Supreme Court as well as other relevant penal statutes.
LAW 413
Political Law Review 3
A general survey of the Constitutional Laws of the Philippines including election laws, public officers law, municipal corporation law, administrative law and public international laws.
LAW 414
Remedial Law Review 1 3
A general study and survey of the rules on civil procedure provisional remedies and special civil actions.
LAW 415
Labor Law Review 2
A general review of all laws affecting labor standards and labor relations.
LAW 416
Practice Court 1 2
Training on the preparation and drafting of complaints, petitions, answers, motions, briefs & other pleadings before tribunals in the art of effective advocacy.
LAW 417
Clinical Legal Education 1 1
Supervised student practice under Rule 135- A of the Rules of Court including conference with clients, preparation of pleadings and motions, appearance in court, handling of trial and preparation of memorandum. Use of video equipment and computers enhances training in direct and cross-examination techniques.
SECOND SEMESTER
LAW 121
Obligations and Contracts 5
An in-depth study of the nature, kinds and effect of obligations, and their extinguishments; contracts in general, their requisites, form and interpretation; and defective contracts, including natural obligations and estoppel.
LAW 122
Constitutional Law II 3
A comprehensive study of the Constitution, the bill of rights and judicial review on acts affecting them.
LAW 123
Criminal Law II 3
A comprehensive appraisal of specific felonies penalized in Book II of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, their nature, elements and corresponding penalties.
LAW 124
Special Penal Laws 2
This course deals on penal Laws not covered by the Revised Penal Code such as laws on graft and corruption, bouncing checks, dangerous drugs, gambling, firearms, highway robbery and piracy.
LAW 125
Legal Writing 2
An introduction of legal writing techniques. It involves applied legal bibliography, case digesting and reporting analysis, legal reasoning and preparation of legal opinions or memoranda.
LAW 126
Legal Ethics 2
A course that focuses on the canons of legal ethics involving the duties and responsibilities of the lawyer with respect to the client, the court, the bar and the public.
LAW 127
Public Officers Law 1
A course that focuses on the General Principles of Public Officers, Elections, and appointment of public officials, eligibility to public office, commencement of official relations, rights and privileges of public offices, disabilities and inhibitions, powers and functions, liabilities & Presidential Decree 807.
LAW 128
Natural Resources 1
A study of the Constitutional provisions on national patrimony and natural resources complemented with relevant laws.
LAW 221
Civil Procedure 5
The rules o civil procedure of the Rules of Court involving basic principles of jurisdiction and procedure in civil cases.
LAW 222
Negotiable Instruments 3
An examination of the statutory provisions governing negotiable instruments as well as other commercial papers, including investment papers and money market instruments.
LAW 223
Credit Transactions 3
The law governing loans and deposits, including mortgages, pledge, antichresis, guaranty, sureties and other securities or collaterals.
LAW 224
Provisional Remedies 3
An intensive study of injunction and other Special Civil Action provisional relies in Rules 57-71 of the Rule
of Court, including a survey of pertinent decisions of the Supreme Court.
LAW 225
Public International Law 2
An overview of the legal principles governing international relations based, among others, on the United Nations Charter and the decisions of international tribunals.
LAW 226
Transportation 2
The general principles and basic regulations governing common carriers by land, sea and air.
LAW 321
Evidence 4
A course which looks into the rules of presentation, admissibility, weight and sufficiency of evidence, including burden of proof and presumption.
LAW 322
Business Organization II 4
A study of the Corporation Code or the law governing private corporations. It includes the Securities and Exchange Commission.
LAW 323
Taxation II 3
A study of the concepts and general principles of transfer (estate and donor’s) specific, business, percentage, amusement, and miscellaneous taxes provided in the National International Revenue Code, including general principles on tariff and customs duties.
LAW 324
Labor Relations 3
A survey on the laws implementing the rights to self-organization and collective bargaining, including the laws relating to strikes, pickets and lockouts.
LAW 325
Torts and Damages 2
An analysis of the law on quasi-delict as well as the nature, classes and extent of damages.
LAW 326
Special Proceedings 2
A study of rules on settlement of estate letters testamentary and administration, encumbrances of property of decedents and escheats.
LAW 421
Civil Law Review II 4
A course dealing with the following subjects: Obligations and Contracts, Sales, Common Carriers, Partnership, Agency, Credit Transactions, Quasi-Delicts and Damages. Relevant jurisprudence also are treated.
LAW 422
Mercantile Law Review 4
This course deals with the general review on the statutory provisions governing Negotiable Instruments and Documents of Title to Goods, the laws on Partnership, Agency and Trusts, the Corporation Code of the Philippines and all Special Commercial Laws.
LAW 423
Remedial Law Review II 3
A course that focuses o the general study and survey of the rules of Civil Procedure, Special Proceedings and Evidence.
LAW 424
Taxation Law Review 2
The subject aims to provide a compact yet substantial information and knowledge on the basic principles of Taxation, The National Revenue Code incorporating when relevant, provisions of related statutes, decrees and regulations on Taxation.
LAW 425
Conflict of Laws 2
A course dealing with legal transactions or relationships involving foreign elements with emphasis on the choice of law methods, including problems in jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgment.
LAW 426
Practice Court II 2
Holding of court trials as if in a Regional Trial Court, where the rules of Court, are strictly observed. The professor in charge prepares statements of facts and each one of them is made the basis of a complaint and answer. The lawyers, litigants and witnesses are all members of the class, and the professor acts as judge. It is made obligatory upon the students, acting, and their cases orally argued immediately after the evidence is closed.
LAW 427
Clinical Education II 1
Construction of the supervised student practice under Rule 135-A of the Rules of court including conference with clients, preparation of pleadings and motions, appearance in court, handling of trial, preparations of memorandum, Use of video equipment and computers will enhance training in direct and cross examination techniques.
LAW 428
Legal Medicine 1
An overview of the principles relating to medico-legal cases, including the procedure of presenting and examining medical expert witness.
