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Eminent Person Lecture Series Features Magistrada Roca Trias by NINA PATRICIA D AMICUS, Latin for “friend” or “comrade”, is the faculty bulletin of the Ateneo School of Law. It seeks to build a commu- nity of law school faculty mem- bers who inspire each other and the studentry to be skilled in the science and art of the law, to be imbued with a burn- ing passion for justice, and to lead in serving the nation for Volume 2, No. 2 • December 2013 the greater glory of God. Eminent person lecture series features Magistrada Roca Trias By NINA PATRICIA D. SISON-ARROYO relegated to history”. She then family regulations; the other discussed four current issues, refers to what should be the namely: deregulation of marriage; legal grounds on which to reach the consequences of divorce solutions that are suitable for and alimony for former spouses, any form adopted by family including custody of children; relations.” On the first, she said filiation and the problems derived that in Spain, “the traditional way from assisted reproduction in which to organise various family techniques; and the contradiction member roles has changed.” “At arising from the continuation of present, although traditional traditional succession scenarios institutions remain, the family as and the changes undergone in an institution, reflected in recent The Ateneo Law School (ALS), the issues that have confronted family relations. laws, has changed to the point in cooperation with the Legal Spain’s family law system and how Magistrada Roca Trias that duties are based on spousal Education Board, Philippine it has evolved in the context of concluded her lecture by saying equality,” she said. Association of Law Schools (PALS) generations of reforms in Europe. that it “leads to two sets of On the second conclusion, and Philippine Judicial Academy The program opened with conclusions: one refers to social Magistrada Roca Trias opined (PHILJA), sponsored the inaugural welcome remarks from Palawan issues that should underlie any continued on page 3 program of The Eminent Person State University Law School Dean Lecture Series on November 27, Perry L. Pe. Justice Hilarion L. 2013, held at the Auditorium Aquino explained the purpose of the Ateneo Professional of the event and Spanish Dean’s Corner Schools, Rockwell Center. The Ambassador to the Philippines honored guest and speaker of Jorge Domecq delivered a brief By SEDFREY M. CANDELARIA the event was Excma. Sra. Dña. message. Chief Justice Reynato S. Encarnacion Roca Trias, a judge Puno (ret.) gave an overview of of the Tribunal Constitucional the Philippine-Spanish historical The resilience of the Filipinos after the series of natural disasters de España, the highest court ties as an introduction to the during the last quarter of 2013 is remarkable and further reinforced of Spain. Her lecture entitled, lecture. by the expression of generosity by local and international “Doctrinal and Jurisprudential Magistrada Roca Trias communities. Some members of the Law School family were in Developments in Spanish Family presented a historical background fact seriously affected by these disasters. Their moving accounts Law and Succession” highlighted of Spanish Family Law and of the experiences of their immediate relatives were shared with discussed the reforms that our faculty during our Christmas gathering. I thank our faculty for joining us during that occasion to manifest our oneness with the Inside had led to the recognition that human rights also apply to affected law students, faculty and staff. family member relations. She Our capacity to stand the test of these challenges should give ADMU considers shift in us greater hope this year. It is within this spirit that we also seek academic calendar 3 emphasized that antiquated principles, which required spousal to break new ground and take a greater leap as we roll out new Law and Life: ALS Students curricular initiatives to enhance our legal education program. Visit the Supreme Court 4 permission before women could perform any act affecting their During the past few months the Law School marked the trigger Homecoming honors points in our quest for internationalization and a skills-based law generations of Atenean lawyers 6 assets, criminalized only women for adultery, and prevented an curriculum through the “tracking of electives”. A series of academic ALAAI unveils departmental meetings conducted by Atty. Ana Janet Sunga-Kim alumni gallery adequate resolution to marital 8 conflict have been “nullified and continued on page 2 Ateneo’s Annual One Big Fight: The Central Bar Operations 9 Volume 2, No. 2 • December 2013 2 from page 1 under the auspices of the Graduate Legal Studies Institute, headed by Prof. Amparita Sta. Maria, had generated an inventory of Dean’s Corner course syllabi which will form part of the foundation of our enhanced curricular By SEDFREY M. CANDELARIA offerings tracked toward specialized fields of law practice. Even our apprenticeship program will take a new twist as we put it Excma. Sra. Dña. Encarnacion Roca Trias, program under the guidance of a core into synergy with the specialized tracks. A Magistrada del Tribunal Constitutional de team of faculty. Our meaningful search for a round of consultations with law firms, public España. My second lecture under the Chief characterization of an “Ateneo lawyer” will agencies and private organizations will be Justice Artemio V. Panganiban Foundation probably find some answers through the undertaken by the Office of the Associate for Liberty and Prosperity was delivered in program. Dean for Student Affairs to determine the November on the “Comparative Analysis of Our moot court and debating teams best destinations for our students during the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral continue to gather deserved victories in their summer apprenticeship. Domain (MOA-AD) and the Framework recent competitions. Asia Cup (Japan) went A welcome development in our Kyushu Agreement on the Bangsamoro”. Finally, a to Ateneo team. Our Stetson environmental University partnership was the Consortium panel session on Insolvency Laws entitled, a law team won the regional round and meeting in Bangkok for the purpose of talk on “Bankruptcy Laws in a Socialist Market consequently qualified for the Florida-based outlining a framework for a joint graduate Economy: Recent Developments in Mainland international final rounds. The first forensic degree conferment. The Ateneo Law School China”, with Visiting Professor Charles D. moot court competition at the U.P. College has also been tasked with designing a Booth from William S. Richardson School of of Law saw our students in Prof. Angela module on Human Rights to be delivered in Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa, through Aguinaldo’s class on Legal Psychology and Kyushu University’s graduate program in law the Ateneo Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Law winning the unique event. Our ICRC IHL beginning the second half of 2014. We also Studies, and a symposium on the “Aftermath of team also deserve to be acknowledged for hosted a visit of ten Kyushu law students, PDAF’s Unconstitutionality”, sponsored by the a commendable performance in the recent two law faculty members and a staff in Student Council, capped the last quarter’s co- IHL moot court competition. Our debating September. An interactive session on Family curricular activities. team is looking forward to another round of Mediation with ALS students and a Supreme The 2013 Bar examinations ended in a challenges in the ANC-CVC debates. I thank Court tour constituted the highlights of the peaceful note. Dean Lily K. Gruba and the the coaches and team members for their visit. Bar Operations Group, together with the diligent participation and support. A further development in the law hardworking faculty members spearheaded by I wish to take this opportunity to thank school’s thrust for internationalization is the Prof. Sarah Lou Y. Arriola, had toiled admirably a very productive partner of the law school, joint masteral program with the University of for the duration of the Bar month beyond the the Honorable Justice Hilarion L. Aquino Sydney. The program is in its implementation call of duty. of the Legal Education Board (LEB), whose stage. The Graduate Legal Studies Institute We continue to benefit from our growing term as Chairperson of LEB just ended. is assisting in designing the details of the linkage with our law alumni association. The Justice Aquino’s term could be credited with program, which will be rolled out within the tremendous work of past President Aleli Angela trailblazing programs aimed at excellence year. G. Quirino strengthened the bond between the in the delivery of legal education in the Another set of activities defined a busy ALS law community and the alumni as the Sintra Philippines. On the other hand, the ALS last quarter of 2013. The Tax Management Board Re-Launching demonstrated in October. welcomes the new President of PALS in Association of the Philippines (TMAP) Even the agenda of the Alumni Homecoming the person of Dean Nilo T. Divina of the introduced the state of tax law practice addressed the immediate need of the ALS, University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil to upper-class ALS students considering such as, the transcript of record digitization Law. Past PALS President Dean Ernest P. taxation as a field of specialization. An project in partnership with CD Asia. Traditional Maceda, Jr. of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod international non-government organization, scholarship grants formed part of the new ng Maynila College of Law should be cited Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, flew in project. The October Homecoming featured for his outstanding legacy at PALS which two experts to update our students with generations of Ateneo lawyers belonging to the includes, among others, the launching of the current developments on peace processes same families. It was also at the Homecoming Philippine Journal of Legal Education. Also, in other parts of the world as possible where ALS conferred the second Hall of Fame on behalf of the Law Faculty, I extend our templates for on-going negotiations with for Ateneo Law Professors award to former deepest appreciation for the appointment rebel groups in the Philippines.
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