Law 131-B Final Exam (March 23, 2007)

Use a bluebook. Indicate your name and student number. The Exam is take home and should be submitted to the Office of the College Secretary no later than 5 PM on Monday, March 26, 2007.The COLSEC will receive the blue books/papers and stamp the time when it is received. The deadline for those not exempt from doing the paper is the same time/day.

 

(1) A lesbian couple approaches you for legal advice regarding adoption of the child of one of the women. Can you make use of Gualberto vs CA in staking a claim for adoption by the couple? Why or why not? (40)

 

(2) Given the Supreme Court's non-application of the battered women's syndrome in the Genosa case as well as having laid down particular guidelines of how "BWS" should be proven (the SC mentioned at least 3 which in some way runs parallel to the elements of a valid self-defense), how would you critique the decision? (Consider limitations if any of applying the standards of self defense as they are, to BWS) (60)

 

(3) BONUS Question (20 pts)

Name at least three changes in human rights discourse brought about by the influence of feminist legal theory on women's human rights.

Assignments for February 16, 2007

Case Assignments

Disenchanted Rights:The Persistence of Secularism and Geopolitical Inequalities in Articulations of Women's Human Rights, Isabelle V. Barker

Estrada vs Escritor, 2003

Estrada vs Escritor, 2006

FORUM
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Puso, Puson, at Pananampalataya

 

A forum on religion, reproductive health, sexuality and spirituality entitled, “Puso, Puson, at Pananampalataya" will be held on February 19, 2007, (a Monday), from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Balay Kalinaw (Seminar Room B), UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Sr. Helen Graham, Dr. Margarita Holmes and Mr. Danton Remoto will be present at the forum to discuss and share with us their insights on the topic.

This forum is a collaborative project of the Leadership Development Program for Mobilizing Reproductive Health (LDM), Health Action Information Network (HAIN), PLCPD, WomenLead and HASIK with funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Should you be interested to attend, please confirm your attendance with Ms. Bicbic Chua (LDM) at 3764432 or 09217772927 or Ms. Tere Godito (HAIN) at 952-6312, 9526409.

Reading Assignment
Sally Engle Merry,Constructing a Global Law : Violence Against Women and the Human Rights SystemDownload Here

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Legal Theory Blog

QUIZ on August 18, 2006 for LAW 131

QUIZ on August 18, 2006 for LAW 131

After Legal Consciousness, Susan S. Silbey, Annu.Rev.Soc.Sci.2005

TIP: Give yourself time to reflect on the reading. This is an open notes quiz which means you can have a copy of the reading during the quiz. 

Film Selection WD 270

El Crimen del Padre Amaro -Mexican Filmbased on a novel written in Portugal in the 1800s

Evelyn - Irish true story about parental custody

Crash - 2005 Best Movie (Oscars) ; film on race issues as well as gender; violence etc.

Interesting Links
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And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible
http://www.hobrad.com/and.htm

Academic Calendar
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Topic: LAW 131
As agreed by the class, beginning July 6, 2006, Classes for LAW 131 will be held at 12 to 3 PM, in the same room #322 unless otherwise announced.

Other Schedules on the academic calendar:

8 September - Last Day for dropping
October 6 - Last Day of Classes

Finals Week: October 12-20

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Topic: 1st Sem. SY 2006-2007
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Atty. Carolina S. Ruiz Austria
Senior Lecturer, UP College of Law