G.R. No. 193978 – 683 Phil. 141 – 667 SCRA 150 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Requisites; Locus Standi – Locus Standi of Lawyers to Question Constitutionality of Laws; When not applicable In 2010, President Benigno Simeon Aquino III issued E.O. […]
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G.R. No. 197126 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Power – Judicial Review – Moot and Academic Issues In September 2001, during the middle of the academic year, the College of Medicine of St. Louis University (SLU) imposed a new rule on its graduating […]
G.R. No. 129098 – 539 Phil. 114 – 510 SCRA 55 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Accountability of Public Officers – Ombudsman – Judicial Review – Decisions of the Ombudsman Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Decisions of Quasi-Judicial Bodies – Appeal – Rule 43; Errors in Judgment […]
G.R. No. 231658 – 812 Phil. 179 – 822 Phil. 181 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Military Powers – Martial Law Powers – Martial Law in Mindanao – Judicial Review; Sufficiency of the Factual Basis In May 2017, the […]
G.R. No. 190259 – 666 Phil. 225 – 651 SCRA 228 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Calling Out Power – Commander-in-Chief Clause – State of Emergency – Judicial Review; Sufficiency of the Factual Basis On 23 November 2009, 57 […]
G.R. No. 159085 – 466 Phil. 482 – 421 SCRA 656 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Calling Out Power – Commander-in-Chief Clause – State of Rebellion – Judicial Review; Sufficiency of Factual Basis These are four consolidated cases. On […]
G.R. No. 147780 – 410 Phil. 78 – 357 SCRA 757 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Calling Out Power – Commander-in-Chief Clause – Judicial Review Limited to Sufficiency of Factual Basis These are four consolidated cases seeking to question […]
G.R. No. 187175 – 925 Phil. 19 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – R.A. No. 9262; VAWC Law – The Anti-Violence against Women and their Children Act is Constitutional Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary; Judicial Power – Judicial Review – Power to Declare Statutes Unconstitutional; […]
G.R. No. L-57883 – 198 Phil. 1 – 112 SCRA 294 – Political law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary – Judicial Power; Political Question – if there is no question of law involved – BP 129 In 1981, Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, entitled “An Act Reorganizing the Judiciary, Appropriating […]
G.R. No. L-36142 – 151-A Phil. 35 – 50 SCRA 30 – Political law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary – Judicial Review; Political Question – Validity of the 1973 Constitution – Restriction to Judicial Power In 1973, President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the immediate implementation of the new 1973 Constitution. […]
G.R. No. L-14653 – 117 Phil. 19 – 7 SCRA 21 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary; Judicial Power – Justiciable Controversy – Citizenship Ricardo Santiago was considered an alien as evidenced by his alien certificate of registration. He averred that this is erroneous. He was born […]
G.R. No. L-21897 – 118 Phil. 1065 – 9 SCRA 230 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Powers of the Judiciary – Judicial Review – Nullification of Treaties – Treaty vs Executive Agreements During the term of President Diosdado Macapagal, he entered into two executive agreements […]
G.R. No. 84929 – 276 Phil. 544 – 199 SCRA 501 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Legitimizing Function – Collateral attacks vs constitutionality of laws Adela Tuason is the owner of a parcel of land. She leased the same to Julio […]
The power of judicial review is the power of the courts, ultimately of the Supreme Court, to interpret the Constitution and to declare any legislative or executive act invalid because it is in conflict with the fundamental law. This authority is derived by clear implication from the provisions of Secs […]
G.R. No. 91500 – 190 SCRA 782 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Declaratory Relief Not Among the Supreme Court’s Original Jurisdiction In January 1960, Republic Act 3001 was passed granting Allied Broadcasting Center, Inc. (ABC) the right to operate broadcasting stations. […]
G.R. No. 67752 – 171 SCRA 657 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Requisites After the lifting of martial law in 1981, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1789 and some other PDs. The said PD was issued in order to […]