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ARELLANO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Statutory Construction

Course Description: This course introduces to students the various means, methods, tests and

principles used by the courts for determining the meaning of a law.

Course Obecti!e"s: By the end of the term, the student should be able to:

1. Define statutory construction;2. !plain the various means, methods, tests and principles used in statutory

construction; and

". #onstrue the meaning of a law by applying said means, methods, tests and principles.

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Course Out*ine:

-. tatutes, in general

$. Definitions and Distinctions1. /hat is a statute0

2. /hat is a law0

". /hat is #onstruction0

. /hat is -nterpretation0. /hat is tatutory #onstruction0

Definition of tatutory #onstruction1.Caltex v. Palomar34 56178(, 27 eptember 17889B. arts of a tatute

#. nactment of a tatute ow does a bill become a law09

D. residential -ssuances. ffect and anuary

17?93.Paat v. CA34 1111(@, 1( >anuary 177@9

4.People v. apa34 5622"(1, "( $ugust 178@9

!."aoan# v. $ni%ipal &$d#e of 'an Ni%olas34 56"8?, 2? *arch17??9

.Paras v. Comele%34 12"187, Aovember 17789

B. tatutory #onstruction vs. >udicial 5egislation

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tatutory #onstruction, whose ob is it0

.Flores%a v. P*ilex inin#34 56"(82, "( $pril 17?9

+.,ep$bli% v. CA and olina34 1(?@8", 1" +ebruary 177@9

#. 5egislative -ntent, how ascertained

ow must 5egislative -ntent be ascertained-.Aisporna v. CA34 56"717, 12 $pril 17?291. C*ina /an0 v. rte#a34 56"78, "1 >anuary 17@"9

11./oard of Administrators of t*e PA v. /a$tista34 56"@?8@, 22

+ebruary 17?29D. ower to #onstrue

. 5imitations on the ower to #onstrue

---. $ids in #onstruction

$. -ntrinsic $ids

B. !trinsic $ids

12.,oman Cat*oli% Ar%*bis*op of anila v. ''C34 561(, 2( >anuary 17819#. #ontemporary #onstruction

13."avid vs. Comele% 21 'C,A -(3.4. Ao. 12@118 $pril ?, 177@)

-C. -nterpretation of tatutes$. 5iteral #onstruction

14. 'alvatierra v. CA34 1(@@7@, 28 $ugust 17789

1!.apisanan n# m#a an##a#a5a v. anila ,ailroad Compan634 562"18, 2? +ebruary 17@79

a. Departure from 5iteral -nterpretation/hen literal interpretation not favored

1.Abellana v. arave34 562@@8(,*ay 27, 17@9

Paras vs. Comele%, 28 #4$ 7, supra

b. -mplications

B. !ecutive #onstruction

Basic rule on !ecutive #onstruction

1.PAFL7 v. /$rea$ of Labor ,elations34 56"@8(, 21 $ugust 17@89

/hen !ecutive #onstruction is not given weight

1+.P*ilippine Apparel 8or0ers9 7nion v. NL,C 34 56("2(, "1 >uly

17?191-.:/AA Emplo6ees 7nion v. :n%ion# 34 521, 2"


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21. i%torias illin# v. 'o%ial 'e%$rit6 Commission34 5618@(, 1@

*arch 17829

D. trict #onstruction

. 5iberal #onstruction

-C. ubects of #onstruction

The #onstitution

ow should the constitution be construed

22. 'armiento v. ison34 @77@, 1@ December 17?@9

23.Perfe%to v. eer34 562"?, 2@ +ebruary 17(924.Enden%ia v. "avid34 568"68, "1 $ugust 17"9

2!.Nitafan v. Commissioner of :nternal ,even$e34 56@?@?(, 2"

>uly 17?@9

*ay the preamble be referred to in the construction of #onstitutionalrovisions0

2.A#lipa6 v. ,$i;34 7, 1" *arch 17"@9

$re the provisions of the #onstitution self6e!ecuting0

2.anila Prin%e anada v. >$vera34 568"71, 27 December 17?89


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3+. >6 v. First National '$ret634 56181"?, 27 $pril 17819

3-."e la Cr$; v. Capital :ns$ran%e34 5621@, "( >une 17889

$mbiguous provision interpreted against insurer

4. @$a C*ee =an v. La5 7nion and ,o%0 :ns$ran%e34 56811,

1@ December 179

#orporate 5aw 4ule on the interpretation of #orporate 5aw provisions0

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G. TermE and TenureE

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!4. $parri vs #ourt of $ppeals, 12@ #4$ 2"1 17?93.4. Ao. 56

"((@ >anuary "1, 17?

H. urplusagesE

!!."emafiles vs. Comele%, 34 562?"78, 27 December 17?@-. unctuations

!.Araba6 vs CF: of amboan#a del Norte, 88 #4$ [email protected]. Ao.56"@8? eptember 1(, 17@

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/hat is the rule regarding conflicting provisions of different statutes0

.Laxamana v. /alta;ar34 567, 17 eptember 17291./$t$an 'a5mill v. Cit6 of /$t$an34 562118, 27 $pril 17889

2.Ara6ata vs. &o6a, 1 -5 8 3.4. Ao. 562?(8@ *arch 1(, 172?

/hat is the rule in case of conflict between a special provision of a general law

and a general provision of a special law0

3. #ity of *anila vs. Teotico, 2 'C,A 2 3.4. Ao. 562"(2

>anuary 27, 178?

"avid vs. Comele%, 2@1 #4$ 7(

G-. *andatory and Directory tatutes

G--. rospective and 4etroactive tatutes

G---. $mendment, 4evision, #odification and 4epeal

4. >a%an vs. CA, 1"@ #4$ ?("3.4. Ao. 568221 >uly 27, 17?9!. ille#as v. '$bido34 56"1@11, "( eptember 17?@9

G-C. ractical $pplications

Re+erences:

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C*ass ,o*icies:

o $ttendance is checIed at ?:1( a.m. lease maIe an effort to be on time so as not to

disrupt the class. ach student is allowed a ma!imum of four absences.


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5ate submissions will be subect to point deductions. Digest of cases will be graded as

follows:

Juantity "()9 6 cases submitted % assigned cases for the weeI9Juality ()9 6 proper margins, legible handwriting, neatness, correct

nglish and grammar, relevance to the topic9

Timeliness "()9 6 within the due date M 1((); 1 weeI late M ?); 2 weeIslate M @); beyond 2 weeIs M 8)9

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