Sept. 9 Flashcards
Branches of government
a. Executive Branch
b. Judicial Branch
c.Legislative Branch
Tasked to execute laws headed by the president
Executive branch
tsked to interpret laws headed by Supreme Court
judicial branch
tasked to make, amend, and appeal laws headed by congress
Legislative branch
Is that part of the which creates, defines and regulates rights
Substantive law
Prescribes the method of enforcing rights
Procedural law
Hierarchy of laws
- 1987 Philippine constitution
- statutes, treaties, and conventions
- Jurisprudence
No person shall b deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws
Section 1, Article III 1987 constitution
State shall guarantee equal access
Section 25, Article II
Awesome Powers of the state
- Police Power
- Eminent Domain
- Taxation
Power to regulate liberty and property for general welfare
Police Power
Power to forcibly acquire private property, upon payment of just compensation for some public use.
Eminent Domain
Power to demand from members of society their proportionate share or contribution in the maintenance of the government.
Taxation
A branch of law which defines crimes, treaties of their nature and provides for their punishment
Criminal Laws and Civil Law
Branch of law that treats the personal and family relations of a person his property and successional rights and the effects of obligation and contracts.
Criminal Law and civil law