Sources of Law

Question 1

What are the 3 Classification of the Sources of Law

Answer 1

By Authority
By Source
By Character

Question 2

What are the two types of Sources of Authority?

Answer 2

Primary Authority
Secondary Authority

Question 3

Where to find the Primary Authority sources?

Answer 3

a. Mandatory Primary authority

b. Persuasive mandatory authority

Question 4

What are the secondary authority sources?

Answer 4

Books, commentaries, treatises, encyclopedias,
dictionaries and law review articles.

Not at all authority but as its best, persuasive.

Question 5

Two Types of “By Source” sources of law

Answer 5

Primary Source
Secondary Source

Question 6

Where to find Primary Sources?

Answer 6

The official publications of the government or any of its agencies.

Examples: Official Gazette, Philippine
Reporrs, Journal of the Batasang Pambansa,
Proceeding of the Constitutional Convention

Question 7

Where to find the Secondary Sources of law?

Answer 7

The unofficial publications of private
publishers or institutions.

They are not
official sources of the law, nor are they
authorized to be official publishers.

Question 8

Are Secondary Sources of Law essential?

Answer 8

Yes, to speed up the process of locating and enhancing the understanding of the primary source materials, which are the objective of research effort.

Question 9

What are the classification of law books?

Answer 9

1. Statute books
2. Case books or law reports (court reports and
   decisions)
3. Search books or law finders or finding tools
   (include encyclopedia, digests, legal forms and
   books of index)

Question 10

What is a citator?

Answer 10

A citation index of legal resources.

Allows the researcher to find newer documents that cite the
original document, and this is to reconstruct the judicial
history of cases and statutes.

Question 11

Who are the members of the Executive Branch?

Answer 11

President
Vice President
Cabinet Members

Question 12

Who are the members of the Legislative Branch?

Answer 12

Senate
House of Representatives

Question 13

Who are the members of the Judicial Branch?

Answer 13

Supreme Court
Appellate Courts
Trial Courts

Question 14

From the Executive Branch, what are the sources of law.

Answer 14

President - Ordin ance Power

• Executive order
• Administrative Order
• Proclamation
• Memorandum Order
• Memorandum Circular
• General or Special Order

RECALL: P E M M A G

Question 15

From the Legislative Branch, what are the sources of law?

Answer 15

Legislative - enactment bills:

Act
CA: Commonwealth Act
RA - Republic Act

PD/BPs: Presidential Decree/Basta Pambansa

EO: Executive Order

RA: Republic Act

Question 16

Legislative sources of law from 1900 to 1935?

Answer 16

Acts

Question 17

Legislative sources of law from 1935 to 1941?

Answer 17

CA: Commonwealth Act

American time

Question 18

Legislative sources of law from 1946 - 1972?

Answer 18

RA: Republic Act

After the War
Before Martial Law

Question 19

Legislative sources of law from 1972 to 1986?

Answer 19

PD: Presidential Decree
BP: Batas Pambansa

During Marcos Time

Question 20

Legislative sources of law from 1986 to 1987?

Answer 20

EO: Executive Order

Transition after the People Power

Question 21

Legislative sources of law from 1987 to present?

Answer 21

RA: Republic Act

After the 1987 Constitution

Question 22

From the Judicial Branch, what are the sources of law?

Answer 22

• Jurisdiction: General, Special
• Judicial Regions
• Internal Rules
• Other Rules
  - E-filing
  - EUPR: Efficient Use of Paper Rule
  - JAR: Judicial Affidavit Rule
  - Continuous trial: 180 days
  - Small Claims

Question 23

What are the parts of a case?

Answer 23

Title

Synopsis / Headnotes / Syllabit

Case History

Holding/ Opinion / Concurrin, Dissenting

Question 24

What is the content of the court?

Answer 24

Fallo