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The course outline covers various topics in public international law including international law, the United Nations, concepts of statehood, rights of states, treaties, nationality and statelessness, treatment of aliens, international disputes, and neutrality.

The main topics covered in the course outline include international law, the United Nations, concepts of statehood, rights of states, treaties, nationality and statelessness, treatment of aliens, international disputes, and neutrality.

Some of the key doctrines discussed under Treaty include unequal treaties, jus cogens, concordat, pacta sunt servanda, rebus sic stantibus, most favored nation clause, interpretation of treaties, and termination.

Public International Law

Course Outline

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Atty. Ethelbert B. Ouano

I. International Law (1 session)


a. Definition
b. Public International Law vs. Private International Law
c. Divisions
d. Basis
e. Sources
f. Functions
g. Subjects of International Law
i. Liang vs. People, GRN 125865 26 March 2001
h. Objects of International Law
i. International Law vs. Municipal Law
i. Doctrine of Incorporation
1. Mejoff v. Director of Prisons 90 Phil. 70
2. Kuroda vs. Jalandoni 83 Phil. 171
3. Agustin v. Edu 88 SCRA 195
4. J.B.L. Reyes v. Bagatsing GR. No. 65366 October 25, 1983
5. Secretary Of Justice v. Judge Lantion GR 139465, 18 Jan. 2000
6. Tanada v. Angara, 272 SCRA 18, May 2, 1997
ii. Doctrine of Transformation
j. Constitution vs. Treaty

II. United Nations (2 sessions)


a. Principal Purposes
b. Membership
c. Principal Organs

III. Concept of State (2 sessions)


a. Definition
b. Creation
c. Extinction
d. Concept of Sovereignty as Autolimitation
i. Abbas vs. COMELEC
e. Recognition
i. Marcos v. Manglapus GR 88211 15 Sept. 1989
ii. ICMC vs. Calleja GR 85750, 28 Sept. 1990
iii. Wilson/Tobar Doctrine
iv. Stimson Doctrine
v. Extrada Doctrine
f. Belligerency

IV. Rights of State (2 sessions)


a. Existence and Self Defense
b. Sovereignty and Independence
c. Equality
d. Territorial Jurisdiction
e. Legation of Diplomatic intercourse
i. DFA vs. NLRC, 1996
ii. Republic of Indonesia v. Vinzon, 405 SCRA 126 (2003)
iii. MUNICHER v. CA G.R. No. 142396, 11 February 2003

V. Treaty ( 2 sessions)
a. Definition
b. Requisites
c. Unwritten Treaty
d. Steps in Treaty Making
i. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan v. Executive Secretary Ronaldo Zamora, G.R. No.
138570, Oct. 10, 2000
ii. PIMENTEL, JR., v. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 462 SCRA 622, 6 July 2005
e. Doctrines
i. Unequal Treaties
ii. Jus Cogens
iii. Concordat
iv. Pacta Sunt Servanda
1. Tanada v. Angara, 272 SCRA 18, May 2, 1997
v. Rebus Sic Stantibus
f. Most Favored Nation Clause
i. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc., 309 SCRA 87,
107-108, June 25, 1999
g. Interpretation of Treaties
h. Termination
i. Protocol de Cloture
j. Suggested Cases:
i. Abaya vs. Ebdane G.R. No. 167919 February 14, 2007
ii. Akbayan vs. Aquino G.R. No. 170516 July 16, 2008
iii. Bayan vs. Zamora G.R. No. 138570. October 10, 2000
iv. CIR vs. SC Johnson G.R. No. 127105. June 25, 1999
v. DBM vs. Kolonwel G.R. No. 175608 June 8, 2007
vi. Lim vs. Executive Secretary G.R. No. 151445. April 11, 2002
vii. Pimentel vs. Executive Secretary G.R. No. 158088 July 6, 2005

VI. Nationality and Statelessness (1 session)


a. Doctrine of Effective Nationality
i. FRIVALDO v. COMELEC 174 SCRA 245, 23 June 1989
b. Statelessness
c. Treatment of Stateless Individual
d. Reintegration

VII. Treatment of Aliens (1 session)


a. Deportation
b. Reconduction
c. Doctrine of State Responsibility
i. Direct
ii. Indirect
d. International Standard of Justice
e. Calvo Clause
f. Refugees
i. Requisites
ii. Non-refoulment
iii. Diplomatic asylum
iv. Political Asylum
g. Extradition
i. PD 1069
ii. Attentat Clause
iii. Procedure
1. Wright v. CA, 235 SCRA 341, Aug. 15, 1994
iv. Bail
1. CUEVAS V. MUNOZ G.R. No. 140520, 18 December 2000
2. Government of United States of America v. Judge Purganan
3. GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION V.
JUDGE OLALIA, JR. AND MUÑOZ, GR No. 153675, April 19, 2007
v. Quantum of Evidence
1. GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION V.
JUDGE OLALIA, JR. AND MUÑOZ, GR No. 153675, April 19, 2007

VIII. International Dispute (1 session)


a. Definition
b. Settlement
c. Intervention
d. Drago Doctrine
e. Retorsion
f. Reprisal

IX. War (3 session)


a. Definition
i. Nicaragua v. United States
b. Basic Principles
c. Participants
d. Geneva Conventions
e. ICC

X. Neutrality (1 session)

References
1. Public International Law Reviewer
By: Ralph Sarmiento
2. International Law
By: Isagani Cruz
3. Internationa Law Reviewer
By: Isagani Cruz

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