A. The Constitution
2. Parts
5. General Provisions
B. General Considerations
1. National Territory
a. Archipelagic Doctrine
2. State Immunity
4. Separation of Powers
6. Delegation of Powers
7. Forms of Government
C. Legislative Department
2. Houses of Congress
a. Senate
b. House of Representatives
5. Discipline of Members
a. Nature
b. Powers
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7. Powers of Congress
a. Legislative
b. Non-Legislative
D. Executive Department
a. Presidential Immunity
b. Presidential Privilege
2. Powers
b. Power of Appointment
(1) In General
d. Military Powers
e. Pardoning Power
f. Diplomatic Power
g. Residual Powers
E. Judicial Department
1. Concepts
a. Judicial Power
b. Judicial Review
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3. Judicial Restraint
5. Supreme Court
F. Constitutional Commissions
3. Judicial Review
a. Quasi-Judicial Functions
b. Administrative
G. Bill of Rights
d. Delegation
3. Due Process
d. Hierarchy of Rights
f. Void-for-Vagueness Doctrine
4. Equal Protection
a. Concept
a. Concept
b. Warrant Requirement
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(1) Requisites
c. Warrantless Searches
d. Warrantless Arrests
e. Administrative Arrests
7. Freedom of Expression
d. Tests
f. Commercial Speech
h. Heckler’s Veto
8. Freedom of Religion
a. Non-Establishment Clause
a. Limitations
a. Limitations
a. Concept
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c. Just Compensation
(1) Determination
e. Miscellaneous Application
a. Availability
b. Requisites
c. Waiver
b. Bail
c. Presumption of Innocence
d. Right to be Heard
e. Assistance of Counsel
f. Right to be Informed
h. Right of Confrontation
i. Compulsory Process
j. Trials In Absentia
a. Writ of Amparo
b. Application
c. Immunity Statutes
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a. Requisites
H. Citizenship
3. Loss of Citizenship
4. Repatriation
1. General Principles
a. Scope
c. Personnel Actions
a. Impeachment
b. Ombudsman
c. Sandiganbayan
d. Ill-Gotten Wealth
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J. Administrative Law
1. General Principles
2. Administrative Agencies
K. Election Law
1. Suffrage
3. Registration of Voters
5. Political Parties
6. Candidacy
a. Qualifications of Candidates
7. Campaign
a. Premature Campaigning
b. Prohibited Contributions
8. Board of Canvassers
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c. Pre-Proclamation Controversy
d. Election Protest
e. Quo Warranto
L. Local Governments
1. Public Corporations
a. Concept
b. Classifications
(1) Quasi-Corporations
2. Municipal Corporations
a. Elements
b. Eminent Domain
c. Taxing Power
e. Legislative Power
f. Corporate Powers
(a) Requisites
g. Liability of LGUs
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(a) Grounds
(b) Jurisdiction
(d) Removal
k. Recall
l. Term Limits
1. Regalian Doctrine
6. Practice of Professions
1. Academic Freedom
1. Concepts
b. Jus Cogens
3. Sources
4. Subjects
a. States
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b. International Organizations
c. Individuals
6. Treaties
8. Treatment of Aliens
a. Extradition
(2) Procedure
c. Principles of IHL
d. Law on Neutrality
a. Baselines
b. Archipelagic States
c. Internal Waters
d. Territorial Sea
f. Continental Shelf
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This bar coverage description is not intended and should not be used by law schools as a
syllabus or course outline in the covered subjects.
It has been drawn up for the limited purpose of ensuring that candidates reviewing for the bar examinations are
guided on what basic and minimum amounts of laws, doctrines, and principles they need to know and be able to use
correctly before they can be licensed to practice law. More is required for excellent and distinguished work as
members of the Bar.
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