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     Legal Research

    - Is the process of finding the laws, rules and


    regulations that govern activities in human
    society. It involves locating both the laws
    and rules which are enforced by the State and
    the commentaries which explain or analyse
    these rules.

    - As the investigation for information


    necessary to support legal decision making.

    - It is an art (when compared to legal


    bibliography)

     Legal Bibliography
    - Defined as the science that deals with the
    description and history of books pertaining to
    law, including details of authorship, editions
    and dates of publication.

     The Philippine Legal System is aptly described


    as a blend of:
    1. Customary usage
    2. Roman (Civil Law)
    3. Anglo-American Systems

    Historical Evolution:
    1. The Pre Spanish Period (ate 1521)
    2. The Spanish Regime (1521-1898)
    3. American Period
     Treaty of Paris - When US won against
    Spain, the Philippines as part of the
    Spain land, was ceded to US.
     Tydings-Macduffie Law –
    Commonwealth Government was to be
    established for a transitional period of
    ten years before independence could be
    granted.

    4. Japanese Occupation
    5. Philippine Republic
    6. The Martial Law Period
    7. EDSA Revolution until the present

     Sources of Law
    1. Constitution – Fundamental law of the
    land
    2. Statutes
    3. Treaties and Conventions
    4. Judicial Decisions

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