Public International Law Syllabus I. General Principles and Sources of International Law
Public International Law Syllabus I. General Principles and Sources of International Law
Cases:
1) Kuroda v. Jalandoni, G.R. No. L-2662, March 26, 1949
2) Co Kim Chan v. Valdez Tan Keh, G.R. No. L-5, September 17, 1945
3) Ichong v. Hernandez, G.R. No. L-7995, May 31, 1957
4) Gonzalez v. Hechanova, G.R. No. L-21897, October 22, 1963
5) Mejoff v. Director of Prisons, 90 Phil. 70
6) Paquete v. Habana, 175 U.S. 677
7) Mijares v. Ranada, G.R. No. 139325, April 12, 200 5 (455 SCRA 397)
8) Pharmaceutical and Health Care Association v. Duque, G.R. No. 173034,
October 19, 2007
9) Columbia v. Peru, ICJ Rep. 266, (1950)
10) Reagan v. CIR, 30 SCRA 968
11) Agustin v. Edu, 88 SCRA 195
12) Republic v. Sandiganbayan, 407 SCRA 10
13) Tanada v. Angara, 272 SCRA 18
14) Bayan Muna v. Romulo, 641 SCRA 244
15) Vinuya v. Romulo, 619 SCRA 533
III. RECOGNITION
1. Kinds of Recognition
a. Theories of Recognition
2. Recognition of States
3. Recognition of Government
a. Kinds of De Facto Government
b. Principles/Doctrines of Recognition
c. Requirements for Recognition of Government
d. Recognition De Jure v. Recognition De Facto
4. Effects of Recognition of States and Government
Cases:
1) Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic v. Cibrario, New York Court
of Appeals, 1923, 235 NY 255
2) Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabatino, 376 US 398
3) Oetjen v. Central Leather Co., 246 US. 297
Cases:
1) Underhill v. Hernandez, 168 U.S. 250
2) PCGG v. Sandiganbayan, 530 SCRA 13
3) Baer v. Tizon, 57 SCRA 1
4) Syquia v. Almeda Lopez, 84 Phil. 312
5) U.S.A. v. Guinto, G.R. No. 76607
6) U.S.A. v. Rodrigo, G.R. No. 79470
7) U.S.A. v. Ceballos, G.R. No. 80018
8) U.S.A. v. Vergara, 182 SCRA 644
9) U.S.A. v. Ruiz, 136 SCRA 487
10) U.S.A. v. Reyes, 219 SCRA 192
5. Recognition of Belligerency, Conditions
a. Distinguish between Insurgency and Belligerency
6. Consequences of Recognition of Belligerency
a. Article 2, UN Charter
b. International Agreements which recognize Right of Equality
c. Rule of Par in Parem Non Habet Imperium
V. TERRITORY OF STATES
1. Definition
2. National Territory of the Philippines (Section 1, Article 1, Constitution)
3. Modes of Acquisition and Loss of Territory
a. Requisites of Valid Discovery and Occupation
b. Terra Nullius and Animus Occupandi
c. Inchoate Title of Discovery
4. Components of Territory
a. Terrestrial
b. Maritime and Fluvial Domain
i. Thalweg Doctrine
ii. UN Conference on the Law of the Sea
1. Baselines
2. Archipelagic States
a. Straight archipelagic baselines
b. archipelagic waters
c. archipelagic sea lanes passage
d. regime of islands
3. Internal waters
4. Territorial sea
5. Contiguous zone
6. Exclusive economic zone
7. Continental shelf
8. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
iii. R.A. No. 5446
iv. R.A. No. 9522
Cases:
1) Magallona v. Ermita, 655 SCRA 476
2) Fisheries Case, ICJ Reports (1951) 116
3) In the matter of the South China Sea Arbitration [P.C.A. 2013-19]
c. Aerial Domain
VI. JURISDICTION
1. International Jurisdiction
2. Types of Jurisdiction
3. Bases of Jurisdiction
a. Territoriality
b. Nationality
c. Protective Principle
d. Universality
e. Jurisdiction based on agreement
4. Territorial Jurisdiction
Case:
Case: Lotus Case, PICJ, Ser. A. No. 10, 1927, Hudson, World Ct. Rep 20
C. Aerial Jurisdiction
a. Five Air Freedoms
b. Convention of Offenses and Certain Acts Committed on Board
Aircraft
c. Outer Space
d. Other Territories
e. Distinction of exterritoriality from extraterritoriality
Cases:
1) Pimentel v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 158088, July 6, 2005
2) WHO v. Aquino, 48 SCRA 1242
3) Holy See v. Rosario, 238 SCRA 524
4) DFA v. NLRC, 262 SCRA 39
5) Reyes v. Bagatsing, 125 SCRA 553
6) Bayan v. Zamora, 342 SCRA 449
7) Lasco v. U.N. Revolving Fund, 241 SCRA 681
8) China Machinery v. Santa Maria, 665 SCRA 189
9) GTZ v. CA, G.R. No. 152318, April 16, 2009
10) Jusmag v. NLRC, 239 SCRA 224
11) DFA v. NLRC, 262 SCRA 39
12) ICMC v. Calleja, 190 SCRA 130
13) Liang v. People, 355 SCRA 125
6. Consuls
a. Kinds and Grades
b. Appointment
Letter of Patent, Exequatur
c. Immunities and Privileges
d. Termination of Consular Mission
VIII. TREATIES
Cases:
1) Commissioner of Customs v. Eastern Sea Trading, 3 SCRA 351
2) Pimentel v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 158088, July 6, 2005
3) Tanada v. Angara, 272 SCRA 18
4) Inchong v. Hernandez, 101 Phil. 1156
5) Deutsche Bank v. CIR, August 19, 2013
6) Reagan v. CIR, G.R. No. L-226379, December 27, 1969
7) Guerrero Transport v. Blaylock, 71 SCRA 621
8) U.S.A. v. Purganan, G.R. No. 148571, December 17, 2002
9) Gonzales v. Hechanova, G.R. No. L-21897, October 22, 1963
10) USAFFE v. Treasurer of the Philippines, G.R. No. L- 10500, June 30,
1959
11) Abaya v. Ebane, 515 SCRA 720
12) Bayan Muna v. Romulo, 641 SCRA 244
13) DBM v. Kolonwel Trading, 524 SCRA 591
14) Pharmaceutical and Health Care Association v. Duque, G.R. No.
173034, October 19, 2007
15) Bayan v. Zamora, 342 SCRA 449
16) Philip Morris v. CA, 224 SCRA 756
17) Province of North Cotabato v. GRP, 568 SCRA 402
18) Abaya v. Ebdane, 515 SCRA 720
19) Santos v. Northwest Airlines, G.R. No. 101538, June 23, 1992
20) Adolfo v. CFI, 34 SCRA 166
X. TREATMENT OF ALIENS
Cases:
1) Noyes Case: US v. Panama, General Claims Commission, 1933
2) Youmans Case: US v. Mexico, Opinions of the Commission, 1927
3) Galvan Case, Mexico v US, Opinions of the Commissioners, 1926.
4) Jane Case: US v. Mexico, Opinions of the Commissioners, 1927.
Cases:
1) Savarcar Case, Oppenheim-Lauterpacht, 703
2) Secretary of Justice v. Lantion, 322 SCRA 160
3) Belgium v. Senegal, ICJ Judgment of July 20, 2012
4) Chirskoff v. Commission of Immigration, 90 Phil. 256 (1951)
5) Cuevas v. Muñoz, G.R. No. 140520, December 18, 2000 (348 SCRA 542)
6) Government of Hongkong Special Administrative Region v. Olalia, Jr.,
G.R. No. 153675, April 19, 2007 (521 SCRA 470)
7) Government of the United States of America v. Purganan, G.R. No.
148571, September 24, 2002 (389 SCRA 623)
8) Mejoff v. Director of Prisons, 90 Phil. 70 (1951)
9) Rodriguez v. Presiding Judge, RTC Manila, Br. 17, G.R. No. 157977,
February 27, 2006 (483 SCRA 290)
10) Government of Hongkong – SAR vs. Muñoz [G.R. No. 207342, 16
August 2016
11) Secretary of Justice v. Lantion, 343 SCRA 377
4. United Nations
a. Disputes over which the Security Council has Jurisdiction, Parties
b. Preventive and Enforcement Action c. Uniting for Peace Resolution
XII. WAR
Cases:
1) People v. Alvero, 86 Phil. 58
2) Laurel v. Misa, 77 Phil. 856
3) Yamashita v. Styer, 75 Phil. 563
4) People v. Agoncillo, 80 Phil. 33
5) Gibbs v. Rodriguez, 84 Phil. 230
6) Co Kim Cham v. Valdez Tan Keh, 75 Phil. 113
7) People v. Godinez, 79 Phil. 775
8) Wilson v. Berkenkotter, G.R. L-4476, April 20, 1953
9) Kuroda v. Jalandoni, 83 Phil. 171
10) Raquiza v. Bradford, 75 Phil. 50
XIII. NEUTRALITY
3. Termination of Neutrality
Cases:
1) Republic vs. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 104678, July 21, 2003
2) Marcos vs. Manglapus, G.R. No. 88211, 15 September 1989 Dissenting
Opinions
Cases:
1) J. Leonen, Social Justice Society (SJS) Officers vs. Lim, G.R. No. 187836,
November 25, 2014
1) Resident Marine Mammals of the Protected Seascape Tanon Strait, G.R.
No. 180771, April 21, 2015
References:
1. Public International Law
Ruben E. Agpalo