For the first time in nearly three decades, a compendium on the country’s international laws has seen print anew with the publication of the Philippine Yearbook of International Law (PYIL).
First published in 1966, the PYIL’s first editor in chief was the late Justice Florentino P. Feliciano, who oversaw its annual printing until 1975. It became a joint undertaking by the PSIL and the UP Law Center until 1989 when publication ceased.
It is an annual publication dedicated to international legal issues, and an essential reference for academic and practicing lawyers.
The PYIL is published by the UP Law Center, in collaboration with the Philippine Society of International Law. It features the works of some of the country’s luminaries in the field of international law
Former University of the Philippines (UP) Law Dean Merlin M. Magallona was the 270-page tome’s editor in chief, with Assistant Professor Rommel J. Casis as associate editor.
The 2017 edition of the yearbook, at volume 16, was made available to the public with a formal launch on March 18 at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) headquarters in Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the need for the PYIL has become more evident in the light of recent developments in international law.
Starting in 2017 the UP Law Center-Institute of International Legal Studies (IILS) took the lead in relaunching the PYIL, through the endorsement of Ambassador Malaya.
The DFA’s Office of Treatise and Legal Affairs, under Malaya’s helm, spearheaded the launch. The diplomat said in his keynote address that “international law
is a great equalizer,” as it endows small states the same capacity as those of superpowers.
Articles
- The South China Sea Arbitration and Historic Rights in the Law of the Sea
by Lowell B. Bautista - Dualism and the Incongruence Between Objective International Law and the Philippine Practice of International Law
by Rommel J. Casis - Some Problems and Approaches Arising from the United Nations Convention Against Corruption
by Merlin M. Magallona
Treaties and Agreements
Judicial Decisions
- Republic vs. Provincial Government of Palawan.
- Cotescup vs. Secretary of Education
- Re: Contracts with Artes International, Inc
- Marcos vs. Fariñas
Abstracts presented in the 2018 PSIL Inaugural National Conference
- Justice Across Borders: The State Obligation of the Philippines to Recognize and Enforce Foreign Judgments Awarding Reparation to Victims of Gross Human Rights Violations Committed Within Philippine Jurisdiction
by Reuel Angelo P. Realin - Non Dominus Sed Pro Domino: Reexamining Sabah and Taiwan Under International Law and Philippine Practice
by Neil Simon S. Silva - Indonesian Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
by Nandang Sutrisino and Haekal Al Asyari - Security Threats in the Eastern Coast of Sabah: Issues and Challenges
by Su Wai Mon - Protecting the Coral Reef Environment in the South China Sea as An Obligation Erga Omnes
by John Paolo Roberto A. Villasor