2019 Philippine Yearbook of International Law
The Philippine Yearbook of International Law is an annual publication that features developments in international law relevant to the Philippines. This compendium on international law features Supreme Court decisions, DOJ opinions, treaties, and the works of some of the country’s luminaries in the field of international law.
Articles
- Re-customizing Customary International Law
by Rommel J. Casis - The Legal Status of the Philippine Territorial Waters Claim in International Law by Lowell Bautista
- Recognizing the Effects of Same-Sex Marriages: An Examination of Department of Justice Opinion No. 11, Series of 2019 on the Issuance of 9(E-1) Visas to SameSex Spouses of Foreign Diplomats by J. Eduardo Malaya and Anna Christina R. Iglesias
Reports
- ICC Prosecutor’s Report on Preliminary Examination Activities in the Philippines On the South China Sea
- ICC Prosecutor’s Report on Preliminary Examination Activities in the Philippines On Extrajudicial Killings
Treaties and Agreements
- Summary of Bilateral Treaties and Agreements
- Summary of ASEAN Treaties and Agreements
- Summary of Multilateral Treaties and Agreements
Judicial Decisions
- Lagman vs. Medialdea
- Department of Education vs. Rizal Teachers Kilusang Bayan for Credit
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Interpublic Group of Companies
- Pimentel vs. Legal Education Board.
- Manila International Airport Authority vs. Commission on Audit
- Andrews Manpower Consulting, Inc. vs. Flavio J. Buhawe, Jr
DOJ Issuances
Books
- Problems and Prospects in International Law
by Merlin M. Magallona - Enhancing International Legal Cooperation: Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Transfer of Sentenced Persons, and Cooperation on Transnational Organized Crimes and Narcotic Drugs (Treaties, Laws and Procedures)
by J. Eduardo Malaya, Sheila Monedero-Arnesto, and Ricardo V. Paras II
Events
- ICC Judge Pangalangan Elected Trial Division President
- Apostille Convention in a Nutshell
by Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan - Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments Convened in the Hague
by Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan - Treaty Setting Philippine and Indonesian EEZ Boundary Enters into Force
- Philippine Participation in Various Moot Court Competitions
Special Features
- 7th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law
- Welcome Remarks
by Hon. Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. - List of Plenary Sessions