JURIS DOCTORS

Below are the core subjects in law school based on the curriculum of the Ateneo de Manila School of Law. Read more: CORE SUBJECTS. Ateneo de Manila University. https://www.ateneo.edu/aps/law/jd-program-law/core-subjects. Last accesseed November 07, 2020. FIRST YEAR   FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER Course Credit Course Credit Constitutional Law I 3 Constitutional Law II 3 Criminal Law I 3 Criminal Law II 3 Introduction to Law 1 Legal Technique and Logic 2 Legal Profession 1 Legal Writing 2 Legal Research and Writing I 1 Obligations and Contracts 5 Persons and Family Relations 4 Theology and the Law – Social Teachings of the Church 2 Philosophy of Law 2 Statutory Construction 2 Total Credits 17 Total Credits 17 FIRST YEAR, First Semester   Constitutional Law I  (3 units) The course undertakes a survey and evaluation of basic principles contained in the Philippine Constitution dealing with the structure of the ...

The Ateneo de Manila School of Law offers a four-year course leading to the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.). It pioneered the offering of the J.D. program in the Philippines, first conferring the degree to its graduates in 1991. Read more: J.D. CURRICULUM. https://www.ateneo.edu/aps/law/jd-program-law/jd-curriculum. Last accessed November 07, 2020. J.D. students are required to prepare and defend a thesis on a controversial or novel legal issue, which requires extensive discussion and analysis of legal principles and cases relevant to the chosen topic. In 2015, the Law School introduced an enhanced J.D. Program, which features core courses that include bar subjects, complemented by an apprenticeship program and elective courses offered to allow students to specialize in certain fields of law. During their second and third years, students are required to spend 240 hours of apprenticeship in law school-based organizations, law firms, government institutions, and non-government organ...