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Statutory Construction
393 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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October 6, 2012
This is better than the book of Statutory Construction by Agpalo. It has case digests of all the cases that you need to study that will likely be helpful if you haven't read the full case in SCRA. However, I greatly recommend to read the cases in SCRA and use this book as study guide or supplementary.
December 20, 2012
Despite my 4 star rating, I feel a slight shiver down my spine every time I see this on my shelf and recall what I went through just to pass Statutory Construction. Now, don't get me wrong. This book is informative and helpful for law students, because it provides heap of sample cases for each legal maxim which helps us understand how the different rules on statutory construction are applied. I especially enjoyed reading the cases, some cases funny, some cases saddening. Each case is unique, especially so because you know all of them are REAL and have actually happened. They were all lifted from different previous cases and were all compiled in this book. But...I still think I would have enjoyed this book more if I was under a different professor when I took this subject. He was approachable but he was also exceedingly demanding and strict, especially with regard to oral recitations! *shivers*
When Prof. C takes out our class cards and starts calling us one by one, most of the time we were all like..
Aaaaand... we had to go through that every class meeting all throughout the semester. Imagine the pain and embarrassment when you stand there alone in front of the whole class having your butt grilled by your Prof over and over again. Oh and his exams were pure torture!
For midterms, he told us to study ONLY about Chief Justice Corona's impeachment etc. When we received our questionnaires during the exam, it was a total betrayal.
All of us were like..
No sign at all of what he asked us to study. I was so bewildered at first that I thought maybe he gave us the wrong exam sheets but oh no no..he says they were the RIGHT ones. Left with no choice, we had to answer the exam.
And so, outside i was..
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but inside i actually felt like doing...
That's not the last of it, Prof. C got us again during finals.
When we received our exam sheets, i was..
then..
then..
and eventually..
He gave us 40 cases to digest in one sitting. I had to wrack my brain just to remember what the facts, issues, court rulings and the legal maxims were of each case. Instead of a 2-hour exam we had to extend for 2 more stinkin' hours. Yep, 4 hours of grueling exam. We ended at 11pm. I mean, was that even allowable?
When I finally got my aching butt home after that exhausting exam..
There you have it folks. A glimpse of what we, law students have to go through. I'm so sorry guys, instead off writing a review about this book, I ended up ranting about our prof. I hope at least, I was able to entertain you in some way.
Oh and don't worry, I did PASS this subject. Mwahaha!
Which was really a
for me. haha.
I just hope I won't be in any of Prof. C's classes again. *fingers crossed* :)
Thanks much for taking time in reading my futile review or should I say my rant? I really appreciate you making it this far.
Till next time. :'))
Some of the legal maxims I've come to appreciate:
"The law is harsh but it is the law. (Dure Lex Sed Lex)"
"The duty of the courts is to apply the law disregarding their feeling of sympathy or pity for the accused."
"Between two statutory interpretations, that which better serves the purpose of the law should prevail."
"Penal Statues should be construed strictly against the State and in favor of the accused."
"Doctrine of necessary implications. What is implied in a statute is as much a part thereof as that which is expressed."
"The burden of proving the invalidity of a law rests on those who challenge it."
"When Courts are confronted with apparently conflicting statues, they should not declare outright the invalidity of one against the other, but should endeavor to reconcile them."
"In case of doubt in the interpretation or application of laws, it is presumed that the lawmaking body intended right and justice to prevail."
"A law should not be interpreted so as to cause injustice."
When Prof. C takes out our class cards and starts calling us one by one, most of the time we were all like..
Aaaaand... we had to go through that every class meeting all throughout the semester. Imagine the pain and embarrassment when you stand there alone in front of the whole class having your butt grilled by your Prof over and over again. Oh and his exams were pure torture!
For midterms, he told us to study ONLY about Chief Justice Corona's impeachment etc. When we received our questionnaires during the exam, it was a total betrayal.
All of us were like..
No sign at all of what he asked us to study. I was so bewildered at first that I thought maybe he gave us the wrong exam sheets but oh no no..he says they were the RIGHT ones. Left with no choice, we had to answer the exam.
And so, outside i was..
[image error]
but inside i actually felt like doing...
That's not the last of it, Prof. C got us again during finals.
When we received our exam sheets, i was..
then..
then..
and eventually..
He gave us 40 cases to digest in one sitting. I had to wrack my brain just to remember what the facts, issues, court rulings and the legal maxims were of each case. Instead of a 2-hour exam we had to extend for 2 more stinkin' hours. Yep, 4 hours of grueling exam. We ended at 11pm. I mean, was that even allowable?
When I finally got my aching butt home after that exhausting exam..
There you have it folks. A glimpse of what we, law students have to go through. I'm so sorry guys, instead off writing a review about this book, I ended up ranting about our prof. I hope at least, I was able to entertain you in some way.
Oh and don't worry, I did PASS this subject. Mwahaha!
Which was really a
for me. haha. I just hope I won't be in any of Prof. C's classes again. *fingers crossed* :)
Thanks much for taking time in reading my futile review or should I say my rant? I really appreciate you making it this far.
Till next time. :'))
Some of the legal maxims I've come to appreciate:
"The law is harsh but it is the law. (Dure Lex Sed Lex)"
"The duty of the courts is to apply the law disregarding their feeling of sympathy or pity for the accused."
"Between two statutory interpretations, that which better serves the purpose of the law should prevail."
"Penal Statues should be construed strictly against the State and in favor of the accused."
"Doctrine of necessary implications. What is implied in a statute is as much a part thereof as that which is expressed."
"The burden of proving the invalidity of a law rests on those who challenge it."
"When Courts are confronted with apparently conflicting statues, they should not declare outright the invalidity of one against the other, but should endeavor to reconcile them."
"In case of doubt in the interpretation or application of laws, it is presumed that the lawmaking body intended right and justice to prevail."
"A law should not be interpreted so as to cause injustice."
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