Philippine Law Journal

The Philippine Law Journal, informally known as the PLJ, is an academic law review published four times a year by the University of the Philippines College of Law.

It was first published in 1914. [cite web |title=Boston University Libraries |url=http://128.197.130.200/record=b1742553 |work=Boston University's Library Catalog |publisher=Boston University |accessdate=2008-03-31 ] As of 2001, its main offices are at the Justice Alex A. Reyes Room at the third floor of Malcolm Hall. The room is named after the Supreme Court Associate Justice who served as the Journal's first editor.cite web |title=University of the Philippines College of Law - Students |url=http://law.upd.edu.ph/students.html |publisher=University of the Philippines College of Law |accessdate=2008-03-31 ]

Editors

The Journal is edited by a board of student editors under the supervision of a faculty adviser. A new board composed of sophomore, junior and senior students of the College of Law is formed annually, following a competitive examination graded by a committee of faculty members.

Contents

The Journal features articles and notes on various legal topics within the Philippine legal context. These articles are written by law students, faculty members, legal professionals, and members of the judiciary, including the Philippine Supreme Court. On occasion, the Journal publishes articles written by non-Filipino members of the legal community. The articles are selected and edited by the members of the editorial board.

Citations

Articles published in the Journal have been cited in decisions of the Philippine Supreme Court, such as [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2001/mar2001/105965_70.htm "Uy v. Sandiganbayan"] , G.R. Nos. 105965-70 (2001) and [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1998/jul1998/127685.htm "Ople v. Torres"] , G.R. No. 127685 (1998). In his dissenting opinion in [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2003/jan2003/135306_carpio.htm "MVRS Publications v. Islamic Da'wah Council"] , G.R. No. 135306 (2003), Justice Antonio Carpio reiterated his views on tortious libel as first expressed in a Philippine Law Journal article he had written as a law student in the 1970s.

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