De La Salle University College of Law

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College of Law
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TypePrivate
Established2010
DeanAtty. Virgilio R. De Los Reyes
Associate DeanAtty. Anthony Reinerio B. Peralta
Location
Bonifacio Global City
,
Taguig
,
Philippines
Websitehttp://law.dlsu.edu.ph/

The College of Law is one of the eight colleges of De La Salle University. The College originally began at the Bro. Andrew Gonzalez Hall along with the College of Education. It moved to Bonifacio Global City under the present Rufino Campus in Academic Year 2016–17.[1]

History[]

The college was founded on the principles of human rights and civil liberties by human rights Atty. Jose Manuel I. "Chel" Diokno, who is the chairman of the largest human rights group in the Free Legal Assistance Group or FLAG.[2] The mission of the college was to create morally grounded and well-rounded individuals ready to serve the oppressed and take a stand on these issues. This became the blueprint for all subjects in the college regardless of the selected area of study for each student, which was a first in Philippine legal education. Another revolutionary practice was the use of "The Green Notes." These were made to aid students in reviewing for all legal topics in lieu of fraternity and sorority assistance, as such groups were prohibited by the school. Student organizations, however, continue to thrive among the students.

By 2017, the college moved to the new Rufino Campus, which houses 17 classrooms run on solar power, an auditorium, an arbitration room, and a moot court.[3][4]

The first COL batch composed of 46 graduate students, took the bar exam in 2014 and gave the University a 56.5 percent passing rate on its first attempt, which was the highest among private institutions.[5]

Board[]

Its Board of Advisers is composed of former Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, and former Justices Florentino Feliciano, Josue Bellosillo, Anselmo T. Reyes, and environmental lawyer and fellow alumnus Atty. Antonio Oposa Jr.[6]

Ka Pepe Diokno Human Rights Award[]

2010 recipient Sen. Jovito R. Salonga with Chel Diokno and Bro. Armin Luistro

In 2005, the De La Salle Professional Schools, Inc. Graduate School of Business (DLS-PSI-GSB) handed out the inaugural "Ka Pepe Diokno Human Rights Award", one of the most prestigious human rights awards in the country. This award is now handled by the college, together with the Jose W. Diokno Foundation.[7] The pioneer Ka Pepe Diokno Human Rights Award was conferred on Voltaire Y. Rosales, Executive Judge of Tanauan, Batangas for his conviction of suspects despite the death threats against him, even giving up his life due to his principles. Subsequent annual awards have been given to worthy candidates such as Jovito Salonga, Maria Ressa and Bishop Pablo Virgilio "Ambo " David, who in life or death, fulfilled the values of protecting human rights just as Senator Diokno, the father of human rights, was able to do.[8][9]

Other notable awardees include 2020 winners the Nightcrawlers, a group of professional photographers who exposed the War on Drugs of Rodrigo Duterte in an award-winning documentary for National Geographic,[10] 2021 awardees Pres. Benigno Aquino III, Associate Justices Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales and Antonio T. Carpio, and Department of Foreign Affairs Sec. Alberto Romulo, for their stance and victory in the international ruling of the South China Sea dispute.[11] The event has been attended by luminaries such as Randy David and Vice-President Leni Robredo.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "DLSU inaugurates Rufino campus". The LaSallian. February 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Chiu, Patricia Denise M. "Unique killings, same language, lawyers say of drug war reports". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  3. ^ "DLSU inaugurates law campus in Bonifacio Global City". Inquirer. February 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "DLSU inaugurates new campus in Bonifacio Global City". Rappler. March 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Nine years on: Reviewing DLSU College of Law". The LaSallian. July 22, 2019.
  6. ^ DLSU Launches College of Law, 2401, Vol. 40. 13 April 2009
  7. ^ Ramirez, Joanne Mae M. (2005-03-08). "Incorruptible judge gets Pepe Diokno Award". Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  8. ^ Ramirez, Joanne. "incorruptible judge gets Pepe Diokno Award". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  9. ^ ""There is no law when society is ruled, not by reason, but by will—worse, by the will of one man." —Sen. Jose W. Diokno". 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  10. ^ "Chel Diokno cheers 'Nightcrawlers' for 2020 Ka Pepe Diokno HR award". 2020-02-27.
  11. ^ Mercene, Recto (2021-02-26). "DLSU confers 'Ka Pepe Diokno' awards' on Aquino, del Rosario, Carpio, Morales".


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