Knowledge Base
Every question BART has answered, pinned up and indexed by topic.
Constitutional Law
Congress gives an independent commission head a seven-year fixed term and permits the President...
Summary Yes. Under the stated facts, the President must comply with the “proven official misconduct” standard and with the removal procedure prescribed by law. A policy disagreement or desired policy change is not, by itself, official…
Read full case brief → Constitutional LawA media group filed a petition to compel the Pampanga Sugar Development Corporation (PASUDECO),...
Right to Information vis-à-vis Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations: The PASUDECO Disclosure Case I. Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Constitutional LawRamon, a public official, obtained a confidential bank statement of his political rival Pedro...
Legal Analysis: Writ of Habeas Data under Philippine Law I. Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Constitutional LawWithout prior Senate concurrence, the President entered into a Joint Exploration Agreement (JEA)...
Legal Analysis: Validity of the Joint Exploration Agreement (JEA) Without Senate Concurrence Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Constitutional LawCongress enacted a 'National Emergency Powers Act,' granting the President, upon proclamation of...
Constitutional Analysis: Validity of the "National Emergency Powers Act" I. Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Constitutional LawPrivate individuals abducted a minor and held her in a private residence for ransom. Her parents...
Legal Issue Whether the Writ of Amparo lies against purely private individuals who abducted a minor for ransom, in the absence of any showing of state involvement or color of state authority.
Read full case brief → Constitutional LawThe President issued a memorandum directing the Chairperson of the Commission on Audit to...
Constitutional Law Analysis: Presidential Power of Control over Constitutional Commissions Summary
Read full case brief → Constitutional LawFollowing the President's declaration of martial law in the Sulu Archipelago due to alleged...
ANALYSIS: JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION IN THE SULU ARCHIPELAGO ---
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