Law is a body of official rules and regulations generally found in constitutions, legislations, judicial opinions used for the governance and control of the state and the behavior of its inhabitants.

1. GENERAL
PRINCIPLES
OF LAWS
Prepared by:
MR. ANTONIO T. DELGADO
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2. GUIDE QUESTIONS
1. What is law?
2. What are the functions of law?
3. What are the different kinds of law?
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3. LAW AS DEFINED

4. “
Law is a body of official rules and
regulations generally found in
constitutions, legislations, judicial
opinions used for the governance and
control of the state and the behavior of
its inhabitants.
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5. “
Law is made by a legislature and a body
created for the purpose, and is
reinforced by the imposition of penalties
and remedies.
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6. FUNCTIONS OF LAW

7. Functions of Law
▪ Maintain a peaceful, orderly and relatively
stable society
▪ Resolve dispute in a civilized proceeding
▪ Facilitate business activities and private
planning
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8. Functions of Law
▪ Limit the powers of administrative officials
▪ Provide some degrees of freedom among
inhabitants
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9. Functions of Law
▪ Mechanizes social change and inhibits
discrimination
▪ Improve the quality of life in matters of
health, education and welfare
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10. KINDS OF LAWS

11. General Law
▪ Affects the entire people of the State
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17. Special Law
▪ Prescribed to a specific group or community
on specific subject, purpose and operation
different from others
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19. Anti-Child Abuse Act
R.A. 7610
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20. Local Law
▪ Operates on specific
purpose and locality or
jurisdiction and authority
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21. Local Law
▪ Operates on specific
purpose and locality or
jurisdiction and authority
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22. Public Law
▪ Applicable to all whether local, national or
international involving the relationship
between people and State, involving rights,
duties and responsibilities, and
accountabilities
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23. Public Law
▪ Administrative law - laws that govern
government agencies
▪ Constitutional laws are laws that protect
citizens' rights as afforded in the Constitution
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24. Public Law
▪ Criminal laws are laws that relate to crime
▪ Municipal laws are ordinances, regulations
and by-laws that govern a city or town
▪ International laws are laws that oversee
relations between nations
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25. Private Law
▪ Focuses on the definition, regulations,
enforcement and administration of measures
governing the relationship among individuals,
associations and corporations
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26. Private Law
▪ Contract law - governs the rights and
obligations of those entering into contracts
▪ Tort law - rights, obligations and remedies
provided to someone who has been wronged
by another individual
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27. Private Law
▪ Property law - governs forms of property
ownership, transfer and tenant issues
▪ Succession law - governs the transfer of an
estate between parties
▪ Family law - governs family-related and
domestic-related issues
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28. Penal Law
▪ Defines criminal
offenses and imposes
fines and
punishments or
imprisonment thereof
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29. Penal Law
▪ Defines criminal
offenses and imposes
fines and
punishments or
imprisonment thereof
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31. Substantive Law
▪ Defines rights and responsibilities in civil law
▪ Defines crimes and punishments in criminal
law
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PENALTY MINIMUM DURATION MAXIMUM DURATION
Reclusión perpetua 20 years and 1 day 40 years
Reclusión temporal 12 years and one day 20 years
Prisión mayor and
temporary
disqualification
6 years and one day 12 years
Prisión correccional,
suspension,
and destierro
6 months and one day 6 years
Arresto mayor 1 month and 1 day 6 months
Arresto menor 1 day 30 days

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34. Remedial Law
▪ Prescribes the ways and means through
which the grievances are remedied, issues are
heard and adjudicated and wrongdoings are
punished
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38. EVALUATION
1. What is law?
2. What are the functions of law?
3. What are the different kinds of law?
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39. No man is above the law
and no man is below it.
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41. REFERENCES
1. Roberto C. Buenaflor, Politics, Governance, and
Constitution of the Philippines, Great Books Trading,
2016, Quezon City
2. Kat Kadian-Baumeyer, Public Law vs. Private Law:
Definitions and Differences,
https://study.com/academy/lesson/public-law-vs-
private-law-definitions-and-differences.html [accessed
May 8, 2018]
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