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CRITERIA TO CONSIDER FOR THE CORE COLLECTION BOOK AND NON-BOOK. A. COLLECTION1. Source of Law2. Reference Materials3. Annotation, Commentaries and TreatiseB. TYPE OF LAW LIBRARYC. CLIENTLE. 1. SOURCES OF LAW a. Statutory Law. Acts and Resolutions of the Batasang Pambansa. Q.C.:
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1. LEGAL BIBLIOGRAPHY:CORE COLLECTION: MILAGROS SANTOS-ONG
Director, Library Services
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Adamson University
May 27, 2009
2. CRITERIA TO CONSIDER FOR THE CORE COLLECTION BOOK AND NON-BOOK A. COLLECTION
1. Source of Law
2. Reference Materials
3. Annotation, Commentaries and
Treatise
B. TYPE OF LAW LIBRARY
C. CLIENTLE
3. 1. SOURCES OF LAWa. Statutory Law Acts and Resolutions of the Batasang Pambansa. Q.C.: Batasang Pambansa (1978-1984). 6v
Arroyo, Basilisa C., and Perla S. Frianeza, eds. 1986 Presidential Issuances; An Annotated Compilation of Executive Orders, Proclamations, Memorandum Orders, Memorandum Circulars and Ad2vministrative Orders, February 25-December 31, 1986. Q.C.: UP Law Center (1987).
Commonwealth Acts Nos. 1-733. Comp. by the House of Representatives Legislative Reference Library. Manila 4v.
Commonwealth Acts Annotated by Sulpicio Guevarra. Q.C.: Bookwealth (1968). 3v.
Compendium of Laws of the Philippines. Comp. by House of Representatives Congressional Library. Q.C.: House of Representatives (1989). 2v
Laws and resolutions passed during the first session of the Congress of the Commonwealth and of the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila: Bureau of Printing (1951).
Laws and Resolutions of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila: Bureau of Printing (1955). 27v.
Laws and Resolutions. Q.C.: House of Representatives (1987-Present). vol.1-presernt
The Laws of the First Philippine Republic; The Law of Malolos, 1898-1899 by Sulpicio Guevarra. Manila: National Historical Commission (1972). 251p.
Lex Libris: Laws . Pasig City: CD Asia Technologies Inc (CD ROM) and CD Asia online (www.cdasiaonline.com)
Official Gazette. Manila: Government Printing Office (National Printing Office). volume 1 to present (1901- present) weekly
*Philippine Permanent and General Statutes. Compiled and edited by Gabriel V. Trinidad, Jr. rev. ed. Q.C.: UP Law Center (1978- present). v.
Presidential Decrees Consequent to Proclamation Nos. 1081/1104; Comp. & Consolidated ed. By F.D. Pinpin . Mandaluyong: Cacho Hermanos. (1973- ) v.
Presidential Decrees, Letters of Instruction, and Other Presidential. Compiled and bound annual from Malacanang. Manila: Records Office.
4. Public Laws Annotated. Edited by Sulpicio Guevarra. Q.C.: U.P. (1963). 7v.
Public Laws enacted by the Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. (1910-1935). 24 v.
Public Laws of the Commonwealth Annotated by Jacobo & Sons. Manila: n.d. 4v.
Public Laws of the Commonwealth Enacted by The National Assembly. Manila: Bureau of Printing. (1939-1941). 2 v.
Public Laws of the Commonwealth Enacted by The National Assembly of the Philippines. (1935-1946). Edited by Floro P. Agustin. Manila: n.d. v
Public Laws Passed by the Philippine Commission. Manila: Bureau of Printing, (1903-1908). 6 vols.
Vital Documents on the Proclamation No. 1081 Declaring a State of Martial Law in the Philippines from the Declaration of the New Constitution Jan. 17, 1973) by the National Media Production Center, n. d. 3v.
Vital Legal Document Compiled and edited by the CBS Editorial Staff. QC: Central Book Supply. 116 v.
*Vital Legal Document Compiled and edited by the CBS Editorial Staff. 2d Series. QC: Central Book Supply (1997-Present) vol.-present
U.S. Congress. Senate. Senate Documents. Laws of the Fourth Philippine Legislature. Washington : Government Printing Office (1918.) vols. 3-4:
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 200 (1986), full text of Statutes such as Republic Acts, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations and Other Issuances are published also in newspapers of general circulation in order to take effect.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS *National Administrative Register - Quarterly publication of all governmental and department orders, rules and regulations filed with the UP Law Center pursuant to 1987 Administrative Code (Executive Order No. 292). This will be electronically available at the SC E-Library (http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph) and CD Asia Inc CD Rom
Official Gazette. Q.C.: National Printing Office -- Selective publication
Philippine Law Journals such as Court Systems Journal, Lawyers Review, Philippine Law Gazette, etc.
Bulletin and/or Newsletter of the Administrative Agency and Instrumentality is the latest source of administrative regulations.
6. B. CASE LAW/JURISPRUDENCE APPELLATE COURT REPORTS
Court of Appeals. Report of Cases Decided by the Court of Appeals of the Philippines. Manila: Court of Appeals (1961-1980) 25 v.
Court of Appeals Reports Annotated: Selected Decisions of the Court of Appeals in 1986/compiled, Annotated and Edited by the Editorial Staff of the Central Lawbook Publishing Co., v. 1- (1988- )
Sandiganbayan Reports. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1983) . v.1-
Official Gazette. v.1- present (1901 – present). (Selective Publication for each Court e.g. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals)
Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence. Manila: Current Events Digest, Inc. (1980) v.1-10
7. SUPREME COURT REPORTER !e-library! A Century & 4 Years of Philippine Supreme Court Decisions 1901-April 2004. Research & Development Department, Agoo Computer College, Agoo, Lau Union, Philippines (CD ROM)
Lex Libris: Jurisprudence. Pasig City: CD Asia Technologies Inc. (CD ROM) and CD Asia online (www.cdasiaonline.com)
Philippine Reports. Manila: Bureau of Printing (starting vol. 127 Manila: Supreme Court of the Philippines (1904 to present) vol. 1- present
Philippine Reports Annotated Edited by Vicente J. Francisco. Manila: East Pub. Co. (1933) 29v.
Philippine Reports Annotated. Compiled, Annotated and Edited by the Editorial Staff of the Central Lawbook Pub., v. 1+ Manila: Central Lawbook Publishing, 1987+
Supreme Court Advanced Decisions (SCAD) Manila: Rex Book Store (2003 to present). vol. 1- Present
Supreme Court Reports Annotated (SCRA). Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1967- ) v.1- present
Supreme Court Rulings: compiled/ by Jose N. Nolledo. Manila: National Book Store (1984). 9v.
Supreme Court Unpublished Decisions, March, 1946 to February, 1952, compiled by David Nitafan. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1991). v.1
8. 2. REFERENCE MATERIALSDICTIONARIES *Agpalo, Ruben. Agpalo’s Legal Words and Phrases. Manila: Rex Book Store (1997) 802p.
*Barriatos, Nicolas. Glossary of Philippine Industrial Relations Terms and Phrases: A Compilation. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (2006)
*Bernardo, Oscar. Dictionary of Evidence. 2d ed. Mandaluyong City: National Book Store (2005) 144p.
*Cruz, Isagani. Correct Choice of Words by Justice Isagani A. Cruz and Justice Camilo D. Quiason. Manila: Rex Book Store (2003) 443p.
* Cruz, Isagani. Idiomatic Expressions by Justice Isagani A. Cruz and Justice Camilo D. Quiason. Manila: Rex Book Store (1999) 617p.
Gamboa, Melquiades. Dictionary of International Law and Diplomacy. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1973) 351p.
Isidro, Romeo. Philippine Labor Dictionary. Manila: National Book Store (1966) 113p.
Jardiniano, P.F. Dictionary of Philippine Labor Comp. & Edited by P.F. Jardiniano and N.S. Tayag. Manila: Rex Book Store (1997) 249.
*Khan, Ismael. Everybody’s Dictionary of Philippine Law. Manila: C & E (2007)
*Lee, German. Handbook of Legal Maxims. 2nd Rev. Ed. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1998) 215p.
*Lim. Dictionary of Terms and Phrases in Taxation. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (2008)
*Llanes, Emilio. A Compilation of Legal Maxims (With Latin Proverbs). Q.C.: Central Book Supply (2006) 164p.
*Moreno, Federico. Philippine Law Dictionary. Manila: Rex Book Store (2000)
Nolledo, Jose. Dictionary of Legal Terms (1967)
*Salao, Ernesto. Law Dictionary. . Manila: Rex Book Store (2004) 226p.
*Sibal, Jose Agaton. Philippine Legal Encyclopedia. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1986)
Tayag, Tiopancio, Cesario. Dictionary of Insurance Terms and Phrases (1986)
**Tubid, Proceso. Dictionary of Forensic Science Terms: Fingerprints, Abnormalities in Dermatoglyphics, Police Photography, Firearms identification, Question Documents and Polygraph. Manila: Rex Book Store (2001) 54p.
Ulep, Mauricio. Latin Words and Phrases for Lawyers and Students. Manila: Rex Book Store (2006)
Villaroman, Noel. Compendium of Terms and Phrases on Human Rights. Q.C.: U.P. Law Center, Institute of Human Rights (2002) 235p.
9. FORM BOOKS
*Agpalo, Ruben. Legal Forms (Practical Exercises in Pleading and Conveyancing).
Manila: Rex Book Store (2006) 800p.
Altavas, E. Real Estate Conveyancing and Other Legal Forms (1950)
Duque. Philippine Legal Forms with Glossary of Uncommon Words (2003) CD ROM
Fisher, Frederich. New Encyclopedia of Philippine Legal Forms, Procedural, Judicial,
Business and Conveyencing. Manila: The Lawyers Cooperative Pub.(1926) 1118p
Fisher, Frederich. Philippine Legal and Business Forms: Procedural, Judicial, Business
and Conveyencing. Manila: The Lawyers Cooperative Pub. (1948) 1027p.
*Guevarra, Sulpicio. Legal Forms Annotated. Manila: Rex Book Store (1977) 696p.
Ignacio, R. Tagalog Forms For Notaries Public With Other Legal Terms In Tagalog.
Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1967) 214p.
*Pena, Narciso. Legal Forms in Real Estate Conveyancing. 4th ed. Manila: Rex Book
Store (1994) 289p.
Sia, Norma. Legal Forms in English and Filipino. Manila: National Book Store (1977)
190p.
*Suarez. Legal Forms. Manila: Rex Book Store (2007) 314p.
Tanada, Lorenzo. Modern Philippine Legal Forms. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1985)
2 vols.
*Te, Theodore O. Philippine Judicial and Legal Forms. Pasig: CD Asia Inc. CD ROM
10. INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
11. 3. Annotation, Commentaries and Treatise 1. CIVIL LAW
Bar Reviewers on Civil Law
Agency
Conflicts of Law
Credit Transactions
Family Code and Persons
Muslim Personal Laws
Land Titles and Deeds
a. Agrarian Reform
b. Natural Resources
Obligations and Contracts
Partnership
Property
Sales
Succession
Torts and Damages
12. Other Subjects 2. COMMERCIAL LAW
3. CRIMINAL LAW
4. LABOR LAW
5. LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS
6. LEGAL MEDICINE AND OTHER MEDICAL LAWS
7. LEGAL PHILOSOPHY
8. LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
9. POLITICAL LAW
10. REMEDIAL LAW
11. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
12. TAXATION
DETAILED LIST IN THE PHILIPPINE LEGAL RESEARCH (Book – 2007; online June 2009)
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STATUTE & CASE LAW
Publishing or printing of books in the Philippines take time or is slow.
Primary sources for laws & jurisprudence
National Printing Office.
Remedy the slow publication - Case Law - Philippine Reports ,
Laws - Executive Order No. 200 s. 1986
Secondary sources – SCRA, SCAD, etc.
14. a. STATUE LAW Acts and Resolutions of the Batasang Pambansa. Q.C.: Batasang Pambansa (1978-1984). 6v
Arroyo, Basilisa C., and Perla S. Frianeza, eds. 1986 Presidential Issuances; An Annotated Compilation of Executive Orders, Proclamations, Memorandum Orders, Memorandum Circulars and Ad2vministrative Orders, February 25-December 31, 1986. Q.C.: UP Law Center (1987).
Commonwealth Acts Nos. 1-733. Comp. by the House of Representatives Legislative Reference Library. Manila 4v.
Commonwealth Acts Annotated by Sulpicio Guevarra. Q.C.: Bookwealth (1968). 3v.
Compendium of Laws of the Philippines. Comp. by House of Representatives Congressional Library. Q.C.: House of Representatives (1989). 2v
Laws and resolutions passed during the first session of the Congress of the Commonwealth and of the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila: Bureau of Printing (1951).
Laws and Resolutions of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila: Bureau of Printing (1955). 27v.
Laws and Resolutions. Q.C.: House of Representatives (1987-Present). vol.1-presernt
The Laws of the First Philippine Republic; The Law of Malolos, 1898-1899 by Sulpicio Guevarra. Manila: National Historical Commission (1972). 251p.
Official Gazette. Manila: Government Printing Office (National Printing Office). volume 1 to present (1901- present) weekly
15. *Philippine Permanent and General Statutes. Compiled and edited by Gabriel V. Trinidad, Jr. rev. ed. Q.C.: UP Law Center (1978- present). v.
Presidential Decrees Consequent to Proclamation Nos. 1081/1104; Comp. & Consolidated ed. By F.D. Pinpin . Mandaluyong: Cacho Hermanos. (1973- ) v.
Presidential Decrees, Letters of Instruction, and Other Presidential. Compiled and bound annual from Malacanang. Manila: Records Office.
Public Laws Annotated. Edited by Sulpicio Guevarra. Q.C.: U.P. (1963). 7v.
Public Laws enacted by the Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. (1910-1935). 24 v.
Public Laws of the Commonwealth Annotated by Jacobo & Sons. Manila: n.d. 4v.
Public Laws of the Commonwealth Enacted by The National Assembly. Manila: Bureau of Printing. (1939-1941). 2 v.
Public Laws of the Commonwealth Enacted by The National Assembly of the Philippines. (1935-1946). Edited by Floro P. Agustin. Manila: n.d. v
Public Laws Passed by the Philippine Commission. Manila: Bureau of Printing, (1903-1908). 6 vols.
Vital Documents on the Proclamation No. 1081 Declaring a State of Martial Law in the Philippines from the Declaration of the New Constitution Jan. 17, 1973) by the National Media Production Center, n. d. 3v.
Vital Legal Document Compiled and edited by the CBS Editorial Staff. QC: Central Book Supply. 116 v.
*Vital Legal Document Compiled and edited by the CBS Editorial Staff. 2d Series. QC: Central Book Supply (1997-Present) vol.-present
U.S. Congress. Senate. Senate Documents. Laws of the Fourth Philippine Legislature. Washington : Government Printing Office (1918.) vols. 3-4:
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 200 (1986), full text of Statutes such as Republic Acts, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations and Other Issuances are published also in newspapers of general circulation in order to take effect.
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Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence. Manila: Current Events Digest, Inc. (1980) v.1-10
Philippine Reports. Manila: Bureau of Printing (starting vol. 127 Manila: Supreme Court of the Philippines (1904 to present) vol. 1- present
Philippine Reports Annotated Edited by Vicente J. Francisco. Manila: East Pub. Co. (1933) 29v.
Philippine Reports Annotated. Compiled, Annotated and Edited by the Editorial Staff of the Central Lawbook Pub., v. 1+ Manila: Central Lawbook Publishing, 1987+
Supreme Court Reports Annotated (SCRA). Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1967- ) v.1- present
Supreme Court Rulings: compiled/ by Jose N. Nolledo. Manila: National Book Store (1984). 9v.
Supreme Court Unpublished Decisions, March, 1946 to February, 1952, compiled by David Nitafan. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1991). v.1
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36. LexisNexis www.lexisnexis.com
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