ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITYSCHOOL OF LAW

COURSE SYLLABUS

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Course Title: PRACTICE COURT Instructors:No. of Units: 2 units Judge Oscar PimentelSemester/ SY: 4rd Year, 1st semester

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Department/Track:Pre-requisites:

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

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Learning OutcomesUpon completion of this course, students will be able to:Leave the learning outcomes blank if professor did not provide any.

Methodology If the professor did not provide a methodology, please input your suggested paragraph in blue font if you know the professor’s methodology for the course. Otherwise, if the course is a core subject, please put this standard line in blue font. The course revolves around a simulation of an actual court hearing Students are given an opportunity to experience a court trial within the confines of the classroom. Students are expected to know substantive law and procedural rules in handling their case.

II. COURSE OUTLINE

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For the Topics, please use the numbering format and spacing below. You can go up to the small letter (e.g. “a”) level, or if needed, up to the “i” level.

The first level topics (Roman Numeral level topics) should be in bold and using “SMALL CAPS” font effect (first letter of each word is capitalized but the font effect selected/ticked under the fonts effect menu is ‘small caps’). The rest of the sub-topics should not be bold and should be in normal font effect.

If the course mainly focuses on one law (or a few core laws), put the relevant articles or sections of the law in brackets right after the topic/sub-topic. If there are many different laws and regulations taken-up in the course, you can just put these in the “References and Materials (Readings and Other Assignments)” in the next section.

Please separate each week/session into a separate row. If the professor did not provide the weekly/session flow, just separate the topics per first level topic (Roman Numerals) into new rows.

Week/Session

Topic

Week 1 I. DISCUSSION OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, INDICTMENT AND PRE-TRIAL (MAAM FOR CIVIL CASE THIS IS BE CHANGED TO DISCUSSION OF PRE-TRIAL, MEDIATION, AND CONCILIATION.)

Week 2 II. DISCUSSION OF TRIAL PROPER INCLUDING OBJECTIONS AND MANIFESTATIONS

Week 3 until the end of classes

II. MOOT COURT PROPER

III. REFERENCES AND MATERIALS

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Readings and Other Assignments

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IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING SYSTEM

Course Requirements

Grade Breakdown

Description

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Weight assigned. Add details of the course requirements, e.g. any criteria or standards for grading, or any other tips on preparation, participation and performance, that the professor provided, if any.

Moot Court 100% The criteria for grading the moot court are (1) preparedness, (2) objections, (3) genuineness of the issues, (4) pleadings and motions submitted and (5) clarity in presentation of evidences and allegations.

V. COURSE POLICIES

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List down any policy statement on attendance/absences; late or delinquent work; use of electronic devices; classroom behavior; cheating, plagiarism and other acts of dishonesty; etc., that the professor mentioned.

If the professor did not mention any, please put the following standard line in blue font: Please see the Rules and Regulations on attendance, dress code, discipline, J.D. scholastic responsibility, and plagiarism in the ALS Catalogue. In addition, all written paper requirements should first pass through the plagiarism checker, available at the APS library, prior to submission.

Judge Pimentel expects students to come to class in formal attire – long sleeves barong or coat and tie. He is also strict on attendance. Absent and delinquent students will receive a deduction on their final grade for each infraction incurred.

VI.CONTACT AND OTHER INFORMATIONList down any information provided by the professor on how and when students may contact instructors, including consultation hours, teaching assistants, etc..

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