Downloads

Here, you can download the readings we used for our Legal Theory Class under Prof. Jose Laureta for School Year 2018-2019, Second Semester at the University of the Philippines College of Law. Special thanks to Mr. Melrich Sanchez, class beadle, for providing the scanned copies of the readings!

A Citizens Obligation to the Law [Devlin]
A Recast Norm Imposing on the Borrower the Duty to Repay a Loan
Caltex v. Arrastre Service [Justice Fernando Ponencia]
City of Manila Speech [Laureta]
Definition [Robinson]
Elements of Law [Seagle]
General Theory of Law and State [Kelsen]
Generalization in Ethics [Knopf]
Gospel of Mark 12, 28b-34
Government [Honoré]
H.L.A. Hart and the Methodology of Jurisprudence [Farrell]
Hard Cases [Dworkin]
he Theory of Sovereignty Restated [Rees]
Herbert Hart Elucidated [Simpson]
Honoré Biography
Institutional Nature of Law [Raz]
Institutional Normative order [MacCormick]
Introduction – Hart’s Message [Green]
Juridical Review [Cameron]
Jurisprudence – Theory and Context [Bix]
Jurisprudence [Wacks]
Law and Force [The Monist]
Law as the Sovereign Command [Austin]
Law in Science and Science in Law [Holmes]
Law’s Empire [Dworkin]
Legal and Judicial Organization [O’Connel]
Letter to Prof. Carale [Laureta]
Memorial Day [Holmes]
Northern Securities Co. v. US [Holmes Dissenting Opinion]
On Philosophy and Law [Hughes]
On the Basic Norm [Kelsen]
Our Lady of the Common Law [Cardozo]
Philippine Constitutional Law [1973 Constitution]
Plucking the Mask of Mystery from Its Face – Jurisprudence [Hart]
Proclamation No. 3 [Aquino]
Proclamation No. 1081 [Marcos]
Reflections on the Law [Gilmore]
Second Trennial Coif Award to Grant Gilmore
Springer v. Gov of the Ph Islands [Justice Sutherland Ponencia]
Statement to the Collegian [Laureta]
Supplement Toll Operation Agreement
The Game of the Law and its Prizes 1 [Cardozo]
The Game of the Law and its Prizes 2 [Cardozo]
The History of Civilization [Durant]
The History of Law [Seagle]
The Path of the Law [Holmes]
The Phenomenon of Law [Lucas]
The Theory of Sovereignty Restated [Rees]
The UP College of Law In Retrospect [Laureta]
Was Austin Right After All [Schauer]
To the Members of Class 1983 [Laureta]
Undelivered Post-birthday Speech [Laureta]
What is a Law School [Gilmore]
What Law is Like [Fletcher]
Why Jurisprudence [Holmes]
Your Business as Thinkers