Discussion 6/30/19 Imperium: the state has supreme
control over the land
International Agreements Cruz v Secretary of Natural
1972 Stockholm Declaration Resources GR 135385 Dec 6,
19 ??? o IPRA constitutionality
Kyoto Protocol o Native Title
UNCLOS
Vienna Convention – ozone layer Primary Jurisdiction
` Villaflor v Dir of Lands
Archipelagic Doctrine: The waters around, o The Courts will not resolve a
between and connecting the Philippines, controversy that is well within
regardless of breadth. the jurisdiction of an
administrative agency,
Regalian Doctrine: especially when it
demands… technical
Contiguous Zone: 24 NM from baseline expertise.
Protect Customs and
Sanitation Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
The court’s action cannot prosper
Exclusive Economic Zone: 200 NM until all the remedies has been
Not part of territory exhausted at the administrative
Just have sovereign rights to level.
EXPLOIT the resources Exceptions:
1. Violation of Due Process
“The President MAY enter into agreement” 2. When the issue involved is a
purely legal question
Salient Features for Rules of Procedure 3. Patent illegal amounting to
for Envi cases lack or excess of JD.
Effective: Apr 29, 2010 4. When there is estoppel:
when you have actively taken
1. Locus standi: part of the proceeding.
a. Precautionary Principle: 5. Irreparable Injury
b. Writ of Kalikasan 6. Respondent is a Department
i. Reserve, Rehabilitate Secretary: since he is an
the Environment ALTER EGO of the
President, thus,
CA 141 7. When unreasonable
Enacted: Nov. 7, 1986 8. Private lands
Applies to public lands, 9. ?
10. When the rule does not
Only agricultural lands can be Plain, Speedy, Adequate
disposed. remedy.
Disposal shall be under the full 11. When there are
control of the state circumstances ?
Dominion: capacity to own or
acquire land
Classification of Lands
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Public Domain: for Public Use
o Alienable
o Inalienable
Private Domain
Classification of Lands: Sec 3 Art XII
Agri
o Alienable Land
o Private Corpo only LEASE,
25 years renewable for 25.
o Sec 6 CA 141: the
prerogative of classifying of
the Public Domain belongs to
the Executive Branch of the
Govt
o Sec DENR v Yap GR 167707
Oct 8, 2008
Forest/Timber
Mineral
Natural Park
How land may be transferred
1. Homestead settlement
2. Sale
3. Lease
4. Confirmation of perfect or
incomplete title
The ff cannot be subject to legislation(?)
1. Public Dominion
2. ???
Ang.. v Govt Phil Islands, Aug 23, 1993
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