Ateneo Law School
| Ateneo de Manila University Law School | |
|---|---|
| Parent school | Ateneo de Manila University |
| Established | 1936 |
| School type | Private, Roman Catholic |
| Dean | Sedfrey Candelaria |
| Location | 20 Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati, Philippines |
| Bar pass rate | 81.01% (2015) |
| Website | ateneo |
The Ateneo de Manila University Law School (often referred to as Ateneo Law School) is the law school of the Ateneo de Manila University, a private Jesuit university in the Philippines. It was founded in 1936, in the Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila campus of the Ateneo, where it remained even after the college, graduate school, and basic education units moved to Loyola Heights, Quezon City in the 1950s. In 1977, it moved to Salcedo Village in Makati, and in 1998, transferred to its present location in Makati's Rockwell Center. Its current Dean is alumnus Sedfrey Candelaria who succeeded Cesar L. Villanueva. Its patron saint is Thomas More.
The Law School's primary academic offering is the 4-year law program leading to the degree of Juris Doctor. Aside from the J.D. program, it also offers a review program for the Philippine Bar Examination, a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education program, as well as seminars, conferences, and talks covering various issues. Faculty and students engage in research which are published in, among other places, the Ateneo Law Journal.
The Ateneo Law School offers a complete 4-year program leading to the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.). The J.D. degree was first conferred on the School Year 1990-1991 graduates. The Ateneo was the first law school in the Philippines to offer the J.D. in lieu of the Bachelor of Laws degree, which is still what most law schools in the Philippines offer today.
The Ateneo JD program covers the different aspects of legal study required for admission to the practice of law. Among the key subjects are constitutional and political law, civil law, criminal law, remedial law, commercial law, international law, tax law, and legal ethics. There is a particular emphasis on legal and judicial ethics, with subjects on legal philosophy and history, legal profession, theology and Church social teachings, and ethics being part of the core Ateneo law program.
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