CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - ONLINE BOOK

Constitutional law, which is the study of the balance between the powers of the state and the rights of the people, is a branch of law that deals with the delicate task of determining whether the government has acted in violation of the Bill of Rights. Under this law school subject are the following topics, including landmark pieces of jurisprudence related thereto:

POWERS OF THE STATE
THE BILL OF RIGHTS

Privacy & Autonomy
Human Rights

DUE PROCESS OF LAW
EQUAL PROTECTION OF LAWS
RIGHT AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES & SEIZURES
PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATION & CORRESPONDENCE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
LIBERTY OF ABODE AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
RIGHT LIMITING EMINENT DOMAIN
NON-IMPAIRMENT OF OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS
ADEQUATE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND FREE ACCESS TO COURTS

Public Attorney's Office
Clinical Legal Education Program
Integrated Bar of the Philippines Legal Aid

RIGHT AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION
RIGHTS OF PERSONS UNDER CUSTODIAL INVESTIGATION
RIGHT TO CRIMINAL DUE PROCESS
RIGHT TO BAIL
RIGHT TO PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
RIGHT TO BE HEARD BY SELF OR COUNSEL
RIGHT TO BE INFORMED OF THE NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCUSATION
RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL

Trial in Absentia

RIGHT TO IMPARTIAL TRIAL
RIGHT OF CONFRONTATION
RIGHT TO COMPULSORY PROCESS
RIGHT TO THE SPEEDY DISPOSITION OF CASES
RIGHT AGAINST EXCESSIVE FINES AND CRUEL, DEGRADING, AND INHUMAN PUNISHMENTS
RIGHT AGAINST DOUBLE JEOPARDY
NON-IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBTS
RIGHT AGAINST INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE
RIGHT AGAINST EX POST FACTO LAWS
RIGHT AGAINST BILLS OF ATTAINDER