The Constitutional Law of the Philippine Islands: Together with Studies in the Field of Comparative Constitutional Law

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Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 1920 - 702 páginas
 

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Advantages and disadvantages of unwritten constitutions and written constitutions
13
Requisites of a good written constitution
15
Divisions of a written constitution
16
ADOPTION AND ALTERATION OF WRITTEN CONSTI
18
CHAPTER
19
CHAPTER 3
25
PART II
35
The Commonwealth of Australia Act
53
Comparison of the Australian Constitution with
60
The Spanish Constitution
66
The Constitution of Cuba
77
CHAPTER 8
83
CHAPTER 24
94
The Japanese Constitution
97
CHAPTER 10
108
The Malolos Constitution
114
PART III
125
Filipino influence
134
FUNDAMENTAL
139
Purpose prior to SpanishAmerican War
147
Congressional control
153
The War Department and the Bureau of Insular
159
Résumé of the constitutional relations of
178
Whether the Philippines are a foreign country
184
Whether a colony dependency or possession
192
Status stated
203
Treaties of the United States
210
Philippine organic laws described
216
The Philippine Autonomy Act
222
CHAPTER 15
226
Republican government
227
A government of laws and not of men
229
Rule of the majority
232
Law of public officers
233
Division of powers
239
The executive power
251
CHAPTER 22
254
The legislative power
255
Legislative privileges
259
The judicial power
262
CHAPTER 26
264
Delegation of powers
266
Irrepealable laws prohibited
273
Responsible government
274
Immunity of government from suit
277
CHAPTER 16
284
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SECTION PAGE 94 Foreign relations
287
Passports
288
Public acts records and judicial proceedings
289
Privileges and immunities of citizens and cor porations
290
Extradition
292
Aliens their privileges and disabilities
293
Expulsion of aliens
297
Immigration
298
SECTION PAGE
301
PART V
307
Rights named defined and classified
315
POLITICAL RIGHTS
316
THE POLICE POWER SECTION PAGE 118 Police power taxation and eminent domain
319
Life
321
The pursuit of happiness
328
distinguished
336
The police power placed defined and de scribed
337
Public purposes
356
Uniformity
358
Classification
359
Exemptions
360
Tax liens
362
Remedies of the taxpayer
363
CHAPTER 21
368
SECTION PAGE 135 Nature of power
369
Taking and injuring property
372
Public use
373
Definition and scope
381
The Philippine Naturalization
393
Freedom of speech and of the press
400
CHAPTER 23
417
Personality of the Roman Catholic Church
431
Search warrants
437
RIGHTS OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF CRIME SECTION PAGE 161 General considerations
449
Right to hearing
451
Assistance of counsel
454
Nature and cause of accusation
456
Speedy and public trial
458
Confrontation of witnesses
462
Attendance of witnesses
468
Preparation for trial
469
Preliminary examination
470
Due process of law
474
Assessors
476
Presumption of innocence
477
Double jeopardy
478
Selfincrimination
488
Bail
494
Excessive fines
497
Cruel and unusual punishment
498
Conviction of treason
503
Right of appeal
504
The Constitution of the United States
505
CHAPTER 25
509
SECTION PAGE 180 The writ described
510
Suspension of habeas corpus
511
RETROSPECTIVE AND EX POST FACTO LAWS AND BILLS OF ATTAINDER SECTION PAGE 182 Retrospective laws in civil cases
514
Ex post facto laws
517
Bills of attainder
522
CHAPTER 27
525
The law
526
The contract
527
The impairment
529
Application of prohibition in the Philippines
531
CHAPTER 28
534
states
535
Polygamy
536
Subject and title of bills
537
The enacting clause
540
Appropriations
541
Indebtedness
543
A The Malolos Constitution
547
English and American constitutional systems
558
B The Presidents Instructions to the second Phil
579
The Philippine Bill as Amended
590
The Philippine Autonomy Act Popularly
634
E List of Organic Laws of the Philippine Islands
658
TABLE OF CASES
675
Education
694
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