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Overview of the Philippine Legal System by Franz Simeon Cheng is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The legal system of the Philippines is a hybrid of civil law, common law, customary law, and Sharia law due to historical influences from Spain and the United States. Civil law governs areas like family and contracts while common law influences areas like constitutional and corporate law. The primary sources of law are the Constitution, statutes, treaties, and judicial decisions. Statutory law is created by the bicameral legislature while the executive issues presidential decrees and the judiciary serves as
- Author
- Franz Simeon Cheng
- Language
- EN