Civil Law Syllabus
Civil Law Syllabus
Civil Law Syllabus
CIVIL LAW
I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
A. Effect and Application of Laws (Civil Code)
Include: Conflict of Laws (Private International Law)
B. Human Relations (Arts. 19-22, Civil Code)
Exclude:
1. Independent civil actions and prejudicial questions which
are covered under Remedial Law
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III. PROPERTY
A. Characteristics
B. Classification
C. Ownership
D. Accession
E. Quieting of Title to or Interest in and Removal or Prevention of
Cloud over Title or Interest in Real Property
F. Co-ownership
G. Possession
H. Usufruct
I. Easements
J. Nuisance
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8. Unenforceable Contracts
9. Void and Inexistent Contracts
C. Natural Obligations
D. Estoppel
V. SALES
A. Nature and Form of Contract
B. Capacity to Buy or Sell
C. Effects of the Contract when the Thing Sold has been lost
D. Obligations of the Vendor
E. Obligations of the Vendee
F. Breach of Contract
Include:
1. Recto Law: sale of movables on installment (Articles 1484-
1486, Civil Code)
2. Maceda Law: sale of immovable on installment (R.A. No.
6552)
G. Extinguishment of Sale
H. Assignment of Credits
VI. LEASE
A. General Provisions
1. Lease of Things
2. Lease of Work and Services
B. Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
C. Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee
D. Special Rules for Lease of Rural/Urban Lands
Exclude:
1. Household Service, Contract of Labor, Contract for Piece of
Work which is covered under Labor Law
VII. PARTNERSHIP
A. Contract of Partnership
B. Rights and Obligations of Partnerships
C. Rights and Obligations of Partners among Themselves
D. Obligations of Partnership/Partners to Third Persons
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VIII. AGENCY
A. Definition
B. Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
C. Obligations of the Agent
D. Obligations of the Principal
E. Modes of Extinguishment
IX. TRUST
A. Definition
B. Kinds of Trust
1. Express Trust
2. Implied Trust
X. CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
A. Loan
B. Deposit
C. Guaranty and Suretyship
D. Pledge, Mortgage and Antichresis, Chattel Mortgage (include Act
No. 1508 and Section 47 of R.A. No. 8791 or the General
Banking Act of 2000)
E. Quasi-Contracts
F. Concurrence and Preference of Credits
Include:
1. Section 133 of R.A. No. 10142 [Financial Rehabilitation and
Insolvency Act (FRIA) of 2010]
XI. SUCCESSION
A. General Provisions
B. Testamentary Succession/Wills
C. Legal or Intestate Succession
D. Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Succession
Exclude:
1. Executors and administrators (Articles 1058-1060, Civil
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1. General Provisions
2. Actual and Compensatory Damages
3. Moral Damages
4. Nominal Damages
5. Temperate or Moderate Damages
6. Liquidated Damages
7. Exemplary or Corrective Damages
8. Damages in Case of Death
IMPORTANT NOTES:
The listing of covered topics is not intended and should not be used
by law schools as a course outline. This listing has been drawn up for
the limited purpose of ensuring that the Bar candidates are guided on
the coverage of the 2018 Bar Examinations.
All laws, rules, issuances, and jurisprudence pertinent to every
subject and its listed topics as of June 30, 2017 are examinable
materials within the coverage of the 2018 Bar Examinations.
Principles of law are not covered by the cut-off period stated herein.
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