Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Political Law defined


Political Law defined

            That branch of public law which deals with the organi­zation and operation of the government organs of the state and defines the relations of the state with the inhabitants of its territory. - Macariola v Asuncion, 114 SCRA 77 (1982)

 Political law has been defined as that branch of public law w/c deals w/ the organization and operation of the governmental organs of the State and defines the relations of the state w/ the inhabitants of its territory. 

Scope of Political Law.--  The entire field of political law may be subdivided into  (a)  the law of public administration, (b)  constitutional law, (c)  administrative law, and  (d)  the law of public corporations.  These four subdivisions may be briefly described for the time being, as follows:  The first deals with the organization and management of the different branches of the government; the second, with the guaranties of the constitution to individual rights and the limitations on governmental action; the third, with the exercise of executive power in the making of rules and the decision of questions affecting private rights; and the last, with governmental agencies for local government or for other special purposes.  

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