Date of Publication

2-28-2022

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Juris Doctor

Subject Categories

Law

College

College of Law

Department/Unit

Law

Thesis Advisor

Ferdinand A. Tan

Defense Panel Chair

Bernard G. Hernandez

Defense Panel Member

Nestor M. Leynes III
Karla Funtila-Abugan

Abstract/Summary

As young as the phenomenon is, the impact that Covid-19 has had on the way court proceedings are conducted has already received significant attention from legal scholars. However, few have looked at how video conference hearings (VCHs) are being governed and conducted in developing economies such as the Philippines. By doing doctrinal research on the Philippine Supreme Court's guidelines in relation to the conduct of VCHs, this paper seeks to determine whether VCHs may be utilized by Philippine courts even in the absence of a crisis that necessitates its usage. Though primarily an offshoot of the Covid-19 pandemic, VCHs, the researchers have found, may still be continued even under “normal times,” i.e., in the absence of external attending circumstances that necessitate the conduct of VCHs, such as those enumerated under Item (I)(3)(b) of Administrative Matter (A.M.) No. 20-12-01-SC. Ultimately, this paper hopes to serve as a useful resource for Special Committees that will be tasked to constantly improve Supreme Court guidelines on conducting VCHs in the Philippines, with the end view of achieving greater access, convenience, and efficiency for litigants (regardless of status, literacy, or disability), lawyers, and even court officers, employees, and judges.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Physical Description

126 leaves

Keywords

Court proceedings; Videoconferencing

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5-22-2022

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