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The school was founded in 2009 on the principles of human rights and civil liberties by human rights Atty. Jose Manuel I. "Chel" Diokno, who is the chairman of the largest human rights group in the Free Legal Assistance Group or FLAG, and classes started in 2010. [1]
Diokno has written three books: Diokno On Trial: The Techniques And Ideals Of The Filipino Lawyer (The Complete Guide To Handling A Case In Court), published by the Diokno Law Center in 2007 and considered the main staple in trial courses; [44] Civil And Administrative Suits As Instruments Of Accountability For Human Rights Violations ...
Chel Diokno is a human rights lawyer, Chairman of FLAG, head of the Diokno Law Center and member of the Jose W. Diokno Foundation, founding Dean of the DLSU Tañada-Diokno School of Law, and former Special Counsel of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Chel Diokno ran for Senator twice and nearly secured enough votes to obtain a seat.
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. [5] [6] It was founded in 1974 by Sen.Jose W. Diokno, [5] Lorenzo Tañada, [7] J.B.L. Reyes, [4] and Joker Arroyo [8] during the martial law era under former President Ferdinand Marcos. [9]
Diokno's success in the bar exams is further underscored by the fact that he was also under-age [2] and that he also placed number 1 in the 1940 CPA Board exams which he took while in law school, summa cum laude [3] after graduating from then De La Salle College [4] at the age of 17. This double number 1 feat may never be paralleled.
Usha Vance, a registered Democrat until 2014, clerked for conservative judges including, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh when he was an appeals ...
On December 13, she announced that she would serve as a professor of De La Salle University's Tañada-Diokno School of Law starting in January 2024, marking her return to teaching law. [ 110 ] On September 20, 2024, de Lima accepted the lead nomination for the party list Mamamayang Liberal for the 2025 House elections , [ 111 ] marking her ...
After the writ of habeas corpus was lifted, Diokno had concerns that Marcos could use this chance to declare martial law. Under Diokno's leadership, the Movement of Concerned Citizens for Civil Liberties (MCCCL) - "a broad alliance of civil libertarians, progressive Constitutional Convention delegates, students, professionals as well as workers ...