2008 Bar Examination Questions

The legal yardstick in determining whether usage has become customary international law is expressed in the maxim opinio juris sive necessitates or opinio juris for short. What does the maxim mean?

That is the first question in Political Law in the recently held bar examinations. Unlike in the past, the Supreme Court has chosen to publish the questions themselves, on its own website.

The move is a welcome development for law students in the provinces who can only wonder what the questions were in the different bar subjects.

You may see the bar examinations by clicking on the links here: Political Law Labor Law Civil Law Taxation Mercantile Law Criminal Law Remedial Law Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises

Lawyer gets free haircut

A barber gave a haircut to a priest one day. The priest tried to pay for the haircut, but the barber refused, saying, "you do God's work." The next morning the barber found a dozen Bibles at the door to his shop.

A policeman came to the barber for a haircut, and again the barber refused to pay, saying, "you protect the public." The next morning the barber found a dozen doughnuts at the door to his shop.

A lawyer came to the barber for a haircut, and again the barber refused payment, saying, "you serve the justice system." The next morning the barber found a dozen lawyers waiting for a free haircut.

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