Preamble
WHEREAS, the University of the Philippines has established in its College of Law a unit known as the Continuing Legal Education and Research Center, hereinafter referred to as the U.P. Law Center; WHEREAS, the major purpose of the University of the Philippines in the establishment of this unit is the advancement of legal scholarship, the protection of human lights with emphasis on the improvement of the legal system and the administration of justice, and the assumption of leadership in overcoming the criticism directed at professional competence and responsibility; WHEREAS, the said unit is presently engaged in three areas of activities to effectuate these objectives, namely; (a) research and publication program, (b) public faculty lecture program, and the (c) continuing legal education program, which is further divided into the law institute program and the vacation studies program; WHEREAS, reform in law and the machinery of justice as well as law enforcement for the better protection of human rights is a continuing concern of the Government: Now, therefore