WEEK 1

Introduction to Tourism Law

ROAD MAP

Week 5
Week 4 Nature of
Contracts
Week 3 Obligation
and its
Week 2 Continuation
on other
concepts

Week 1 Constitutional
Provisions
provisions

Introductio
n to Law
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Discuss mission/ vision and policies of the school
Discuss the course and its requirement/grading system
Provide students the basic knowledge and proper introduction to law and its
key concept
Topics
INTRODUCTION
Understanding the Law and its Ethical Foundation

NATURE AND CONCEPTS OF LAW

Definition
Classifications and characteristics
Necessity of the study
Sources and functions
Inherent powers of the state
The Government and its powers
LAW
and its Ethical
Foundation
ETHICS
Ethics covers the following
At its simplest, ethics is a dilemmas:
system of moral principles.
They affect how people make how to live a good life
decisions and lead their lives.
our rights and responsibilities
It is concerned with what is
good for individuals and the language of right and wrong
society and is also described
as moral philosophy. moral decisions - what is good
and bad?
VS
 MORAL PRINCIPLES

ISM
DO
N UTIL
HE
is a school of thought that argues
that pleasure is the only intrinsic
good.
In very simple terms, a hedonist
strives to maximize net pleasure
(pleasure minus pain).
IAN ISM
I TAR
The creed which accepts as the
foundation of morals, Utility, or
theGreatest-Happiness Principle,
holds that actions are RIGHT in
proportion as they tend to
promotehappiness, WRONG as
they tend to produce the reverse

General sense: Science of moral laws
based on the rational nature of man,
governing his free activity for
realization of his individual and social
ends, demandable and reciprocal
is defined as rule of
conduct, just and obligatory
promulgated by legitimate
authority and of common
observance and benefits.
--Felipe Sanchez Roman
is ordinance of reason
promulgated by one who
has care for the community for
the observance of common
good.
--St. Thomae de Aquina
SOURCES OF
LAWS
 CLASSIFICATIONS OF LAW UNDER 6. Political Laws deals with the persons
THE PHILIPPINE SYSTEM relationship with the government
7. Prospective Laws - a kind of law that can only be
1. Substantive Laws those that grant for rights and privileges
applied after its effectivity date
to a person
8. Retroactive Laws in contrast with the
2. Remedial Laws provide for the manner of enforcing or
prospectivity of laws, this law looks backward
protecting such substantive rights
3. Public Laws are those that deals with subject of public
nature such as crime
4. Private Laws those that govern the private transactions
between parties
5. Civil Laws deal with the relationship between persons,
such as status, ownership, and contractual obligations
Tourism Law
defined as body of rules or principles of action which deals with the
regulation, authority, relations and obedience among members of society
involved in tourist travel and accommodation
It includes persons travelling from place to place for pleasure (tourists), and
business establishments or persons engaged in the occupation of providing
various services for tourist
 ACTIVITY #1
PLANS vs ZOMBIES
OBJECTIVES:
To save as many citizens as possible
To remain in the power

SCENARIO:

Theres a wide spread of Z virus in the community. The Leader has to stop such
epidemic by letting the non-infected citizen in the palace. However, with just
single mistake, by letting-in a zombie may cause the downfall of the kingdom.

Those who will be save will automatically get 100 for this activity otherwise 50
Those who will be caught not following the instructions will get 0 automatically
MECHANICS:
The class will be divided into Four (4) groups
Each group will choose their respective leaders
Among the four leaders, a high leader will be selected
The high leader will be the Monarch.
The Monarch will rule over his citizen and he will have the following powers:

(A) Declare Martial Law

(B) power to freeze the entire nation, or portion thereof;

(C) issue status quo ante order

Such power can only be used once every round.

Each round may be signified by day (lights on) and night (lights off)
 During day time, citizens are free to walk, transfer seats, talk to each other
etc.
Citizens, during day time, may convince the Monarch to let him in and be
saved
During night, everyone (including the Monarch) is asleep, except the zombies,
they can only tap one person nearest to them.
Once become a zombie, keep it to yourself, you can tell anyone otherwise
youll get 50
Each round will only last for Three (3) days, provided that there is no zombies
yet in the palace until the third day
Each day the Monarch has to decide who will be saved within ten (10)
seconds.
Failure to make decision within the time prescribed means NO ONE is chosen
to get inside the palace
SO WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT???
Assignment:
Nature and Concept of Constitution
Bill of Rights: Application and purpose
Art. 3 Sec 1: Due Process and Equal Protection
Right to privacy in general
Privacy of communication: rule and exceptions
Doctrine of Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
RA 4200, Anti-wiretapping Law
Liberty of Abode and Right to travel