This document outlines the structure and key points of a term paper on amending Philippine law to allow foreign ownership of land. The paper will introduce the topic, discuss the international and Philippine legal context, and present arguments for and against allowing foreign ownership. It will analyze advantages like increased investment and employment, and disadvantages such as threats to national patrimony. The conclusion will recommend that Philippine law not be amended to allow foreign ownership of land.
This document outlines the structure and key points of a term paper on amending Philippine law to allow foreign ownership of land. The paper will introduce the topic, discuss the international and Philippine legal context, and present arguments for and against allowing foreign ownership. It will analyze advantages like increased investment and employment, and disadvantages such as threats to national patrimony. The conclusion will recommend that Philippine law not be amended to allow foreign ownership of land.
This document outlines the structure and key points of a term paper on amending Philippine law to allow foreign ownership of land. The paper will introduce the topic, discuss the international and Philippine legal context, and present arguments for and against allowing foreign ownership. It will analyze advantages like increased investment and employment, and disadvantages such as threats to national patrimony. The conclusion will recommend that Philippine law not be amended to allow foreign ownership of land.
This document outlines the structure and key points of a term paper on amending Philippine law to allow foreign ownership of land. The paper will introduce the topic, discuss the international and Philippine legal context, and present arguments for and against allowing foreign ownership. It will analyze advantages like increased investment and employment, and disadvantages such as threats to national patrimony. The conclusion will recommend that Philippine law not be amended to allow foreign ownership of land.
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VALDEZ, JUDY MAR F.
OUTLINE FOR THE TERM PAPER
TITLE: AMENDING PHILIPPINE LAW TO ALLOW FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF LAND
I. Overview (Summary of the whole term paper)
II. Introduction o Brief discussion about land (Significance to State and its inhabitants) o Policy consideration: Governing laws on rights to own land (International and Philippine Context) o Who are considered citizens and non-citizens of the Philippines? o Some decided cases involving issues on foreign ownership of land o States or countries which extend rights to own land to non-citizens III. Statement of the Problem o Should rights to own land be extended to non-citizens of the Philippines? IV. Objective or Significance of the Study o To present governing laws and decided cases on foreign ownership of land; o To identify and comparatively analyze the advantages and disadvantages of extending rights to own land to non-citizens of the Philippines; and o To provide conclusion and recommendations on whether to amend the Philippine Law to allow foreign ownership of land. V. Scope and Limitations of the Study o Advantages and disadvantages of allowing foreign ownership land in the Philippines VI. Conceptual Framework A. Arguments in favor of extending rights to own land to non-citizens of the Philippines o Increase in foreign investments o Rise in employment opportunities for Filipinos o Proliferation of sectors related to real-estate B. Arguments against extending rights to own land to non-citizens of the Philippines o Detrimental to National Patrimony o Instrument of invasion or colonization o Harmful to local economy (plundering of natural resources, destruction of environment and exploitation of rural poor VII. Conclusion and Recommendations o Not allowing foreign ownership of land is more beneficial to the Philippines. o No amendment shall be made to the Philippine Law governing foreign ownership of land. VIII. Sources o Articles and Debates/Materials available in the internet o Governing laws on foreign ownership of land o SCRA/Philippine Reports on cases decided involving issues on foreign ownership of land o Books relating to ownership of land in the Philippines