Tañada-Diokno School of Law
Law college
The Tañada-Diokno School of Law is the law school and one of the eight schools of De La Salle University.
History
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. The mission of the school was to create morally grounded and well-rounded individuals ready to serve the oppressed and take a stand on these issues. This became the blueprint for all subjects in the school regardless of the selected area of study for each student, which was a first in Philippine legal education. The school introduced the practice of using "The Green Notes" to aid students in reviewing for all legal topics in lieu of fraternity and sorority assistance, as such groups were prohibited by the school. Student organizations, however, continue to thrive among the students.
In 2013, the school created the Development Legal Advocacy Center (DLAC), which is the main pillar of its clinical legal education program.
The first COL batch composed of 46 graduate students, took the bar exam in 2014 and gave the University a 56.5 percent passing rate on its first attempt, which was the highest among private institutions.
In the Academic Year 2016-2017, the school moved to the Rufino Campus in Bonifacio Global City, which houses 17 classrooms run on solar power, an auditorium, an arbitration room, and a moot court.
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