The lawmaking body of Spain was known as Cortes (parliament) all the laws that were implemented in the

Philippines were made by the Spanish JUDICIAL BRANCH Cortes. Some of the laws, which were implemented in the Philippines Entrusted agencies during its colonization, were; during the administration of Siete partidas (1348)compilation of Spanish laws. justice in Spanish colonization; Leyes de Toro (1502)a set of laws pertaining to Royal inheritance. Audiencia/Supreme Novisima recopilacion (1802)a new compilation of Courtcomposed of one laws. chief justice, one Spanish penal code (1886) president for criminal code of civil procedure (1888) cases, one president code of commerce (1888) for the chamber for mortage law (1889) civil cases, eight civil code (1889) associate justices, an Along the way of the Spanish colonization, there arose attorney, and reserved movements, the Filipino leaders had established. These movements justices. which had their own structure for governance were the underground Appellate organization pf KKK, magdalo government, biak-na-bato republic, courts for criminal dictatorial government, revolutionary government, constitutional casescomposed of government. chief justice, two associate justices, an attorney general, and a KKK or Katipunan secretary. Kataastaasan, kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga anak ng Courts of first instance in each bayan provincethe alcalde mayors became judges This organization was established on July 7, 1892 by the revolutionary of these courts; there group of Deodato Arellano, Roman Basa, and Andres Bonifacio, all of whom was a fiscal and a chief were members of the La Liga Filipina and masonry. of court. They handled The objectives of KKK are threefold; civil and criminal cases. political Justice of the civic peace courts in pueblos moral justices were The structure of the secret society involves the 3 principle councils appointed by the known as supreme, provincial, and proper council. The citizenship of the governor general on Katipunan government was divided into three these were; recommendation of the 1st grade/katiponANAK NG BAYAN chief justice of the 2nd grade/kawalGOMBURZA Supreme Court. They 3rd grade/bayani--RIZAL had civil and criminal jurisdiction over minor cases.

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