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In his 18 years on the Court, Reyes grew in prominence unlike few other Supreme Court magistrates before and since. Often, especially on matters relating to his specialty, civil law, his opinions proved to be the final word. In some quarters, he was called "the Court", in tribute to the considerable
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That Filipinos should be placed under the so-called Parity in a more disadvantageous position than United States citizens in the disposition, exploitation, development and utilization of the public lands, forests, mines, oils and other natural resources of their own country is certainly rank
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injustice and inequity that warrants a most strict interpretation of the "Parity Amendment", in order that the dishonorable inferiority in which Filipinos find themselves at present in the land of their ancestors should not be prolonged more than is absolutely necessary.
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was enacted, Reyes, who had briefly served on the Code Commission before the war, published widely read article outlining his criticisms of several articles. That article has since been cited favorably in a number of Supreme Court decisions.
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o jurist within living memory has commanded during the last quarter of a century, the deep respect and admiration of the bench and bar, of dilettantes and scholars, of professors and students.
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in 1944. Unlike some of the other founders of the Free Philippines movement, such as Rafael Roces, Jr. and Antonio Bautista, Reyes was spared execution, though not torture.
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As a private practitioner, Reyes was among the founders of the Civil Liberties Union in 1937. His association with that group helped foster his lifelong reputation as a
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of that year, placing 6th. He was not allowed admission to the Philippine Bar until the following year, when he reached his 21st birthday. Reyes would later pursue
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or what was called the Diokno commission. However, he resigned after serving as acting chairman after Diokno resigned earlier in 1987 because of the
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in October 1974 as a national officer, and later the Anti-Bases Coalition in 1983, which sought the removal of the American military bases in
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In 2006, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines dedicated the multipurpose hall in its main offices as the "Jose B.L. Reyes Hall".
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Reyes was married to Rosario L. Reyes, a distant relative who predeceased him by nearly forty years. They had three children.
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Reyes had many protégés in the Philippine legal academe, especially in the field of civil law. Among the most prominent were
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Reyes was an enthusiastic amateur photographer and painter. He was also among the first prominent Filipino practitioners of
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Unburdened by his judicial role, Reyes became an active member in the political opposition against the martial law rule of
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Wall of Remembrance, which recognizes heroes who fought against martial law in the Philippines under Ferdinand E. Marcos.
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The Court, through Reyes, insisted on a restrictive interpretation of the expiring Parity Amendments occasioned by the
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influence he wielded over his colleagues. Upon his retirement in 1972, one of his colleagues, the future Chief Justice
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Following his retirement from the Court, Reyes was named as the head of the Civil Code Revision Committee of the
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against the mayor of Manila, who had wanted to prohibit demonstrations in front of the United States embassy.
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that took effect in 1987. In this capacity, Reyes advocated the equal treatment of wives and husbands under
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As expected, Reyes penned many leading decisions in civil law that remain widely studied today, including
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movement. His involvement with the resistance was soon exposed, and he was imprisoned by the Japanese in
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liability of schools for damages caused by their students, was eventually adopted by the Court in
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After nine years with the Court of Appeals, Reyes was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1954 by
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A more contentious component of Reyes's legacy was his role in the increased difficulty of the
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Shortly after his retirement from the Court, Reyes was elected as the first president of the
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to Dr. Ricardo Albino Reyes and Marcia Concepcion Luna. By the age of 15, he had earned his
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In the 1930s, Reyes was a law professor at the University of the Philippines and at the
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Observations on the New Civil Code on Points Not Covered By Amendments Already Proposed
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JBL: Selected Speeches and Essays in Honor of Justice Jose B.L. Reyes, p. 105-108
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Reyes weaved his strong nationalist views to an interpretation of the 1935
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Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court from Arellano to Narvasa
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as vice-chair under Diokno, who was the chairman of the newly created
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that emphasized its nationalistic thrust. He notably dissented in
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as the paramount rule in custody cases. His dissenting opinion in
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Moy Ya Lim Yao v. Commissioner of Immigration (1971), dissenting
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After his retirement, Reyes became the first president of the
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Associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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He also helped found in 1947 the 24: 1573:Ateneo de Manila University alumni 25: 1664: 1515: 919: 670:murder of several unarmed farmers 600:Integrated Bar of the Philippines 575:IBP presidency and later activism 315:Integrated Bar of the Philippines 700: 583:Anti-Bases Coalition Rally with 472: 371:Complutense University of Madrid 345:degree, magna cum laude, at the 258:Complutense University of Madrid 1393: 1368: 1343: 1318: 1293: 1268: 1243: 1234: 1225: 1216: 1207: 1186: 1153: 1132: 1111: 1090: 1077:"Republic v. Luzon Stevedoring" 1069: 1048: 914: 711:needs additional citations for 649:, where he successfully sought 1039: 1030: 1021: 1012: 1003: 994: 985: 976: 968:Orentlicher, Diane F. (1985). 606:from then on until his death. 455:International Court of Justice 300:Jose Benedicto Luis Luna Reyes 170:Jose Benedicto Luis Luna Reyes 13: 1: 1623:20th-century Filipino lawyers 1486:Reflections with J.B.L. Reyes 1422: 487:Republic v. 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J.B.L. Reyes
Philippine name
middle name
family name
The Honorable

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Ramon Magsaysay
Ramón Diokno
Estanislao Fernandez
Presidential Committee on Human Rights
Manila
Philippine Islands
Quezon City
Loyola Memorial Park
Ateneo de Manila University
BA
University of the Philippines
LL.B.
Complutense University of Madrid
LL.M.
University of Santo Tomas
JD
jurist
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
José W. Diokno
Free Legal Assistance Group
civil law
Manila

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