Lex rex simply means “the law is the king.”
The purpose of this blog is to look up to the Law as the Supreme Guide in all aspects of our lives—in finance, business, personal and family relations, labor/work, travel, ethics, property, tax, and education.
Politically speaking, it’s also a way of saying that we must be a government of laws and not of men; that no one is above the law, and anyone who stands before the law finds himself on level ground. This is a repository of law school and legal notes that strive to reflect that principle.
Historically, Lex Rex is inspired by a book, “Lex, Rex”, written by a Scottish Presbyterian minister named Sam Rutherford in 1644. That book defended the rule of law, advocates for limited government and constitutionalism in politics and opposes “royal absolutism” (where the king’s whims and orders are absolute). That book utilized Natural Law, Scriptures (Divine Law), and Scottish Law (Positive Law) and emphasized the importance of a Supreme Covenant upon which a country should adhere to.
That book served as a seed to the “social contract” political theory of John Locke. This theory posits that individuals have consented to surrender their individual freedoms in exchange for protection and maintenance of social order.
Write-Ups
- Feb 2025: The Advocate: Law School Survival Guide: On Mental Health Breaks
- April 2024: Law Journal: Legal and Policy Innovations for a Net Zero 2050
- June 2023: USLS Law Journal Volume 12: My article entitled “Magnetized by Big Brother: When Thought Control Comes in Enticing Robes“
- Feb 2022: Page 49 of “The Advocate”, a magazine-style publishing of the USLS College of Law.
- Feb 2021: Research work “Filipino Freelancers’ Welfare: Assessing, Consolidating, and Proposing Legal Measures.” This is our final requirement for Legal Research, a first-year subject, which was taught by Atty. Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, now (Jul 2023) a DITC Undersecretary.
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Stetson International Moot Court Competition (Southeast Asian Rounds) – Best Overall Memorial and Quarterfinalist
CLEP oath-taking for law student practitioners. Newspaper article.
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