Plagiarism and Misrepresentation in the Supreme Court

This page documents "Plagiarism and Misrepresentation in the Supreme Court" as it relates to Vinuya v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 162230, 28 April 2010 (also here, here).

Primary Documents

• Letter to the Supreme Court by Mark Ellis - 23 July 2010
• "Restoring Integrity: A Statement by the Faculty of the University of the Philippines College of Law on the Allegations of Plagiarism and Misrepresentation in the Supreme Court" (also here, here) - 27 July 2010
• Author Christian J. Tams's complaint (also here) - 18 August 2010
• In the Matter of the Charges of Plagiarism, etc., Against Associate Justice Mariano C Del Castillo - 12 Oct 2010
• Dissenting Opinion, Justice J Sereno -15 Oct 2010
• Supreme Court Resolution re Letter of the UP Law Faculty entitled: "Restoring Integrity: A Statement by the Faculty of the University of the Philippines College of Law on the Allegations of Plagiarism and Misrepresentation in the Supreme Court": 19 Oct 2010

Background Notes

• TIMELINE: The Back Stories & Main Story of the Contempt Case Against the UP Law Faculty
• Diane Desierto, "An Open Appeal to fellow International Legal Scholars" (also here, here)

News Reports

• UP backs its law faculty vs SC on plagiarism (PDI, 30 Oct 2010)
• Foreign authors back UP law profs (PDI, 27 Oct 2010)
• High tribunal vs UP Law: 23 Oct 2010
• Explain, SC orders UP profs (PDI, 21 Oct 2010)
• Court to UP Law faculty: Explain improper conduct (BusinessWorld, 20 Oct 2010)

Online Petition

• Restoring Integrity in the Philippine Supreme Court

Social Networking

• I support the UP College of Law Faculty on Facebook

See Also

• Busting plagiarism