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Waiver of Rights
Basic is the rule that rights may be waived, unless the waiver is
contrary to law, public order, public policy, morals, good customs or
prejudicial to a third person with a right recognized by law.
the
high
standards
on
which
reputations
for
professionalism rest.
III.
The
Supreme
Court
and
the
Supremacy
of
the
Constitution
The Supreme Court is the highest court within the hierarchy of the
Philippine legal jurisdictions. The Supreme Court is also referred to the
Court
of
last
resort, instance
court, judgment
court, apex
court,
law,
the legislative
intent of
the legislature in
body,
legislative
records
or
journals,
legislative
The use of shall and may in statutes also mirrors common usage;
ordinarily shall is mandatory and may is discretionary. These words
must be read in their broader statutory context, however, the issue
often being whether the statutory directive itself is mandatory or
permissive. Use of both words in the same provision can underscore
their different meanings, and often the context will confirm that the
ordinary meaning of one or the other was intended.