Practice question
A law school claims library and faculty standards are categorically outside every lawful accreditation inquiry because academic freedom forbids any standards. Which is correct?
- The regulator may ignore academic freedom entirely
- Every accreditation factor was invalidated
- Only the school’s advertising budget matters
- RA7662 Section7(c) identifies such accreditation factors subject to academic freedom
- Accreditation is identical to Bar admission
Legal references
- A.M.24-10-05-SC, August12,2025, effective November3,2025, amended Rule138 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_24-10-05-sc_2025.pdf
- Republic Act7662, Sections7(c)–(d),8–10, read with Pimentel’s invalidation of Sections7(g)–(h): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1993/ra_7662_1993.html
- Pimentel v. Legal Education Board, G.R.230642/242954, November9,2021, MAIN resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_230642_2021.html
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