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87 Phil. L.J. i (2012-2013)

handle is hein.journals/philplj87 and id is 1 raw text is: FOREWORD EMERGING LEGAL CHALLENGES* Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro Necessity is the mother of invention, as the adage goes. Throughout human history, surges of social progress have been marked by scientific milestones: the invention of the wheel, the invention of the printing press, the first combustion engine, the first computing machine, the first airplane. What is true in science is true in law as All. Laws are invented to govern relationships among individuals and between individuals and those who rule or govern them. Whole legal systems are developed in response to the need to maintain order and peace, to define rights and obligations, as communities grew and people traded with each other not only material goods but also ideas and knowledge. Undeniably, A now inhabit a world of rapid invention and constantly upgrading technologies. Yet, innovation in law has not been as swift. The reasons for this are not surprising. First, our notions of justice and right are rooted in ntunerous principles from ancient history which are deemed universal and unchanging. Second, precisely because laws are meant to set rules that would be binding and enduring the process of legislative creation and amendment has been designed to ensure due deliberation and eliminate arbitrariness in law making. Consequently, said process can be highly technical, tedious and time-consuming, not to mention, susceptible to delay attributable to influence from competing interests. Cite as Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro, Emergigg Legal Challenges, 86 PH[L. L. J. (page cited) (2012). ** Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines. Awardee, Presidential Medal of Merit (1998); Assistant Chief State Counsel, Department of Justice (19950-1997); L1.B (1972), University of the Philippines College of Law. i

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