BSHM80 C1P1

• Law


  A system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships
• Characteristics of Law


  • Rule of human conduct
  • Just and obligatory
  • Promulgated by competent authority
  • Must be observed by all
• Tourism laws


  Necessary to provide a regulatory framework for the proper development and management of tourism activities
• Hospitality laws


  Regulations applicable to the different restaurant, hotel, country club, bar, spa, and related industries
• Kinds of laws according to purpose


  • Public law
  • Private law
• Kinds of laws according to scope


  • Public law (e.g. Administrative, Criminal, Constitutional)
  • Private law (e.g. Mercantile/Commercial, Maritime, Civil)
• Constitution


  The basic principles and laws of a nation, that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
• Constitution is the supreme among all the laws of the archipelago
• Philippine statutes


  • Acts
  • Commonwealth Acts
  • Mga Batas Pambansa
  • Republic Acts
• Treaty


  A compact made between two or more independent nations with a view to the public welfare
• Three inherent powers of the government

  • Police power
  • Power of eminent domain
  • Power of taxation
• Bill of rights


  A list of the most important rights to the citizens of the country, to protect these rights against infringement from public officials and private citizens