Joaquin Bernas

Joaquin G. Bernas
28th President of the
Ateneo de Manila University
In office
April 1, 1984  April 1, 1993
Preceded by Fr. Jose A. Cruz, S.J.
Succeeded by Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J.
Personal details
Born (1932-07-08) July 8, 1932
Baao, Camarines Sur, Philippine Islands
Nationality Filipino
Residence Quezon City, Philippines
Alma mater Berchmans College
Ateneo de Manila University
Woodstock College
New York University
Profession Lawyer
Professor
Jesuit Priest
Religion Catholic

Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J., J.S.D. is a Jesuit and is Dean Emeritus of Ateneo Law School in Makati City, Philippines. He was a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission which drafted the present Philippine Constitution.[1]

Bernas specializes in the Philippine Constitution and is an author of law books and articles.

Education

Bernas earned a Bachelor of Arts in English, Latin, and Greek Classics and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Berchmans College in 1956 and 1957 respectively. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Ateneo Law School in 1962 and placed 9th in the bar examinations of that year.

Bernas earned degrees in Licentiate of Sacred Theology from Woodstock College in 1966, Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science from New York University in 1965 and 1968 respectively.

Career

Bernas served as Dean of Ateneo Law School, President of Ateneo de Manila University from 1984 to 1993, a Member of the Constitutional Commission formed by President Corazon Aquino in 1986, a Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, and a Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Upon his retirement as Law Dean in 2004, Bernas was conferred the position of Dean Emeritus at Ateneo School of Law. He continues to teach Constitutional Law and Public International Law to law freshmen and sophomores.

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