REYES, Ruby Mae F. 11482087 Legal Research G04 Atty.

Jinkee
Bantug
LEGAL ISSUE : Whether or not lack of law concerning rape of men is violative of
Sections 11 and 15, Art. II of the 1987 Constitution and principles of Public
International Law with respect to human rights and gender equality.

1. Introduction
a. A brief description of the situation of rape in general and the rape of
men in the Philippines
b. Definition of Terms (Rape, human rights, and other terms)
c. Significance of the Research
2. Body
a. The Issue of rape in the Philippines.
b. Constitutional Provisions relating to rape (Equal Protection Clause,
State policies and bill of rights)
c. Definition and analysis of Rape in the Revised Penal Code.
d. Inquiry of other Current rape-related laws and Jurisprudence.
e. Principle of Public International Law, treaties the Philippines is a
signatory of and its relation to the local laws in the Philippines.
3. Conclusion
4. Recommendation
a. The need for a statute to penalize or punish those who commit rape in
men.



SOURCES:
1. Primary
The 1987 Philippine Constitution
An Act Revising the Code and Other Penal Laws [Revised Penal Code]
An Act Expanding The Definition Of The Crime Of Rape, Reclassifying The
Same As A Crime Against Persons, Amending For The Purpose Act No. 3815,
As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Revised Penal Code, And For Other
Purposes [Anti-Rape Act of 1997]
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2. Secondary Sources
The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, 1987, An Annotated
Teext. (Fr. Joaquin Bernas)
An Overview of the Gender Situation in the Philippines (Carlos Antonio
Anonuevo)
Impunity Or Immunity: Wartime Male Rape And Sexual Torture As A
Crime Against Humanity. (Author: Hilmi M. Zawati, MA, PhD*2)
International Human Rights Law and Sexual Violence Against Men in
Conflict Zones. (Authors: Tom Hennessey and Felicity Gerry)
World Report on Violence and Health. (World Health Organization)