ARELLANO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Atty Roberto A. Demigillo

Second Sem 2016-2017
Human Rights Law
Books : Hornbook on International and Philippine Human rights- Petralba
Human Rights by Alberto Muyot, see Library
Humans Rights by Jorge Coquia, see library
UN Complaints Procedures for HR Violations Human Rights Forum 2003
HUMAN RIGHTS COURSE OUTLINE TABLE
TOPICS

CASES/ WORDS/PHRASES

I. HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS IN THE

PHILIPPINES
The Old Struggle for Human Rights,
New Problems Posed by Security by
Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno Supreme Court

II. HUMAN RIGHTS, ITS ATTRIBUTES,

ORIGIN AND THE THREE
GENERATIONS

Human Rights defined.doc.

People v. Andre Marti GR 81561 January 18, 1991

Velasquez Rodriguez vs Honduras, Inter-American
State guarantor of human rights
Court of Human rights, July 29, 1988 Series C, No.
(1988)
Rule of Law
Delalic , it-965-21-a, Feb 20, 2001
Nicaragua v United States of America, International
State actors
Court of Justice, June 27, 1986
Oposa v Factoran GR 101063, July 30, 1993
Private individuals
The Writ of Kalikasan, A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC Rule 7
Non-state actors
In re Yamashita, 327 U.S. 1 (1946)
Belgium v Spain, (1970) ICJ Rep
International State Responsibility
Barcelona Traction Case -wrongful acts
U.S. v Mexico, 4 RIAA (19926) Neer Claim
France v Mexico, (1929) Caire Claim Derivative State responsibility
UK v Albania, Corfu Channel Case, (1949) ICJ Rep
- Can a State be held responsible for acts of U.S. v Iran (1980) ICJ Rep
another State?
Home Missionary Society Claim, U.S. v Great
Britain
Chorgow Factory Case, Germany v Poland PCIJ
North American Dredging Company Claim (1926)
Chinese Flour Importers Assn. v Price
Stabilization Board 89 Phil 439
People v Chan Fook 42 Phil 230
Kwong Sing v City of Manila 41 Phil 103
III. STATE RESPONSIBILITY

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Youmans Case, U.S. v United Mexican State,
1926
U.S. v Panama , 6 United Rep, Intl Arb Awards,
308
Texas Cattle Case ; American Mexican Claims
Com. 1948
Germany v U.S. ICJ June 23, 2001, La grand Case
Buffolo Claim, Italy v. Venezuela, 10 UN Rep Intl
Arb Awards, 528 (1938)
Anglo Iranian Case ; UK v Iran, ICJ Rep 23, (1952)
Goldberg Case, Germany v Romania, 2 UN Rep Intl
Arb awards, 234 (1908)
Borovsky v Com of Immigration, 90 Phil 107
Li Sen Giap v Director of Lands, 59 Phil 687
Radick v Hutchins 95 US 210
U.S. v Guatemala, Shufeldt Claim, 1930, 5 Hackworth,
p 485 2 UN Rep Arb Awards. 1079
Sambiaggo Case, (Italy v Venezuela) Venezuela
Arbitration of 1903,, p 666
Bolivar Railway Co. v Ralston, Venezuela Arb, of
1903, p 388
U.S.v Great Britain, US GB Claims Arb 1920
(Neilsen Report)
Rosa Gelbtrunk Claim, US v El Salvador, Arb
Tribunal, 1902,
French Co. of Venezuela Railroad Case, 10 UN
Rep Intl Arb awards, 285
Kummerov Case , 10 UN Rep Intl arb Award, 361
Dix Case, 9 UN Rep Intl Arb awards, 119
Ambatielos Case; Greece v UK, ICJ Rep, 28, 952
Estonia v Lithuania, PCIJ
Rhodore Forest Claim 3 UN Rep Intl arb Awards
1406
Finnish Shipowners Claim 3 UN Rep Intl arb
awards, 1484
Robert E. Brown Case 6 UN Rep Intl Arb Awards
120
Debenture Holders pf San Marco Co. 1931, 5 UN
Rep Intl Arb Awards, 191
Panevetzus Saldutiskis Railway, PCIJ ser. A/B
no. 76 At 16 (1939)
Mavrommatic Palestine Concessions PCIJ ser
A.no 2 at 12 (1924)

IV. SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL

HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
a. Human rights treaties
b. Customary law: Jus cogens, erga
omnes , Actio popularis
c. General Principles of law
Incorporation clause in the 1987
Constitution; Section 2, Article II
d. Judicial Decisions and Teachings
- International Court of Justice
- International Criminal Court
- Ad hoc criminal tribunal
- Regional Courts
- Hybrid or internationalized courts

North Sea Continental Shelf Case(West

Germany vs. Denmark and West Germany vs.
Netherland, ICJ, Feb. 20, 1969)
Barcelona Traction Light and Power Company,
(Belgium v Spain)
Kuroda v Jalandoni , GR No. L- 2662, March 26,
1949
Pacta sunt servanda
States consent to be bound
Customary law objective and subjective elements
Opinio Juris (Opino juris sive necessitates)
Doctrine of Customary law
Peremptory norms (jus cogens)
Obligatio erga omnes
Universal Jurisdiction

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- Martens Clause

Actio popularis
General principles of law
Yogyakarta Principles
Incorporation Clause in 1987 Constitution
International court of Justice
International Criminal Court
Ad hoc criminal tribunals
Martens Clause

V. INTERNATIONAL BILL OF RIGHTS

a. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
b. International Covenant on Civil and Political
rights and 2 protocols
c. International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights
d. Rights and Freedoms under the International Bill
of rights
e, Judicial writs
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Writ of Amparo
Writ of Habeas Data
f. Rights of Foundling
g. Right to nationality

VI. APPLICATION, ENFORCEMENT AND

LIMITATIONS
Domestic Application of IHRL
Monist Theory
Dualist Theory
International Application of IHRL
States Consent to be bound
Enforcement Mechanism
- Against Individual
Domestic enforcement
International
Enforcement
-

States
Court Action
Diplomatic means
Retorsion
Countermeasures
Military intervention

Restrictions and Limitations

Parameters to restrict exercise
of human rights
Proportionality test
Derogation

Pretty v. UK. (2346/02) European Court of Human

rights, 2002
People v Cayat, GR No. L- 45987, May 5, 1935
Beltran v Secretary of Health, GR 133640, 133661
and 139147, Nov 25, 2005
Marcos v. Manglapus, GR 88211, Sept 15, 1989 and
Oct 27, 1989
Malcampo-Sin v. Sin, GR 1`37590 March 26, 2001
American Bible Society v City of Manila, GR No.
L-9637, April 30, 1957.
Tolentino v. Secretary of Finance, GR No. 115455,
October 30, 1995
Sahin v. Turkey, No. 44774/98 EC+HR, Nov 10,
2005
Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire, 315 U.S.
568 (1942)
People v Doriquez, GR No. L-24444-45, July 29,
1968
Romualdez Marcos v Comelec, GR 119976 Sept
18, 1995
Aquino v. Comelec, GR 120265, Sept 18, 1995
Agote v Lorenzo 142675, July 22, 2005
People v Ladjaalam, G.R. 136149-51 Sept 19, 2000
Poe Lllamanzares v Comelec GR 221697

Piandong v. Philippines, Case No. 869-1999,

Human Rights committee
PBM Emp. Org v PBM Co., Inc., 51 SCRA 189
(1973)
Simon v CHR. GR 100150, 5 Jan 1994
Carino v. Commission on Human Rights, 204
SCRA 483
EPZA v Commission on Human rights, 208 SCRA
125
Baldoza v Dimaano, 71 SCRA 152 (1976)
David v Arroyo, 489 SCRA 160 (2006)
Southern Hemisphere Engagement Network,
Inc. v Anti-Terrorism Council, 632 SCRA 146
(2010)
Orquiola v Tandang Sora Devt Corp., 386 SCRA
201 (2002)
Govt. of HK v Olalia, GR 153875, 19 Apr 2007
People v Andre Marti, 193 SCRA 57 (1991)
Waterhouse Drug v NLRC, GR 113271 (16 Oct
1997)
Zulueta v CA, 253 SCRA 699
Gamboa v Chan, 677 SCRA 385 (2012)
MMDA v Concerned Residents of Manila Bay 18
Dec 2008, GR 171947-48
In Re Yamashita, 327 US 1 (1946)

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Conditions allowing derogation of human
rights

VII. MONITORING SYSTEMS

Charter Based
1503 Procedures
1235 Procedures
Treaty Based
Human Rights Committee
Monitoring Bodies

Piandong v The Philippines Case No. 869-1999,

Human Rights Committee
Baroy v The Phils. Case No. 1045-2002 HRC
Pimentel v. The Phils Case 1320-2004 HRC
Marcellana and Gumanoy v The Phils. 1560 2007
HRC
Lumanog and Santos v The Phils. 1466- 2006
HRC
Larranaga v The Phils. 1421 -2005 HRC
LaGrand (Germany v USA)
Weiss v Austria
Bondarenko v Belarus
Jong Kyu Song v Republic of Korea
Tae-Hoon Park v Republic of Korea
Keun Tae Kim v Republic of Korea
Ajaz et al., v Republic of Korea
Toala v New Zealand
Joslin v New Zealand
Winata et al. v Australia
A v Australia
C v Australia
G.T. v Australia
Sahid et al v New Zealand
Rogerson v Australia
Love et al., v Australia
Gillot v France
Koi v Portugal

VIII THE UNITED NATIONS

Purposes
Organs
Offices, Agencies, Programmes, Subsidiary
Bodies

IX MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

X. PHILIPPINE LAWS ON PROMOTING

THE
RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Read all laws on Childrens rights

XI. THE PROTECTION OF WOMENS

RIGHTS UNDER PHILIPPINE LAWS

Read international conventions and domestics laws on

womens rights

Sanchez v People, GR 179090, June 5, 2009

Araneta v. People, GR 174205, June 27, 2008

Ang Ladlad v Comelec, G.R. 190582, April 8, 2010

XII. THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS

Read international conventions and domestic laws

on Migrant workers

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XIII. THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS

Read international conventions and domestic laws

on Disabled persons

XIV. THE RIGHT AGAINST TORTURE

Read international conventions and domestic laws

on Torture

Torture define
Non-refoulement

XV. THE RIGHT AGAINST ENFORCED

DISAPPERANCES

Read international conventions and domestic laws on

enforced disappearances

Enforced disappearance
2 components
Persons responsible

Kurt v. Turkey (15/1997/799/1002) May 25, 1998,

European Court of Human rights
Velasquez Rodriguez v Honduras, July 27, 1988
Inter American Court of Human Rights

XVI. THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL

COURT
Four principles
The crimes
Organs
Command Responsibility

Rome Statute
Prosecutor V. Alfred Musema, ICTR-96-13-T, January
27, 2000

Elements of Crimes pdf

XVII. INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN

LAW
Definition
2 components
Application
Origin
Geneva Conventions
Hague Conventions
Fundamental rules of IHL
IHL v IHRL
Protected Persons
ICRC
Current issues

Read What is International Humanitarian law? ICRC

Tadic , IT-94-1, July 15, 1999, Intl Criminal
Tribunal of former Yugoslavia
Delalic , it-965-21-a, Feb 20, 2001