ARELLANO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL

Atty Roberto A. Demigillo

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.

III. STATE RESPONSIBILITY 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
Youmans Case, U.S. v United Mexican State,
1926
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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
- Marten’s Clause
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)
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
State’s 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
Actio popularis
General principles of law
Yogyakarta Principles
Incorporation Clause in 1987 Constitution
International court of Justice
International Criminal Court
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Ad hoc criminal tribunals

Martens Clause

V. INTERNATIONAL BILL OF RIGHTS

a. Universal Declaration of Human Rights Pretty v. UK. (2346/02) European Court of Human
rights, 2002
b. International Covenant on Civil and Political
rights and 2 protocols People v Cayat, GR No. L- 45987, May 5, 1935
Beltran v Secretary of Health, GR 133640, 133661
c. International Covenant on Economic, Social and and 139147, Nov 25, 2005
Cultural Rights Marcos v. Manglapus, GR 88211, Sept 15, 1989 and
Oct 27, 1989
d. Rights and Freedoms under the International Bill Malcampo-Sin v. Sin, GR 1`37590 March 26, 2001
of rights American Bible Society v City of Manila, GR No.
L-9637, April 30, 1957.
e, Judicial writs Tolentino v. Secretary of Finance, GR No. 115455,
October 30, 1995
Writ of Habeas Corpus Sahin v. Turkey, No. 44774/98 EC+HR, Nov 10,
2005
Writ of Amparo Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire, 315 U.S.
568 (1942)
Writ of Habeas Data People v Doriquez, GR No. L-24444-45, July 29,
1968
f. Rights of Foundling Romualdez Marcos v Comelec, GR 119976 Sept
g. Right to nationality 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

VI. APPLICATION, ENFORCEMENT AND Piandong v. Philippines, Case No. 869-1999,

LIMITATIONS Human Rights committee
PBM Emp. Org v PBM Co., Inc., 51 SCRA 189
Domestic Application of IHRL (1973)
Monist Theory Simon v CHR. GR 100150, 5 Jan 1994
Dualist Theory Carino v. Commission on Human Rights, 204
International Application of IHRL SCRA 483
State’s Consent to be bound EPZA v Commission on Human rights, 208 SCRA
Enforcement Mechanism 125
- Against Individual Baldoza v Dimaano, 71 SCRA 152 (1976)
Domestic enforcement David v Arroyo, 489 SCRA 160 (2006)
International Southern Hemisphere Engagement Network,
Enforcement Inc. v Anti-Terrorism Council, 632 SCRA 146
(2010)
- States Orquiola v Tandang Sora Dev’t Corp., 386 SCRA
Court Action 201 (2002)
Diplomatic means Govt. of HK v Olalia, GR 153875, 19 Apr 2007
Retorsion People v Andre Marti, 193 SCRA 57 (1991)
Countermeasures Waterhouse Drug v NLRC, GR 113271 (16 Oct
Military intervention 1997)
Zulueta v CA, 253 SCRA 699
Restrictions and Limitations Gamboa v Chan, 677 SCRA 385 (2012)
Parameters to restrict exercise MMDA v Concerned Residents of Manila Bay 18
of human rights Dec 2008, GR 171947-48
Proportionality test In Re Yamashita, 327 US 1 (1946)
Derogation
Conditions allowing derogation of human
rights

VII. MONITORING SYSTEMS

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Piandong v The Philippines Case No. 869-1999,

Charter Based Human Rights Committee
1503 Procedures Baroy v The Phils. Case No. 1045-2002 HRC
1235 Procedures Pimentel v. The Phils Case 1320-2004 HRC
Marcellana and Gumanoy v The Phils. 1560 2007
Treaty Based – HRC
Human Rights Committee Lumanog and Santos v The Phils. 1466- 2006
Monitoring Bodies 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 Read all laws on Children’s rights

THE
RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Sanchez v People, GR 179090, June 5, 2009
Araneta v. People, GR 174205, June 27, 2008

XI. THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S Read international conventions and domestics laws on
RIGHTS UNDER PHILIPPINE LAWS women’s rights

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

XIII. THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS Read international conventions and domestic laws
on Disabled persons
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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 Kurt v. Turkey (15/1997/799/1002) May 25, 1998,
Persons responsible European Court of Human rights
Velasquez Rodriguez v Honduras, July 27, 1988
Inter American Court of Human Rights

XVI. THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL

COURT Rome Statute

Four principles Prosecutor V. Alfred Musema, ICTR-96-13-T, January

The crimes 27, 2000
Organs
Command Responsibility

Elements of Crimes pdf

XVII. INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN

LAW

Definition Read What is International Humanitarian law? ICRC

2 components
Application Tadic , IT-94-1, July 15, 1999, Intl Criminal
Origin Tribunal of former Yugoslavia
Geneva Conventions Delalic , it-965-21-a, Feb 20, 2001
Hague Conventions
Fundamental rules of IHL
IHL v IHRL
Protected Persons
ICRC
Current issues