ARELLANO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Atty Roberto A. Demigillo

Human Rights Sunday class.

Book : Hornbook on International and Philippine Human rights- Petralba

Human Rights by Alberto Muyot, see Library

Humans Rights by Jorge Coquia, see library

HUMAN RIGHTS

I. HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS IN THE PHILIPPINES

II. HUMAN RIGHTS, ITS ATTRIBUTES, ORIGIN AND THE THREE GENERATIONS

III. STATE RESPONSIBILITY

Cases and references

People v. Andre Marti GR 81561 January 18, 1991

Velasquez –Rodriguez vs Honduras, Inter-American Court of Human rights, July 29,

1988 Series C, No. (1988)

Nicaragua v United States of America, International Court of Justice, June 27, 1986

Oposa v Factoran GR 101063, July 30, 1993

The Writ of Kalikasan, A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC Rule 7

In re Yamashita, 327 U.S. 1 (1946)

IV. SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

a. Human rights treaties

b. Customary law: Jus cogens, erga omnes , Actio popularis

Cases

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

c. General Principles of law

Incorporation clause in the 1987 Constitution; Section 2, Article II

Case

Kuroda v Jalandoni , GR No. L- 2662, March 26, 1949

d. Judicial Decisions and Teachings

- International Court of Justice

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- International Criminal Court

- Ad hoc criminal tribunal

- Regional Courts

- Hybrid or internationalized courts

- Marten’s 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

Cases

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

Judicial writs

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Writ of Amparo

Writ of Habeas Data

VI. APPLICATION, ENFORCEMENT AND LIMITATIONS

Domestic Application of IHRL

International Application of IHRL

Enforcement Mechanism

- Individual
- States
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Restrictions and Limitations

Derogation

VII. MONITORING SYSTEMS

Cases
Piandong v. Philippines, Case No. 869-1999, Human Rights committee

VIII THE UNITED NATIONS

IX MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

X. PHILIPPINE LAWS ON PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Cases
Sanchez v People, GR 179090, June 5, 2009
Araneta v. People, GR 174205, June 27, 2008

XI. THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS UNDER PHILIPPINE LAWS

XII. THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS

XIII. THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS

XIV. THE RIGHT AGAINST TORTURE

XV. THE RIGHT AGAINST ENFORCED DISAPPERANCES

Case
Kurt v. Turkey (15/1997/799/1002) May 25, 1998, European Court of Human
rights

XVI. THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

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

XVII. INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

Cases

Tadic , IT-94-1, July 15, 1999, Intl Criminal Tribunal of former Yugoslavia

Delalic , it-965-21-a, Feb 20, 2001