Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Course Description:
A. Definition
B. Kinds of Human Rights
- Laguna Lake Development Authority vs. Court of Appeals (G.R.
No. 110120, March 16, 1994)
C. Three Principles of Human Rights
D. Characteristics of Human Rights
E. Four Components of Human Rights
F. Three Stages of Human Rights
G. Three Obligations of State Parties
A. International Sources
1. International Agreements/Conventions
-International Bill of Rights
2. International Customary Law
-North Sea Continental Shelf Cases (Federal Republic of
Germany vs. Denmark; Federal Republic of Germany vs.
Netherlands [International Court of Justice, February 20, 1969])
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a. Jus Cogens
-Nicaragua vs. United States of America, International Court
of Justice, June 27, 1986
c. Universal Jurisdiction
d. Actio Popularis
B. Local Sources
2. Legislative Enactments
3. Executive Issuances
-Executive agreements vs. Treaties (Saguisag vs. Executive
Secretary, G.R. No. 212426, January 12, 2016)
4. Philippine Jurisprudence
-Article 8, New Civil Code of the Philippines
D. Command Responsibility
REFERENCES:
“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. The first step towards wisdom is the
recognition of your ignorance. -Socrates”
Notes:
-This is just part one of the course syllabus;
-The professor reserves the right to assign additional readings and assignments
and to amend the outline as may be deemed necessary.
GRADING SYSTEM
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Midterms 30%
Finals 30%
Class participation 40%
-recitations 20%
-attendance 10%
-case digests 10%
TOTAL 100%
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