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
- 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
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
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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 WOMENS 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