Image via Wikipedia With the unprecedented scale of barbaric violence in the recent Maguindanao massacre, the question arises if the situation calls for the applicability of Republic Act No. 9372 otherwise known as the Human Security Act of 2007 which...
Topics: Law, Murder, Philippines, Terrorism, United States, Warfare and Conflict

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Image via WikipediaUnknown to many and caught in many political headlines was the passage into law two weeks ago of Republic Act 9745, or the Anti-Torture Act of 2009, which criminalizes all forms of torture and prohibiting state authorities from using...
Topics: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Human rights, Philippines, United Nations, United Nations Convention Against Torture, United States Secretary of State

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Image via WikipediaWith the start of filing of certificates of candidacies for the 2010 presidential elections, a question arises whether Senator Jingoy Estrada can substitute for his father, the former President Erap Estrada, in the event of the...
Topics: Election, Law, Political party, Santiago City, Supreme Court, United States, United States Supreme Court

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Image via WikipediaRepublic Act 9775, otherwise known as the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last Tuesday. The law seeks to make Filipino children less vulnerable to the illicit trade by...
Topics: Child labour, Child Pornography, Crime, Human rights, Internet service provider, Sex Offenses

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Image by deltaMike via FlickrIs leaking court decision ground for administrative sanction? The answer to this query involves the fate of retired Supreme Court Justice Ruben Reyes.In the case of Justice Reyes, the Supreme Court found him leaking an...
Topics: Government, Judicial Branch, Law, List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, SC, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, United States

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