Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2429, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED AND PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME, PROVIDING FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN CASE OF VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: There is an urgent need to codify a comprehensive set of safeguards for the protection of every person accused, arrested or undre investigation for the commission of a crime pursusant to the Bill of Rights, the pronouncement of the Supreme Court thereon and the rules of procedure and other applicable laws. These safeguards will complement the anti-crime campaign of the government and temper it with buit-in procedures to balance the drive vis a vis the basic rights of individuals before the law. >The bill contains innovations to effectively ensure the observance of certain rules for the protection of the accused or persons arrested or under investigation for the commission of crime. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TAGANAS LAYUS, CELIA | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Zamora (031 ) | 2. Syjuco (067 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: change of cttee. ref'l from Justice AS per J.43; p.13 | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6717, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL, POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON 2001-08-21 |
Abstract
Rationale: There is an urgent need to codify a comprehensive set of safeguards for the protection of every person accused, arrested or undre investigation for the commission of a crime pursusant to the Bill of Rights, the pronouncement of the Supreme Court thereon and the rules of procedure and other applicable laws. These safeguards will complement the anti-crime campaign of the government and temper it with buit-in procedures to balance the drive vis a vis the basic rights of individuals before the law. >The bill contains innovations to effectively ensure the observance of certain rules for the protection of the accused or persons arrested or under investigation for the commission of crime.
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