Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PUNISHING MILITARY COMMANDERS OR SUPERIORS FOR CRIMES OR OFFENSES COMMITTED BY THEIR SUBORDINATES UNDER THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY
Date filed
December 10, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03259 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PUNISHING MILITARY COMMANDERS OR SUPERIORS FOR CRIMES OR OFFENSES COMMITTED BY THEIR SUBORDINATES UNDER THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY | |
| SHORT TITLE : "Command Responsibility Act of 2007" | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to enforce accountability on the part of military officers by penalizing their acts or omission in preventing , if not punishing, human rights offenses by their subordinates. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : OCAMPO, SATUR C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-12-10 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Casiño | 2. Beltran |
| 3. Maza | 4. Ilagan |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Mariano (010 ) | 2. Colmenares (072 ) |
| 3. Guingona (081 ) | 4. Palatino (082 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2007-12-17 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY |
Abstract
The bill seeks to enforce accountability on the part of military officers by penalizing their acts or omission in preventing , if not punishing, human rights offenses by their subordinates.
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