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PHILIPPINE ACT ON CRIMES AGAINST INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, GENOCIDE & CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 10/14/2009 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06633 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09851 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING CRIMES AGAINST INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, OPERATIONALIZING UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION, DESIGNATING SPECIAL COURTS, AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Philippine Act On Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, And Other Crimes Against Humanity | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to define and penalize crimes against International Humanitarian Law, genocide, and crimes against humanity; provide for criminal and administrative liability of commanders and other superiors under the principle of command responsibility; provide protection to the civilians, non-combatants and witnesses as well as reparations to the victims,and; provide for universal jurisdiction over persons, whether military or civilian, suspected or accused of the crimes defined and penalized under this bill and designate the Regional Trial Courts as having original and exclusive jurisdiction over the international crimes punishable under this Act. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOLEZ, ROILO S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2009-07-29 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Datumanong | 2. Rodriguez |
| 3. Defensor (M.) | 4. Tañada |
| 5. De Venecia | 6. Escudero |
| 7. Lacson | 8. Chatto |
| 9. Abaya | 10. Bichara |
| 11. Mariano | 12. Joson |
| 13. Ilagan | 14. Tupas |
| 15. Remulla | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nograles (000 ) | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02669 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02220 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2009-07-29 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01748, HB02591, HB03002 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-08-03 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-08-03 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-08-12 | |
| REMARKS : On August 12, 2009, the Body adopted the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate thereon; approved the amendments as contained in the Ctte. Rpt., if any; terminated the period of amendments thereon; and approved the same on Second Reading. On Aug. 18, 2009, the Body approved to insert into the Record of the House the sponsorship speech of Rep. Tanada on the measure. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2009-08-26 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2009-09-02 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:181 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2009-09-08 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2009-09-08 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-08-17 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-09-15 | |
| REMARKS : On Aug. 17, 2009, Senate designated its conferees. | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Defensor (M.), Tañada, Datumanong, Golez | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Escudero, Gordon, Cayetano (P.) | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-10-16 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-10-14 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2009-11-16 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2009-12-11 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09851 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING CRIMES AGAINST INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, GENOCIDE AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, ORGANIZING JURISDICTION, DESIGNATING SPECIAL COURTS, AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES |
Abstract
Seeks to define and penalize crimes against International Humanitarian Law, genocide, and crimes against humanity; provide for criminal and administrative liability of commanders and other superiors under the principle of command responsibility; provide protection to the civilians, non-combatants and witnesses as well as reparations to the victims,and; provide for universal jurisdiction over persons, whether military or civilian, suspected or accused of the crimes defined and penalized under this bill and designate the Regional Trial Courts as having original and exclusive jurisdiction over the international crimes punishable under this Act.
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