Course Outline - Human Rights Law (2016-2017)
Course Outline - Human Rights Law (2016-2017)
Course Outline - Human Rights Law (2016-2017)
LA SALLE
COLLEGE OF LAW
COURSE OUTLINE
2nd Semester, A.Y. 2016-2017
PART 1
I. Concepts
a. Exordium
*In Re Estate of Marcos Human Rights Litigation, 910 F. Supp. 1460 (D. Haw.
1995)
*Human Rights Watch World Report 2016 (Philippines)
(https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/wr2016_web.pdf)
*Concluding Observations, UNCommittee on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights
(http://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=4slQ6QSmlBEDz
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a. International Agreements
b. International Customary Law
*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
*Kuroda v Jalandoni , GR No. L- 2662, March 26, 1949