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Practice question: Excessive Fines; Cruel, Degrading, or Inhuman Punishment

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Practice question

Officers invoke a declared public emergency as the sole justification for proved torture of a detainee. Explain the constitutional and statutory limit.

Legal references

  • Constitution Article III Section 19; RA9745 Sections3-6, punishment and absolute torture prohibition: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html ; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9745_2009.html

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