Anti-Torture Act (RA 9745, Secs. 3–8 and 13–16)

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1. Does RA 9745 recognize a state of war as a justification for torture?
2. What is the general evidentiary rule for a statement obtained as a result of torture under Section 8?
3. How does Section 15 treat torture in relation to another crime committed as its consequence or means?
4. An investigator intentionally inflicts severe mental suffering on a detainee to obtain information, with the participat…
5. A superior law-enforcement officer orders a subordinate to commit torture. Under Section 13, how is that ordering super…
6. A commanding officer knows that subordinates are committing torture, has authority to prevent or investigate it, and de…
7. A detainee's statement was obtained through torture. In the torturers' criminal trial, the prosecution offers that stat…
8. Identify the main elements of torture in Section 3 of RA 9745. Explain why every painful encounter is not automatically…
9. An officer claims that torture of a detained suspect was justified by a public emergency and should in any event be abs…
10. Distinguish an officer's principal liability for ordering torture from a public employee's accessory liability for conc…
11. Which RA9745 section expressly prohibits secret detention places and the listed similar detention practices?
12. What institution must receive the periodically updated detention lists under Section7?