Practice question
Distinguish CHR investigation from adjudication under Cariño. May the CHR reverse an administrative disciplinary judgment merely because the complainant alleges a human-rights violation?
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XIII, Social Justice and Human Rights: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Sections 17 and 18.
- Cariño v. Commission on Human Rights, G.R. No. 96681, December 2, 1991, main decision, investigation distinguished from adjudication: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1991/dec1991/gr_96681_1991.html
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