Philippine Bar review · Question

Practice question: Social Justice and Human Rights

Essay Hard

Practice question

Explain the distinction between the CHR’s power to monitor compliance with international human-rights treaty obligations and the institutional acts required to make or concur in a treaty. Why is monitoring not an automatic transfer of those other powers?

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article XIII, Sections 13, 15, 16 and 18: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 21: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

Answer this question in flashcards to review your response and continue practicing.