Practice question
Which investigative function does Article XIII, Section 18(1) expressly give the CHR?
- Adjudicating every contract dispute as a trial court
- Replacing the Supreme Court in every appeal
- Convicting any official without judicial proceedings
- Imposing final damages in every civil case
- Investigating human-rights violations involving civil and political rights, on its own or on complaint
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XIII, Social Justice and Human Rights: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Section 18(1).
- 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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