International Commission of Jurists

Human Security Act (2007)

Mar 6, 2007

An Act to Secure the State and to Protect Our People from Terrorism – short title Human Security Act. Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It  is declared a policy of the State to protect life, liberty, and property from acts of terrorism, to condemn terrorism...

Human Security Act of 2007, Sections 4 and 5

Mar 6, 2007

4. Conspiracy to Commit Terrorism. –Persons who conspire to commit the crime of terrorism shall suffer the penalty of forty (40) years of imprisonment. There is conspiracy when two or more persons come to an agreement concerning the commission of the crime of...

Philippines: Senate amends the anti-terrorism bill

Nov 17, 2006

On 8 and 14 November, the Philippines Senate adopted amendments to the anti-terrorism bill to better comply with international standards of human rights. The amendments removed the death penalty for terrorism, withdrew the granting of law enforcement powers to the...
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