Introduction This article will discuss the applicability of bail in certain circumstances, accused's right to bail, its Constitutional basis, and the jurisprudential guidelines used by our Courts in granting or…
Introduction “The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow but people have a way of…
Mala Prohibita vs Mala In Se We will gloss over the fundamental distinctions between crimes with mens rea and offenses having only an intent to perpetuate the act [mala prohibita…
The Capital Punishment in the Philippines Capital punishment, or the death penalty as it is more commonly known, had been part of Philippine Law before the 1987 Constitution was drafted.…
Introduction The evolution of rape laws is actually traced to two ancient English practices of 'bride capture' whereby a man conquered a woman through rape and 'stealing an heiress' whereby…
"Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea" Are crimes always determinable in accordance with the criminal intent? Let us discuss it. It is true that some crimes can be…
It is better to run the risk of sparing the guilty than to condemn the innocent.((Zadig. Voltaire, 1758)) Likewise echoed in England, the law holds that it is better that…
As a principle in Criminal Law, proximate cause is tacitly discussed in Article 4 of Philippine Penal Code.((Revised Penal Code)) Said provision of the law states that: "Criminal liability shall…
The Universal Justice System has only but one goal: to deliver justice in the fairest and most just way. A lot of criminal cases that went up to the Supreme…
Defamation of Character Libel, in its layman and generic sense, is regarded as a form of defamation or derogation of certain individual's character or being. The nature and consequences thereof…
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