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The Revised Penal Code criminalizes a whole class of acts that are generally accepted as criminal, such as the taking of a life whether through murder or homicide, rape, robbery theft, and treason. The Code also penalizes other acts that are considered criminal in the Philippines, such as adultery , concubinage , and abortion .
The Administrative Code "incorporates in a unified document the major structural, functional and procedural principles and rules of governance." Its primary function is to prescribe the standards, guidelines and practices within the executive branch of government.
There has been calls to repeal the offending religious feelings provision from the Revised Penal Code. It has been argued that it is unconstitutional contrary to the 1987 Constitution's non-establishment clause stating "no law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." [1] [8]
Under the Revised Penal Code, when more than one person participated in the commission of the crime, the law looks into their participation because in punishing offenders, the Revised Penal Code classifies them as principals, accomplices, or accessories. A person can be liable as a principal for (a) taking a direct part in the execution of the ...
Amending the Revised Penal Code or Act 3815: Decriminalizing Vagrancy 2012-04-10: 10159: Amending the Revised Penal Code or Act 3815 2012-04-10: 10160: Converting a Municipality into a Component City 2012-04-10: 10161: Converting a Municipality into a Component City 2012-04-17: 10162: Creating additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court ...
Revised Penal Code Hernandez , 99 Phil. Rep 515 (1956) , was a case decided by the Philippine Supreme Court which held that the crime of rebellion under the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines is charged as a single offense, and that it cannot be made into a complex crime. [ 1 ]
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases may be titled according to OSCOLA format or the format for the jurisdiction from which the case originated. In Scotland, the more serious criminal cases, likely to have a Wikipedia article, are brought by His Majesty's Advocate, and are titled e.g. HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan.
In the Philippines, amparo and habeas data are prerogative writs to supplement the inefficacy of the writ of habeas corpus (Rule 102, Revised Rules of Court). Amparo means 'protection,' while habeas data is 'access to information.' [1] Both writs were conceived to solve the extensive Philippine extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances since 1999.