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SC to hold summit on extra-judicial killings Puno says high court wants to help victims moreBy VoltContrerasnquirerLast updated 09:00pm (Mla time) 06/23/2007 MANILA, Philippines -- The Supreme Court plans to organize a multi-sectoral summit on extra-judicial killings next month, Chief Justice Reynato Puno saidWe are now planning to have this sort of a congress, or a summit meeting, which would discuss the particular problem of extrajudicial killings, Puno said at a dinner with Inquirer editors and reporters on Thursday.He said the summit would gather inputs on how the judiciary could fully use its expanded powers under the 1987 Constitution as a guardian of civil liberties.Puno said the stage is being set for the possible rewriting of Philippine legal procedures to make these more helpful to the victims, more forceful on the suspected perpetrators, and more demanding of government agents assigned to solve such cases. He pointed out that the unsolved murders had given a black eye to the country -- and the backlash is especially on the executive department.The chief justice spoke of new rules that could be introduced in the legal system to address the dead ends and blank walls often impeding the investigation or prosecution of politically motivated crimes.A reconfiguration of the rules of evidence, a review of the concept of command responsibility, and giving the aggrieved party more options if the writ of habeas corpus proves ineffective in locating a missing person were just some of the ideas that he floated in the exchange.Puno conceded that the thrust of the summit could change [the SC Holds Summit on Extrajudicial Killings on July 16-17 WHAT : National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances – Searching for Solutions WHO : Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno Keynote Speaker Representatives from the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments, Non-Governmental Organization, and Various Sectors WHEN : July 16 and 17, 2007 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE : Manila Hotel Background: In response to a disturbing wave of unexplained killings of civilian activists, judges, media personnel, and other members of the society, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, for its part, through Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno, issued Administrative Order No. 25-2007, entitled “Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try and Decide Cases Involving Killings of Political Activists and Members of Media,” designating 99 regional trial courts across the country. In an interview with one of the major Searching forSolutions. . . . . . All three branches of the government are joining hands to come up with solutions to put an end to senseless killings. Sponsored by the Supreme Court, the National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances – Searching for Solutions will be held on July 16-17, 2007 at the Manila Hotel. Representatives from the Executive and Legislative departments, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, and the Commission on Human Rights, media, academe, civil society, and other stakeholders will be among the participants in the two-day summit. Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno will give the keynote speech and closing remarks. The Summitis aimed at searching for wholistic solutions and providing inputs to the SC in its objective of enhancing existing rules, or promulgating new ones, in the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, including the protection of the witnesses. Likewise, it aims to examine the concept of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances pursuant to the standards provided for by local and international laws, including United Nations instruments. Moreover, the Summit also aims to revisit the rules of evidence and to explore more remedies for the aggrieved parties aside from the writ of habeas corpus. During the first day of the Summit, the WORKSHOP SUMMATION By Hon. AMEURFINA A. MELENCIO HERRERA Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy Retired Senior Justice of the Supreme Court National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances

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SC to hold summit on extra-judicial killings Puno says high court wants to help victims moreBy VoltContrerasnquirerLast updated 09:00pm (Mla time) 06/23/2007 MANILA, Philippines -- The Supreme Court plans to organize a multi-sectoral summit on extra-judicial killings next month, Chief Justice Reynato Puno saidWe are now planning to have this sort of a congress, or a summit meeting, which would discuss the particular problem of extrajudicial killings, Puno said at a dinner with Inquirer editors and reporters on Thursday.He said the summit would gather inputs on how the judiciary could fully use its expanded powers under the 1987 Constitution as a guardian of civil liberties.Puno said the stage is being set for the possible rewriting of Philippine legal procedures to make these more helpful to the victims, more forceful on the suspected perpetrators, and more demanding of government agents assigned to solve such cases. He pointed out that the unsolved murders had given a black eye to the country -- and the backlash is especially on the executive department.The chief justice spoke of new rules that could be introduced in the legal system to address the dead ends and blank walls often impeding the investigation or prosecution of politically motivated crimes.A reconfiguration of the rules of evidence, a review of the concept of command responsibility, and giving the aggrieved party more options if the writ of habeas corpus proves ineffective in locating a missing person were just some of the ideas that he floated in the exchange.Puno conceded that the thrust of the summit could change [the SC Holds Summit on Extrajudicial Killings on July 16-17 WHAT : National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances – Searching for Solutions WHO : Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno Keynote Speaker Representatives from the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments, Non-Governmental Organization, and Various Sectors WHEN : July 16 and 17, 2007 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE : Manila Hotel Background: In response to a disturbing wave of unexplained killings of civilian activists, judges, media personnel, and other members of the society, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, for its part, through Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno, issued Administrative Order No. 25-2007, entitled “Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try and Decide Cases Involving Killings of Political Activists and Members of Media,” designating 99 regional trial courts across the country. In an interview with one of the major Searching forSolutions. . . . . . All three branches of the government are joining hands to come up with solutions to put an end to senseless killings. Sponsored by the Supreme Court, the National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances – Searching for Solutions will be held on July 16-17, 2007 at the Manila Hotel. Representatives from the Executive and Legislative departments, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, and the Commission on Human Rights, media, academe, civil society, and other stakeholders will be among the participants in the two-day summit. Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno will give the keynote speech and closing remarks. The Summitis aimed at searching for wholistic solutions and providing inputs to the SC in its objective of enhancing existing rules, or promulgating new ones, in the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, including the protection of the witnesses. Likewise, it aims to examine the concept of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances pursuant to the standards provided for by local and international laws, including United Nations instruments. Moreover, the Summit also aims to revisit the rules of evidence and to explore more remedies for the aggrieved parties aside from the writ of habeas corpus. During the first day of the Summit, the National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances

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SC to hold summit on extra-judicial killings Puno says high court wants to help victims moreBy VoltContrerasnquirerLast updated 09:00pm (Mla time) 06/23/2007 MANILA, Philippines -- The Supreme Court plans to organize a multi-sectoral summit on extra-judicial killings next month, Chief Justice Reynato Puno saidWe are now planning to have this sort of a congress, or a summit meeting, which would discuss the particular problem of extrajudicial killings, Puno said at a dinner with Inquirer editors and reporters on Thursday.He said the summit would gather inputs on how the judiciary could fully use its expanded powers under the 1987 Constitution as a guardian of civil liberties.Puno said the stage is being set for the possible rewriting of Philippine legal procedures to make these more helpful to the victims, more forceful on the suspected perpetrators, and more demanding of government agents assigned to solve such cases. He pointed out that the unsolved murders had given a black eye to the country -- and the backlash is especially on the executive department.The chief justice spoke of new rules that could be introduced in the legal system to address the dead ends and blank walls often impeding the investigation or prosecution of politically motivated crimes.A reconfiguration of the rules of evidence, a review of the concept of command responsibility, and giving the aggrieved party more options if the writ of habeas corpus proves ineffective in locating a missing person were just some of the ideas that he floated in the exchange.Puno conceded that the thrust of the summit could change [the SC Holds Summit on Extrajudicial Killings on July 16-17 WHAT : National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances – Searching for Solutions WHO : Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno Keynote Speaker Representatives from the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments, Non-Governmental Organization, and Various Sectors WHEN : July 16 and 17, 2007 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE : Manila Hotel Background: In response to a disturbing wave of unexplained killings of civilian activists, judges, media personnel, and other members of the society, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, for its part, through Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno, issued Administrative Order No. 25-2007, entitled “Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try and Decide Cases Involving Killings of Political Activists and Members of Media,” designating 99 regional trial courts across the country. In an interview with one of the major Searching forSolutions. . . . . . All three branches of the government are joining hands to come up with solutions to put an end to senseless killings. Sponsored by the Supreme Court, the National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances – Searching for Solutions will be held on July 16-17, 2007 at the Manila Hotel. Representatives from the Executive and Legislative departments, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, and the Commission on Human Rights, media, academe, civil society, and other stakeholders will be among the participants in the two-day summit. Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno will give the keynote speech and closing remarks. The Summitis aimed at searching for wholistic solutions and providing inputs to the SC in its objective of enhancing existing rules, or promulgating new ones, in the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, including the protection of the witnesses. Likewise, it aims to examine the concept of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances pursuant to the standards provided for by local and international laws, including United Nations instruments. Moreover, the Summit also aims to revisit the rules of evidence and to explore more remedies for the aggrieved parties aside from the writ of habeas corpus. During the first day of the Summit, the Thank you.. National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances

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