logging in or signing up Criminal Law 1.2 ralugersyadiloh Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Dynamic Copy Does not support media & animations Automatically changes to Flash or non-Flash embed WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1271 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: June 04, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Effectivity Date of RPC : Effectivity Date of RPC Act No. 3815, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines (RPC), took effect on January 1, 1932 (Art. 1, RPC). This law was approved on December 8, 1930. melcon s. lapina Application of RPC (Art. 2) : Application of RPC (Art. 2) The provision in Art. 2 embraces 2 scopes of application. Intraterritorial – refers to the application of the RPC within the Philippine territory. Extraterritorial – application of the RPC outside Philippine territory. melcon s. lapina Extraterritorial – Exception to Territoriality : Extraterritorial – Exception to Territoriality Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship; Should forge or counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippine Islands or obligations and securities issued by the Government of the Philippine Islands; Should be liable for acts connected with the introduction into these islands of the obligations and securities mentioned in the preceding number; melcon s. lapina Slide 4: While being public officers or employees, should commit an offense in the exercise of their functions; or Should commit any of the crimes against national security and the law of nations, defined in Title One of Book Two of this Code. melcon s. lapina Philippine Ship or Airship : Philippine Ship or Airship A vessel is considered a Philippine Ship only when it is registered in accordance with Philippine laws. Under International Law, as long as such vessel is not within the territorial waters of a foreign country, Philippine laws shall govern. melcon s. lapina Crimes on Philippine Ship or Airship : Crimes on Philippine Ship or Airship If within Philippine waters/atmosphere – Philippines has jurisdiction. If on the High Seas (International waters) – Philippines has jurisdiction. If within the territorial waters or atmosphere of a foreign country – jurisdiction is dependent on what rule – English or French Rule – adopted by the foreign country. melcon s. lapina Crimes on Foreign Merchant Vessel : Crimes on Foreign Merchant Vessel If within Philippine waters – Philippines has jurisdiction. If on the High Seas (International waters) – country of origin of vessel has jurisdiction. melcon s. lapina Crimes on Foreign Vessel – Not Triable in Our Courts : Crimes on Foreign Vessel – Not Triable in Our Courts A foreign WAR vessel is part of the sovereignty of the country to whose naval force it belongs. As such, crimes committed on board the said war vessel, even if within our territorial waters, is not triable in our courts. melcon s. lapina Two Rules/Theories Re Crime on Board Foreign Merchant Vessel : Two Rules/Theories Re Crime on Board Foreign Merchant Vessel French Rule English Rule melcon s. lapina French Rule : French Rule The crime is triable in the country of origin of the vessel, except if it affects the NATIONAL SECURITY of the country where such vessel is within jurisdiction. melcon s. lapina English Rule : English Rule The law of the foreign country where a foreign vessel is within its jurisdiction is strictly applied, except if the crime affects only the INTERNAL MANAGEMENT of the vessel. In which case, it is subject to the penal law of the country where it is registered. melcon s. lapina Important Note : Important Note The Philippines adopts the English Rule. The English Rule and French Rule apply only to a foreign MERCHANT vessel if a crime was committed aboard that vessel while it was in the territorial waters of another country. If that vessel is in the high seas or open seas, there is no occasion to apply the two rules. If it is not within the jurisdiction of any country, these rules will not apply. melcon s. lapina QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE TWO RULES : QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE TWO RULES A crime was committed on board a vessel not registered in the Philippines. The said vessel was still outside Philippine territorial waters when the crime was committed. It later entered into our country. Will the RPC apply? QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE TWO RULES : QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE TWO RULES Answer: Yes, as long as the vessel is not registered under the laws of any country. Under International Law, a vessel which is not registered in accordance with the laws of any country is considered a pirate vessel and piracy is a crime against humanity in general, such that wherever the pirates may go, they can be prosecuted. Note: If the said vessel is registered, the country where the said vessel was registered will have jurisdiction over the crime. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Criminal Law 1.2 ralugersyadiloh Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Dynamic Copy Does not support media & animations Automatically changes to Flash or non-Flash embed WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1271 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: June 04, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Effectivity Date of RPC : Effectivity Date of RPC Act No. 3815, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines (RPC), took effect on January 1, 1932 (Art. 1, RPC). This law was approved on December 8, 1930. melcon s. lapina Application of RPC (Art. 2) : Application of RPC (Art. 2) The provision in Art. 2 embraces 2 scopes of application. Intraterritorial – refers to the application of the RPC within the Philippine territory. Extraterritorial – application of the RPC outside Philippine territory. melcon s. lapina Extraterritorial – Exception to Territoriality : Extraterritorial – Exception to Territoriality Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship; Should forge or counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippine Islands or obligations and securities issued by the Government of the Philippine Islands; Should be liable for acts connected with the introduction into these islands of the obligations and securities mentioned in the preceding number; melcon s. lapina Slide 4: While being public officers or employees, should commit an offense in the exercise of their functions; or Should commit any of the crimes against national security and the law of nations, defined in Title One of Book Two of this Code. melcon s. lapina Philippine Ship or Airship : Philippine Ship or Airship A vessel is considered a Philippine Ship only when it is registered in accordance with Philippine laws. Under International Law, as long as such vessel is not within the territorial waters of a foreign country, Philippine laws shall govern. melcon s. lapina Crimes on Philippine Ship or Airship : Crimes on Philippine Ship or Airship If within Philippine waters/atmosphere – Philippines has jurisdiction. If on the High Seas (International waters) – Philippines has jurisdiction. If within the territorial waters or atmosphere of a foreign country – jurisdiction is dependent on what rule – English or French Rule – adopted by the foreign country. melcon s. lapina Crimes on Foreign Merchant Vessel : Crimes on Foreign Merchant Vessel If within Philippine waters – Philippines has jurisdiction. If on the High Seas (International waters) – country of origin of vessel has jurisdiction. melcon s. lapina Crimes on Foreign Vessel – Not Triable in Our Courts : Crimes on Foreign Vessel – Not Triable in Our Courts A foreign WAR vessel is part of the sovereignty of the country to whose naval force it belongs. As such, crimes committed on board the said war vessel, even if within our territorial waters, is not triable in our courts. melcon s. lapina Two Rules/Theories Re Crime on Board Foreign Merchant Vessel : Two Rules/Theories Re Crime on Board Foreign Merchant Vessel French Rule English Rule melcon s. lapina French Rule : French Rule The crime is triable in the country of origin of the vessel, except if it affects the NATIONAL SECURITY of the country where such vessel is within jurisdiction. melcon s. lapina English Rule : English Rule The law of the foreign country where a foreign vessel is within its jurisdiction is strictly applied, except if the crime affects only the INTERNAL MANAGEMENT of the vessel. In which case, it is subject to the penal law of the country where it is registered. melcon s. lapina Important Note : Important Note The Philippines adopts the English Rule. The English Rule and French Rule apply only to a foreign MERCHANT vessel if a crime was committed aboard that vessel while it was in the territorial waters of another country. If that vessel is in the high seas or open seas, there is no occasion to apply the two rules. If it is not within the jurisdiction of any country, these rules will not apply. melcon s. lapina QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE TWO RULES : QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE TWO RULES A crime was committed on board a vessel not registered in the Philippines. The said vessel was still outside Philippine territorial waters when the crime was committed. It later entered into our country. Will the RPC apply? QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE TWO RULES : QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE TWO RULES Answer: Yes, as long as the vessel is not registered under the laws of any country. Under International Law, a vessel which is not registered in accordance with the laws of any country is considered a pirate vessel and piracy is a crime against humanity in general, such that wherever the pirates may go, they can be prosecuted. Note: If the said vessel is registered, the country where the said vessel was registered will have jurisdiction over the crime.