Article
6
of
the
ICCPR
provides
As a party to the ICCPR, the Philippines
as
is
follows:
obliged
to
obligations
in
good
its
faith
consistent
with
right
be
pacta sunt servanda. It must interpret
shall be
treaties “in good faith in accordance
life.
protected
This
by
right
law.
No
shall
one
to
In
countries
which
principle
of
with the ordinary meaning to be given
arbitrarily deprived of his life.
(2)
time-honored
treaty
(1) Every human being has the inherent
to
the
perform
have
the
terms
of
and
in the
context
not
the
treaty
in
their
light of its object
and purpose.”
abolished the death penalty, sentence
of death may be imposed only for the
most
serious
crimes
in
The
accordance
considered
the
commission
of
the
the
to
present
Covenant
on
not
responsible for oversight of the ICCPR
of
the
and
to
the
from
Prevention
and
and
the
of the Crime
can
only
pursuant
to
a
rendered
by
a
be
final
of
out
within
has
domestic
been
widely
courts
and
seeking
the
to
the
Optional
Covenant.
The
Committee
of
the
highly
lodge
on
Covenant
persuasive
Views
the
are
and
authoritative.
Article
serious crimes”
to the
considered
court.
Communications
under
interpretation
judgement
competent
receive
individuals
Protocols
of Genocide.
carried
may
complaints
(Emphasis supplied.)
reference
is
and
crime
provisions
contrary
This penalty
It
has
content of Article 6. The Committee
Punishment
most
HRC
with the law in force at the time of the
Convention
The
UN
6 to “the
General
Comment
is fundamental.
elaborated
considered
right
by
international
bodies.
28
to
No.
on death
life.
6
of
the
HRC
penalty and the
It
notes
that: