The Philippines is party to specific treaties which are inconsistent with the application of the death penaity to narcotics offences. Apart from instruments application of international law dispatch prohibiting the importation and exportation of drugs the death penalty to in contrary to transit, transport, the provisions and any of this narcotics crimes, the Philippines is also Convention, a which in the opinion of such Party may party to specifically study two treaties with these manner of crimes. these consistent This be proper that advances interpretation dealing treaties shall Convention, a provisions offences be of this punishable when committed intentionally, and that serious offences makes it clear that the Philippines has shall be liable to adequate punishment agreed particularly narcotics not subject to The Philippines the the to the action VCLT that with in contrary other crimes should death penalty. penalties The is a party to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, proper imposition of deprivation interpretation Convention which provides that: by imprisonmen t or other is of of the 1961 with the inconsistent of the death liberty. penalty for narcotics offences of any description. Subject to its constitutional limitations, each Party shall adopt such measures Clearly, as cultivation, Convention extraction, commission of should the will ensure production, that manufacture, preparation, possession, offering, the be appropriately sale, However, on any terms reference whatsoever, brokerage, dispatch, 34 of intended offering for sale, distribution, purchase, delivery drafters a serious grave the the offense to an sanction. Convention to 1961 that subject the 1961 only the makes sanction of