Philippine
Constitution
embodied
equal
in
the
due
itself,
as
process
and
jurisprudence,
protection clauses of the Bill of
the
protection
right to life is part of customary
law,
even absent a treaty or domestic
law
operationalizing
Rights.
for the
domestic
the
same
in
law.
In Philippine jurisprudence, the right to
life has been explained as forming part
Treaties
of international customary
law. These
self-executing—requiring
have
cases
action
been
included
in
on
are
generally
for
their
regarded
no
further
validity
within
arbitrary deprivation of life, the writ of
Philippine
jurisdiction.
amparo,
exceptional
cases,
it
the
treaty
and
other protections of the
possible
right.
provide
In cases
bearing
Razon
v.
on
the
Tagitis
International
Convention
for
Protection of All Persons from
Disappearance
even
is
or
very
however
itself
may
through
executive
a
act.
the
The Philippines has a long tradition in
the
law
and
practice
international
Enforced
though
In
for its application
legislative
right to life,
applied
that
are
treaties.
the
of
honoring
obligations
It is most
accepted
its
under
that
a
Philippines is not a party to the treaty.
treaty assumes a double character, as
The
a
Court
declared
proscription
against
that
the
source
of
international
obligations and as domestic law.
enforced
disappearances, relating as it is to the
right to life, is part of the corpus of this
For
general
international
as
it is
principle
a
of international
principle
of
law
international
customary law.
Oon
the
whole,
under
Philippine
4]
the
Philippines
to
renege
obligations
treaties
is
to
domestic
law.
also
on
its
under
disregard
its