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UDHR Art. 18-21 - Group 3
UDHR Art. 18-21 - Group 3
In Victoriano v. Elizalde
Rope Workers Union,
59 SCRA 54, the
Supreme Court upheld the
validity of R.A. 3350,
exempting members of a
religious sect from being
compelled to join a labor
union.
1. Everyone shall have the right necessary in a democratic for purposes not contrary
to freedom of association with society in the interests of to law shall not be
others, including the right to national security or public abridged
form and join trade unions for order or for the protection of
the protection of his interests. the rights and freedoms of “No permit , no rally”
others; with re- enactment of
2. No restrictions may be Batas Pambansa bilang
placed on the exercise of this (b) The right of trade unions 880: The Public
right other than those which to establish national Assembly Act of 1985
are prescribed by law and federations or confederations Section 4 - Permit when
which are necessary in a and the right of the latter to required and when not
democratic society in the form or join international required - A written permit
interests of national security or trade-union organizations; shall be required for any
public safety, public order person or persons to
(ordre public), the protection of (c) The right of trade unions organize and hold a public
public health or morals or the to function freely subject to assembly in a public place.
protection of the rights and no limitations other than
freedoms of others. This article those prescribed by law and Section 5 – Application
shall not prevent the imposition which are necessary in a Requirements.
of lawful restrictions on democratic society in the
members of the armed forces interests of national security Section 12 - Dispersal of
and of the police in their or public order or for the public assembly without
exercise of this right. protection of the rights and permit - When the public
freedoms of others; assembly is held without a
3. Nothing in this article shall permit where a permit is
authorize States Parties to the (d) The right to strike, required, the said public
International Labour provided that it is exercised in assembly may be
Organisation Convention of conformity with the laws of peacefully dispersed.
1948 concerning Freedom of the particular country.
Association and Protection of
the Right to Organize to take 2. This article shall not
legislative measures which prevent the imposition of
would prejudice, or to apply the lawful restrictions on the
law in such a manner as to exercise of these rights by
prejudice, the guarantees members of the armed forces
provided for in that Convention. or of the police or of the
administration of the State.
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Article 18-21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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(c) To have access, on general ensure the autonomy of E.O. No,. 2 to provide full
terms of equality, to public local governments. disclosure of the
service in his country. government's records and
Sec. 26, Art.2, 1987 transactions, this is after the
Constitution FOI bill has been
consistently not passed in
Section 26. The State shall the Congress as a law.
guarantee equal access to
opportunities for public
service and prohibit
political dynasties as may
be defined by law.
AKBAYAN-Youth v.
Commission on
Election, G.R. No.
147066, March 26,
2001
“In a representative
democracy such as ours,
the right of suffrage,
although accorded a prime
niche in the hierarchy of
rights embodied in the
fundamental law, ought to
be exercised within the
proper bounds and
framework of the
Constitution and must
properly yield to pertinent
laws skillfully enacted by
FEU JD4202 Group 3: Aricheta, Bernardez, Calbe, Gabriel, Javier, Villaranda
Article 18-21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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