ATTY. ALOI RENZ P.

SANTOS
Attorney IV, Commission on Human Rights III
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ALOI RENZ P. SANTOS
Attorney IV, Commission on Human Rights-III
IGNORANTIA LEGIS
NON EXCUSAT
 WHY DO WE CONCLUSIVELY
PRESUME TO KNOW THE LAW?
WHEN DO WE APPLY THIS CONCLUSIVE
PRESUMPTION?
 IGNORANCE OF LAW- is the want of knowledge or
acquaintance with the laws of the land insofar as they
apply to the act, relation, duty or matter under
consideration. It cannot be the basis of good faith.
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 PRIDE
IS STILL A
PROTEST
HUMAN RIGHTS
“Human rights are those rights which are inherent in the person's nature
and without which s/he cannot live as human being."
Human Rights
“Human Rights are the supreme, inherent and inalienable rights to life, to dignity and to
self development. It is the essence of these rights that makes a person human.”

 Those rights, which are inherent in our nature, and without which, we cannot live as
human beings.
 Allow us to develop and use our human qualities, intelligence, talents and conscience,
and to satisfy our spiritual and other needs.
 Supreme, inherent, and inalienable rights to life, dignity, and self-development.
 The essence of these rights makes man human.
 BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF
HUMAN RIGHTS:
1. Inherent
2. Fundamental 1. Imprescriptible
3. Inalienable 2. Indivisible
3. Universal
4. Interdependent
 The dignity of man and human life is inviolable.

From the dignity of man is derived the right of every

person to free development of his personality.
 A LEGITIMATE STATE should exist
to assure that in the discharge of
the governmental functions,
the dignity
that is the birthright of
every human being is duly safeguarded.
WHAT IS THE CORRELATION OF
DIGNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS?
“Ang KARAPATANG PANTAO ay NAKAUGAT sa
DIGNIDAD ng tao,

At ang DIGNIDAD ng tao ay pinoprotektahan

naman ng mga KARAPATANG PANTAO.”
CLASSIFICATION OF
RIGHTS
According to Source:
1. Natural Rights
2. Constitutional Rights
3. Statutory Rights
According to Recipient
1. Individual Rights
2. Collective Rights
According to Aspect of Life
1.Civil Rights
2. Political Rights
3. Economic and Social Rights
4. Cultural Rights
According to Struggle for Recognition
1. First Generation Rights
2. Second Generation Rights
3. Third Generation Rights
According to Derogability
1. Absolute or Non-Derogable Rights
2. Derogable or Can-Be-Limited Rights
CATEGORIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Fundamental Freedom in Political Rights
• Democratic Rights
• Mobility Rights
• Right to Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person
• Legal Rights
• Rights of Equality
CATEGORIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• Workers’ Rights
• Aboriginal Rights
• Reproductive Rights
• Protective Rights of Persons in Armed Conflicts
• Right of Self-determination
• Minority Group Rights
Violation of human rights are
offenses without borders.
RIGHTS ARE NOT GIFTS FROM THE
GOVERNMENT

THEY ARE OBLIGATIONS

The Philippine Commission on
Human Rights
The International Bill of Human Rights
1. The International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

2. The International Covenant on Civil and

Political Rights (ICCPR)

3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 "In social contract theory, in exchange for the vote that
we give to our elected officials, they promise to guarantee
our enjoyment of human rights."