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Lyceum Law Reports: 2014 Treaty Compliance

This document outlines the process for a law school group project on reporting to UN treaty bodies. It divides the class into six groups, each assigned to research and report on a different human rights treaty body. The groups will examine the Philippines' compliance with its treaty obligations, survey relevant laws and policies, identify shortcomings, and make recommendations. They will present their findings to the class and take questions from a assigned group. The schedule lays out when each group will report and receive questions.

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Lyceum Law Reports: 2014 Treaty Compliance

This document outlines the process for a law school group project on reporting to UN treaty bodies. It divides the class into six groups, each assigned to research and report on a different human rights treaty body. The groups will examine the Philippines' compliance with its treaty obligations, survey relevant laws and policies, identify shortcomings, and make recommendations. They will present their findings to the class and take questions from a assigned group. The schedule lays out when each group will report and receive questions.

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Lyceum of the Philippines University College of Law

Reports to Treaty
Bodies

Report
Report

as of 1st Quarter of 2014


Look at past reports submitted by
the Philippines
Evaluate compliance by the
Philippines with its obligations under
the Treaty
Assess performance of duty to
respect, protect, and fulfil

Use Concrete Examples


Survey

legal and regulatory framework for


protecting human rights in your respective
field
Examine laws passed and measures
implemented by administrative agencies
Pending bills in Congress
Supreme Court decisions
Efforts by civil society groups, NGOs,
Catholic Church, private sector, academe,
etc.
Role played by mass media

Use Concrete Examples


Examine

shortcomings of the
Philippine government
Legal issues loopholes in the law
Defects in the framework for
protecting human rights

Recommendation
Is

it in the enforcement of the law?


Or, there is no law protecting human
rights?
What can be done by the
government and by the private
sector?

Group 1
Committee

on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination
ICERD
First to report

Group 1
Alfafara
Lara
Bautista
Camaymayan
Velasquez

Group 2
Committee

on the Elimination of
Discrimination Against Women
CEDAW
Second to report

Group 2
Galvez
Karim
Lentejas
Villanueva
Hizon

Group 3
Committee
CRC
Third

on the Rights of Children

to Report

Group 3
Jocson
Saavedra
Pabale
Manzon
Santos

Group 4
Committee
ICRMW
Fourth to

on Migrant Workers

report

Group 4
Domingo
Pielago
Sering
David
Lazamana

Group 5
Committee

on the Rights of Persons


with Disabilities
CRPD
Fifth to report

Group 5
Hanopol
Hernandez
Quimosing
Castriciones
Barrios
Angeles

Group 6
Committee

on Enforced
Disappearance
Hypothetical
ICPAED
Last to report

Group 6
Abergos
De Guzman
Cabral
Bolintiam
Espiritu

May 19 Schedule
6-630

Group 1
630 - 7 Q&A by Group 4
7-730 Group
730 8 Q&A
8 830
830 9

2
by Group 5

Group 3
Q&A by Group 6

May 21 Schedule
6-630

Group 4
630 - 7 Q&A by Group 1
7-730 Group
730 8 Q&A
8 830
830 9

5
by Group 2

Group 6
Q&A by Group 3

END

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