Philippine democracy assessment: rule of law and access to justice
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9789719201472
Category
Filipiniana
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Publication Year
2010
Publisher
Actions for Economic Reforms, Philippines
Pages
xii, 231 p.: ill
Subject
1. Rule of law--Philippines. 2. Justice, Administration of--Philippines. 3. Political questions and judicial power--Philippines. 4. Judicial review--Philippines.
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Abstract
An assessment on the rule of law and access to justice becomes timely when citizens and citizen groups raise questions on the extent to which the Philippines observe and uphold the rule of law and whether these rules do indeed enable people an access to justice. This is especially important for those who seek and need justice more.
Not a few sectors and citizens, including political observers, have noted a general weakening of public institutions. This assessment serves to validate such observation and to raise deeper questions on the state of the country's rule of law, justice and human rights. Whilst the assessment examines the rule of law as exemplified in institutions and the various pillars of justice, it also unravels the political and cultural texture of the rule of law, and brings up the complexity of upholding it and attaining justice and human rights, all of which intertwine in the equation of democracy. The assessors also see the importance of looking terrorism, at human trafficking, at drug trafficking and so on as these seem to be an overlay in the complex structure of the rule of law, justice and human rights. The assessment on the rule of law and access to justice does not only look at the presence of laws and institutions but also examines the so-called sociology of the law. By doing so, the assessment connects the form of the rule of law to its substance. The assessment attempts to answer questions beyond the existence of the institutions of the rule of law, and goes on to examine whether these institutions do function to achieve citizens' access to justice and to promote their rights.
It is equally interesting that the assessment uses a set of questions to examine the form and substance of the rule of law and access to justice. Its methodology sets it apart from the rating and ranking of democracy, and instead allows a discourse on the quality of the rule of law from the citizens' perspective.
This assessment on the rule of law and access to justice comes just at the time when a new administration that promises to restore the people's trust in institutions and to move democracy in the Philippines forward is installed.
Edna E.A. Co
Philippine Democracy
Assessment Team
Not a few sectors and citizens, including political observers, have noted a general weakening of public institutions. This assessment serves to validate such observation and to raise deeper questions on the state of the country's rule of law, justice and human rights. Whilst the assessment examines the rule of law as exemplified in institutions and the various pillars of justice, it also unravels the political and cultural texture of the rule of law, and brings up the complexity of upholding it and attaining justice and human rights, all of which intertwine in the equation of democracy. The assessors also see the importance of looking terrorism, at human trafficking, at drug trafficking and so on as these seem to be an overlay in the complex structure of the rule of law, justice and human rights. The assessment on the rule of law and access to justice does not only look at the presence of laws and institutions but also examines the so-called sociology of the law. By doing so, the assessment connects the form of the rule of law to its substance. The assessment attempts to answer questions beyond the existence of the institutions of the rule of law, and goes on to examine whether these institutions do function to achieve citizens' access to justice and to promote their rights.
It is equally interesting that the assessment uses a set of questions to examine the form and substance of the rule of law and access to justice. Its methodology sets it apart from the rating and ranking of democracy, and instead allows a discourse on the quality of the rule of law from the citizens' perspective.
This assessment on the rule of law and access to justice comes just at the time when a new administration that promises to restore the people's trust in institutions and to move democracy in the Philippines forward is installed.
Edna E.A. Co
Philippine Democracy
Assessment Team
Description
Contents:
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction and Framework
2. Institutions
3. Access to justice
4. Emerging Challenges Facing the rule of law: From the global to the local
5. Public Perception
6. Concluding Statements
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction and Framework
2. Institutions
3. Access to justice
4. Emerging Challenges Facing the rule of law: From the global to the local
5. Public Perception
6. Concluding Statements
Biblio Notes
Includes index.
G-00034
G-00034
Number of Copies
1
