Amending General Order No. 12, Dated September 30, 1972, by Giving Military Tribunals Concurrent Jurisdiction over Crimes Committed against Tourists and Transients
General Order No. 39, issued on September 19, 1973, amends General Order No. 12 by granting military tribunals concurrent jurisdiction over crimes committed against tourists and transient individuals. This provision allows civil courts to share jurisdiction with military tribunals, with a stipulation that civil courts must resolve such cases within 24 hours of filing by arresting officers. Furthermore, the court or tribunal that first takes jurisdiction over a case will maintain exclusive jurisdiction thereafter. The order aims to expedite legal proceedings involving offenses against tourists.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- General Order No. 39
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- General Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 19, 1973
GENERAL ORDER NO. 39
AMENDING GENERAL ORDER NO. 12, DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1972, BY GIVING MILITARY TRIBUNALS CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST TOURISTS AND TRANSIENTS
General Order No. 12, dated September 30, 1972, as amended, is further amended by adding the following provision:
"23. Crimes where the offended party is a tourist or a transient."
The civil courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the military tribunals over the said crimes, provided that civil courts shall dispose of such cases within 24 hours after the filing thereof by the arresting officers. The courts or tribunal that first assumes jurisdiction shall exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of all others.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 19th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three. ATICcS
Cite This Law
Amending General Order No. 12, Dated September 30, 1972, by Giving Military Tribunals Concurrent Jurisdiction over Crimes Committed against Tourists and Transients, General Order No. 39, Sep 19, 1973 (Philippines)
Amending General Order No. 12, Dated September 30, 1972, by Giving Military Tribunals Concurrent Jurisdiction over Crimes Committed against Tourists and Transients, General Order No. 39 (Phil. 1973)
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