An Act Providing for the Selection of Assessors for Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace Courts in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and for a Special Procedure for the Determination of Civil and Criminal Cases in which the Parties are Mohammedans or Pagans
Act No. 2520, enacted on April 3, 1915, establishes a framework for selecting assessors in Courts of First Instance and Justices of the Peace in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu. It allows for the appointment of assessors, particularly in cases involving Mohammedans or pagans, who may not necessarily be on the standard list, with a preference for individuals knowledgeable in local customs. The act also permits judges to modify the application of Philippine laws in civil cases involving these groups, provided such modifications do not contradict U.S. laws applicable in the Philippines. The act aims to ensure that the judicial process is sensitive to the cultural context of the parties involved.
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- Act No. 2520, enacted on April 3, 1915, establishes a framework for selecting assessors in Courts of First Instance and Justices of the Peace in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu. It allows for the appointment of assessors, particularly in cases involving Mohammedans or pagans, who may not necessarily be on the standard list, with a preference for individuals knowledgeable in local customs. The act also permits judges to modify the application of Philippine laws in civil cases involving these groups, provided such modifications do not contradict U.S. laws applicable in the Philippines. The act aims to ensure that the judicial process is sensitive to the cultural context of the parties involved.
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- An Act Providing for the Selection of Assessors for Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace Courts in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and for a Special Procedure for the Determination of Civil and Criminal Cases in which the Parties are Mohammedans or Pagans (Act No. 2520) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Providing for the Selection of Assessors for Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace Courts in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and for a Special Procedure for the Determination of Civil and Criminal Cases in which the Parties are Mohammedans or Pagans (Act No. 2520) was enacted on Apr 3, 1915.
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- An Act Providing for the Selection of Assessors for Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace Courts in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and for a Special Procedure for the Determination of Civil and Criminal Cases in which the Parties are Mohammedans or Pagans, Act No. 2520, Apr 3, 1915 (Philippines)
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- Act No. 2520
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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April 3, 1915
ACT NO. 2520
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SELECTION OF ASSESSORS FOR COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MINDANAO AND SULU AND FOR A SPECIAL PROCEDURE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES IN WHICH THE PARTIES ARE MOHAMMEDANS OR PAGANS
SECTION 1. Assessors in Courts of First Instance and of Justices of the Peace. — During the trial of criminal and civil cases in Courts of First Instance and of justices of the peace in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, assessors may be selected to assist and sit with the judge of first instance or justice of the peace in such trial. LLphil
SECTION 2. Selection, Summons, etc., of Assessors. — Such assessors shall be selected from the list prepared in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered One hundred ninety, and the procedure as regards selection, summons, compensation, oath of office, and duties to be performed by the assessors shall be those prescribed in said Act except that in the justice of the peace courts the rate of compensation shall be not to exceed one peso per diem: Provided, That in criminal cases in which the accused, and in civil cases in which the parties, or any of them, are Mohammedans or pagans, judges of first instance or justices of the peace may, when such action is deemed wise, appoint as assessors persons not included in such list, and in making such appointment judges of first instance and justices of the peace shall give preference, wherever possible, to "cadis" or "kalis" and "panditas" or such Mohammedans and pagans as are versed in their local laws and customs.
SECTION 3. Mohammedan Laws and Customs. — Judges of the Court of First Instance and justices of the peace deciding civil cases in which the parties are Mohammedans or pagans, when such action is deemed wise, may modify the application of the law of the Philippine Islands, except laws of the United States applicable to the Philippine Islands, taking into account local laws and customs: Provided, That such modification shall not be in conflict with the basic principles of the laws of the United States of America.
SECTION 4. Date Effective. — This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, April 3, 1915.
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An Act Providing for the Selection of Assessors for Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace Courts in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and for a Special Procedure for the Determination of Civil and Criminal Cases in which the Parties are Mohammedans or Pagans, Act No. 2520, Apr 3, 1915 (Philippines)
An Act Providing for the Selection of Assessors for Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace Courts in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and for a Special Procedure for the Determination of Civil and Criminal Cases in which the Parties are Mohammedans or Pagans, Act No. 2520 (Phil. 1915)
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