Walking into the Philippine Legislation: An In-Depth Analysis of the Daughter Clause of Article 247 of the Revised Penal Code
Maria Gabriela Aquino,
Jazmin Cristna Villarosa
Abstract:Article 247 of the Revised Penal Code is the Philippine version of honor-based legislation. This study aimed to analyze and examine the daughter clause of the article. The study delved into the legislative intent behind this Article as well as its conformability and harmony with the Constitution, international conventions and treaties, and local legislations through the blackletter methodology. By the use of a socio-legal method, it also examined the contestations on its implications specifically its justness … Show more
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