SECTION 15

The privilege of the writ of

habeas corpus shall not be
suspended except in cases of
invasion or rebellion when the
public safety requires it.
 Suspension of the Writ of
the Habeas Corpus
May be suspended by the President in
case only of invasion or rebellion, when public
safety requires it. Consequently, the person
under detention by the government may not
obtain his liberty by its use.
 Meaning of Writ of
Habeas Corpus
the writ of habeas corpus literally means
“produce the body.” it is an order issued by a
court to a person commanding him to produce a
person he has in custody and to explain or justify
why he is detaining that person.
SECTION 16
All persons shall have the
right to a speedy disposition
of their cases before all judicial,
quasi-judicial, or administrative
bodies.
 RIGHT TO SPEEDY
DISPOSITION
It enhances the people’s respect for the
law and faith in their government.

The above provision gives meaning and

substance to the adage that “justice delayed
is justice denied”.
SECTION 17

"No person shall be

compelled to be a witness
against HIMSELF"
 Right against self-
incrimination
*Scope of Right. This is the right of a
person not to testify or speak against
himself may be invoked in a court or
in any administrative or legislative
proceeding. A person cannot be
required to talk about any matter
which might tend to show that he
himself had committed a crime.
*Compulsory Testimonial Self-
Incrimination. Note that what is
prohibited is being compelled to give
testimony--to draw out from defendant’s own
lips an admission of guilt.
*Silence of the Accused.
If a person uses his right not to speak, this
fact may not be taken as evidence against him
that he is hiding something unfavorable which
he does not want other people to know.
SECTION 18

1.) No person shall be detained

solely by reason of his political
beliefs and aspirations.
 The inclusion of the above provision in
the new Constitution is a response to these
past events in our history. It is a guarantee
that now we can freely express our political,
beliefs and aspirations—what we think is
wrong with the government, the changes in
the government we believe to be necessary,
or the future we want for our country---without
fear of arrest or prosecution.
2.) No involuntary servitude in any form
shall exist except punishment for a
crime whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted.
 Some Exceptions to Prohibition
1.) When the involuntary service is rendered
as a punishment for a crime committed by a
person.

2.) When personal military or civil service is

required of citizens for the defense of the
State.
SECTION 19
1.) Excessive fines shall not be imposed,
nor cruel, degrading or inhuman
punishment inflicted. Neither shall
death penalty be imposed, unless, for
compelling reasons involving heinous
crimes, the Congress hereafter
provides for it. Any death penalty
already imposed shall be reduced to
reclusion perpetua.
Rights against excessive fines.
Fine is a sum of money imposed by a court as a
punishment for a crime. The amount of fines to be collected shall
be determined by the court.

Rights against cruel, degrading, or inhuman

punishments
Persons convicted of a crime may, by law, and as
authorized by the Constitution, be deprived of life, liberty, or
property as punishment, but the punishment must not be cruel,
degrading, or inhuman.
 2.) The employment of physical,
psychological, or degrading punishment
against any prisoner or detainee or the
use of substandard or inadequate penal
facilities under subhuman conditions
shall be dealt with by law.
SECTION 20

"No person shall be

imprisoned for debt or non-
payment of poll tax."
It means that failure to pay a
loan or a poll tax cannot be
declared a crime.
SECTION 21
"No person shall be twice put in
jeopardy of punishment for the same
offense. If an act is punished by a law
and an ordinance, conviction or
acquittal under either shall constitute a
bar to another prosecution for the
same act."
 It means that when a person is
charged with an offense and the case is
terminated either by acquittal or
conviction or in any other manner
without the express consent of the
accused, the latter cannot again be
charged with the same offense.
SECTION 22

" No ex post facto law or

bill of attainder shall be
enacted."
THANK YOU
PO!!!
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