Republic Act No. 7055

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Republic Act No. 7055 is a Philippine law that limits the jurisdiction of military courts by requiring that members of the Armed Forces accused of crimes under the Revised Penal Code be tried in civilian courts.

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Republic Act No. 7055 canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine law ⓘ
statute ⓘ
aimsTo protect due process rights of military personnel ⓘ
strengthen civilian supremacy over the military ⓘ
appliesIn Philippine territory ⓘ
appliesTo members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
basedOn Revised Penal Code of the Philippines ⓘ
concerns offenses punishable under the Revised Penal Code ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
distinguishes service-connected offenses from common crimes ⓘ
enforcedBy civilian courts ⓘ
military authorities ⓘ
jurisdiction Philippines ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
legalDomain criminal law ⓘ
military law ⓘ
legalSystem Philippine legal system ⓘ
limits jurisdiction of military courts over common crimes ⓘ
primaryEffect shifts trial of ordinary crimes by military personnel to civilian courts ⓘ
regulates jurisdiction of military courts ⓘ
trial of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
relatedTo Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
Revised Penal Code ⓘ
civilian supremacy clause of the Philippine Constitution ⓘ
requires members of the Armed Forces accused of crimes under the Revised Penal Code be tried in civilian courts ⓘ
shortDescription law limiting jurisdiction of military courts in the Philippines ⓘ
subject civilian courts ⓘ
criminal jurisdiction ⓘ
military justice ⓘ

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Armed Forces of the Philippines → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 7055 ⓘ
subject linked to: AFP
Armed Forces of the Philippines → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 7055 ⓘ