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Presidential Decree No. 1069 (Philippine Extradition Law)

PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE EXTRADITION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY

P.D. No. 1069 | 1977-01-13

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1069
 
PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE EXTRADITION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
 
WHEREAS, under the Constitution the Philippines adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land, and adheres to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation and amity with all nations;
 
WHEREAS, the suppression of crime is the concern not only of the estate where it is committed but also of any other state to which the criminal may have escaped, because it saps the foundation of social life and is an outrage upon humanity at large,...