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Cdi 2 Module 1.2
Cdi 2 Module 1.2
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LEGAL SAFEGUARDS OF PERSON UNDER CUSTODIAL INVESTIGATION
Classes of Rights
1. Natural Rights – those possessed by every citizen without being granted by the
State for they are given to man by God as a human being created to his image that
he may live a happy life.
2. Constitutional Rights – conferred and protected by the Constitution.
3. Statutory Rights – provided by law, promulgated by the law-making body and
consequently may be abolished by the same body.
Classes of Rights
4. Natural Rights – those possessed by every citizen without being granted by the
State for they are given to man by God as a human being created to his image that
he may live a happy life.
5. Constitutional Rights – conferred and protected by the Constitution.
6. Statutory Rights – provided by law, promulgated by the law-making body and
consequently may be abolished by the same body.
Section 2. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects
against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall
be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable
cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or
affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce, and particularly
describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Search Warrant
- An order in writing, issued in the name of the People of the Philippines, signed by
a judge and directed to a peace officer, commanding him to search for a certain
personal property and bring it before the court.
Warrant of Arrest
- A written order to arrest a person designated to take him in custody in order that
he may be bound to answer for the commission of an offense.