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  • Volume XXI

    2022 EDITION

    Published: 2022-MM-DD

    68 Articles

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    We are pleased to announce the publication of the Philippine Yearbook of International Law 2022 edition.

    The Philippine Yearbook of International Law (PYIL) is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies-University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS). PYIL is a yearly publication that seeks to compile Philippine state practice through  scholarly articles, book reviews, and a compilation of recent jurisprudence and issuances.

    The 2022 Edition includes the following articles:
    • Reports:
      • Philippine Government’s Observation on the Office of the Prosecutor’s Request to Resume the Investigation into the Situation in the Philippines and the Prosecution’s Response to the Observation
      • Registry Report on Article 18(2) Victim Representations
      • Implementation of Human Rights Council Resolution 45/33 and on the progress and results of technical cooperation and capacity building for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines
      • United Nations General Assembly Resolutions
    • Treaties and Agreements:
      • Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation between the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Defense of the Federative Republic of Brazil
      • Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Industry Cooperation and Logistics between the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines and the Australian Department of Defence
      • Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation between the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines and Ministry of Defence of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
      • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the United States of America on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (AMSAR)
      • 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
      • Arms Trade Treaty(ATT)
      • Arrangement between the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines and the Australian Department of Defence concerning the Provision of Mutual Logistical Support
      • Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic Concerning Cooperation in the Area of Defense Industry and Logistics
      • Amendment to Article 1 of the Convention on Prohibition or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effect (Amendment to Article 1 of CCW)
      • Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War to the Use Convention on Prohibition or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effect (Protocol V)
      • Arrangement between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Singapore Armed Forces Concerning the Assignment of a Team to the Regional Counter-Terrorism Information Facility in Singapore
      • Memorandum of Implementation for the Transfer of the Technical Information Concerning Air Surveillance Radar Systems and the Associated Technical Information to the Republic of the Philippines for the Cooperation to Enhance the Philippines’ Capacity in Vigilance and Surveillance under the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Japan Concerning the Transfer of Defense Equipment Technology
      • Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Australian Federal Police Memorandum of Understanding on Combating Transnational Organized crime including Combating Illicit trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors
      • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the United Arab Emirates for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
      • Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
      • Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol (Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
      • 1986 Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of the International Labor Organization
      • Convention on Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention)
      • United Nations convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
      • Air Transport Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and Kingdom of Spain
      • Memorandum of Understanding between the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipina and the State Bank of Pakistan
      • Protocol to Implement the Tenth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services and Protocol to Implement the Eleventh Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN framework Agreement on Services (AFAS)
      • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the European Union (EU) on Certain Aspects of Air Services
      • Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Agriculture of the Republic of the Philippines and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation of Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine
      • Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Tourism of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
      • Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Agriculture, Fisheries and Related Fields between the Republic of the Philippines and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
      • Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Yukon on the Employment and Protection of Filipinos under the Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)
      • Cooperation Framework on Employment of Domestic Workers between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
      • Air Services Agreement (ASA) between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Italian Republic
      • Agreement between the Philippines and Spain regarding the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as Amended
      • Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Malaysia on Cooperation in the Field of Health
      • Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture between the Department of Agriculture of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
      • Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission on Higher Education of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in the Field of Higher Education
      • Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Harmonized Technical United Nations Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these United Nations Regulations (Working Plan -29-Agreement)
      • Air Services Agreement (ASA) between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Republic of the Philippines and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
      • Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement
      • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of India on Co-operation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters
      • Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Agriculture of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates on Agriculture
      • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the State of Israel for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (IPPA)
    • Judicial Decisions
      • Amadea Angela K. Aquino vs. Rodolfo C. Aquino and Abdulah C. Aquino
      • Angelo Castro De Alban vs. Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Comelec Law Department and Comelec Education and Information Department
      • Randy Michael Knutson, acting on behalf of minor Rhuby Sibal Knutson vs. Hon. Elisa R. Sarmiento-Flores, in her capacity as Acting Presiding Judge of Branch 69, Regional Trial Court, Taguig City, and Rosalina Sibal Knutson
      • Rehman Sabir vs. Department of Justice-Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit (DOJ-RSPPU)
      • Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc., vs. Anrey, Inc
      • Bankruptcy Estate of Charles B. Mitich A.K.A. Charlie Mitich and James L. Kennedy, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Charles B. Mitich A.K.A. Charlie Mitich vs. Mercantile Insurance Company, Inc.
      • Republic of the Philippines vs. Jocelyn Asusano Kikuchi
      • Pioneer Insurance & Surety Corporation vs. Tig Insurance Company, Successor by Merger to Clearwater Insurance Company
      • Maria Teresa Dino Basa-Egami Vs. Dr. Lisa Grace Bersales, in her capacity as the Administrator and Civil Registrar General
      • Republic of the Philippines vs. Helen Bayog-Saito, the Local Civil Registry of Pasay City and the National Statistics Office
      • Maria Luisa Morales v. Abner De Guia Mariz Lindsey Tan Gana-Carait y Villegas, Petitioner, vs. Commission on Elections, Rommel Mitra Lim, and Dominic P. Nuñez, Respondents
    • Supreme Court Issuances
      • Guidelines on the Implications of RA 11642 on the Rule on Adoption
      • Rule on International Child Abduction Cases
    • DOJ Issuances
      • Establishing the Procedure for Processing Applications under the 1980 Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, and for Other Purposes
      • Strengthening the Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit, Enhancing the Rules for Refugee and Stateless Status Determination, and for Other Purposes
    • Events
      • Philippine Participation in Various Moot Court Competitions in 2022
      • Appointment of Judge Raul C. Pangalangan as the Head of the Commission of Inquiry at the International Labor Organization (ILO)
      • Philippines Hosts Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
      • Launch of the Philippine Materials in International Law Publication by Judge Raul C. Pangalangan
      • Introduction of the International Criminal Law Blog in Partnership with Asian Society of International Law-International Law Interest Group
      • Election of Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya as Head of Permanent Court of Arbitration Governing Council
      • Recognition of Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan by the Child Identity Protection