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Aug 14, 2002 criminal-law kidnapping minors revised-penal-code article-270 custody

Custodial Responsibility Deliberate Failure to Return a Minor and the Boundaries of Trust

The Supreme Court clarifies when a custodian's failure to return a minor becomes a crime under Article 270 of the Revised Penal Code.

Mar 11, 2002 criminal law kidnapping revised penal code article 270 minors custody

Custodial Trust AND Betrayal Examining THE Deliberate Failure TO Return A Minor

A babysitter's brief custody of a newborn becomes a kidnapping conviction under Article 270, explaining deliberate failure to return.

Oct 30, 1996 kidnapping revised penal code article 270 custodial rights criminal law supreme court

Custodial Rights and Deliberate Failure: Defining Kidnapping in Philippine Law

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that kidnapping under Article 270 RPC requires deliberate, persistent refusal to return a minor to parents.