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Feb 10, 2009 inheritance property-disputes torrens-title kinship succession civil-law

Lost Inheritance: Proving Kinship in Property Disputes

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on why heirs must prove kinship to claim inherited property, and the limits of Torrens title challenges.

Jan 20, 2004 criminal-law rape qualified-rape criminal-procedure philippine-jurisprudence

Rape Conviction and the Importance of Properly Alleging Relationship in Qualified Rape Cases

A Supreme Court ruling shows why the death penalty cannot rest on a victim's age or kinship with the offender unless both are alleged in the Information.

Feb 10, 1998 criminal law rape aggravating circumstances relationship death penalty revised penal code

Rape and the Limits of Relationship in Philippine Law: When Kinship Aggravates the Crime

The Supreme Court clarifies when a relationship between offender and victim can aggravate rape, and when it cannot.