Treaties of the Philippines - Rp-Us Visiting Forces Agreement, Mutual Defense Treaty, Soutrp-Us Visiting Forces Agreement, Mutual Defense Treaty, Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty Heast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Paperback)

Chapters: Rp-us Visiting Forces Agreement, Mutual Defense Treaty, Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, Rp-australia Sovfa, Treaty of Cebu, Treaty of Manila, Laurel-langley Agreement, Asean-china Free Trade Agreement. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Philippines and the United States consisting of two separate agreement documents. The first of these documents is commonly referred to as "the VFA" or "VFA-1," and the second as "VFA-2" or "the Counterpart Agreement." Both documents became effective on May 27, 1999, upon ratification by the Philippine Senate. The United States government regards these documents as Executive Agreements not requiring approval by the U.S. Senate. The term "VFA" is usually used in the Philippines to refer specifically to just the first of these two documents, which has been the subject of continuing controversy in the Philippines. The primary effect of the Agreement is that it allows the U.S. government to retain jurisdiction over U.S. military personnel accused of committing crimes in the Philippines, unless the crimes are of "particular" importance to the Philippines. This means that for crimes without this significance, the U.S. can refuse to detain or arrest accused personnel, or may instead prosecute them under U.S. jurisdiction. The Agreement also exempts U.S. military personnel from visa and passport regulations in the Philippines. The Agreement contains various procedural safeguards which amongst other things establish the right to due process and proscribe double jeopardy. The Agreement also prevents U.S. military personnel from being tried in Filipino religious or military courts; requires both governments to waive any claims ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=382397