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Students Legal Aid and Action Committee (SLAAC) Proposal

By: Councilor Melvin Banzon

(As copied from the powerpoint presentation presented during the Committee Deliberations)

I) Rationalea. Whereas, the USC believes that education should develop a mans physical, mental,

social, cultural, and spiritual potential to the full, in order to realize a human and

humane existence for all;

b. Whereas, it is the duty of the USC to defend and promote the rights and general welfareof the University studentry and the Filipino people.

II) Visiona. A USC that shall empower the whole UPD studentry by protecting basic student rights

and welfare and upholding the exercise of said rights within a paradigm that shall fosterstudent engagement for the development of a just and humane society.

b. The committee shall also provide external legal services to the immediate communityregarding activities that are related to the protection and exercise of human rights.

III) Missiona. To strengthen and expand the services of the USCs SLAAC by ensuring an educated

student body empowered to exercise their rights within a paradigm of social progress

and social justice.

IV) Structure

Chairperson

Administrative

Paralegal

Education

Paralegal

Legal Relations

Paralegal


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a. Chairperson: shall coordinate with the Executive Chamber and direct the Committee toensure that the vision, mission, and objectives of the committee are met.

b. Administrative: in-charge of the house-keeping of the committee (secretariat, paralegalmonitoring, case tracking, etc)

c. Education: in-charge of the formulation of the legal framework/paradigm that shallintegrate and meet all objectives of the committee.

d. Legal Relations: in-charge of the committee projects for students and members of theimmediate community.

e. Paralegal Corps: volunteer organization or student trained to address technical legalissues and/or concerns and perform the legal services of the committee.

V) Objectives and Projects:a. C odify

i. PRIMER-y: Codify all rules and regulations (College/University-specific) affectingstudents by publishing a primer on basic students rights

ii. Policy Reviews: Spearhead a group of volunteers who will do research andadvocacy work on legal issues which affect UP students (Student Code of

Conduct, SDT, etc.)

b. H eari. BataSKO, BataSKa: Provide a legal avenue for the students to voice out their

grievances.

ii. Hear and speedily act upon student grievances through the legal frameworkwithin the University and the country.

c. I- ntegratei. Integrate SLAAC with the functions and services provided by the UP Office of

Legal Aid (UP OLA) and other legal-service organizations (NUPL, PVO, Paralegals

Society, etc)

ii. Paralegal Corps: Provide an avenue for undergraduate students to experienceparalegal training apprenticeship.

d. X- tendi. Extend the functions of SLAAC to the other stakeholders in the community.

ii. LegaLAW: Quarterly legal clinic/consultations in cooperation with the IntegratedBar of the Philippines (IBP), UP OLA supervising lawyers, and other volunteer

lawyers and paralegals (Abogado Para sa Bayan Program) for legal missions to

those who do not have access to competent and quality legal service.

VI) 3 Pillars of Actiona. Prepare

i. Educate students by publishing materials (pamphlets, Q&As, FAQx) on thefollowing topics:

1. Basic Criminal Laws: Human Security Act, Anti-Hazing Law, Abduction,Illegal Drugs, Illegal Possession of Fire Arms


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ii. Bill of Rigts/Basic Criminal Procedure: Arrest, Search, and Seizure, MirandaWarning, Inquest, Preliminary investigation, Other rights of the accused.

iii. UP-related: Student code of conduct, plagiarism, cheating and other academicconcerns, sexual harassment.

b. Preventi. Institutionalize and integrate OLA with the USC-SLAAC as a standing University

Student Office directly tasked to represent and protect against administrative

processes affecting students rights.

ii. Conduct seminars/symposia/trainings on the three topics in cooperation withthe following offices.

1. Basic Criminal Law: UP Law, LSG, PVO, OLA Interns, NGOs, DOJ, PDEA,UP Law-based organizations

2. Bill of Rights/Basic Criminal Procedure: FLAG, UP OLA, DOJ, PAO3. UP-Related: OVCSA, OSA, SDT

c. Providei. Immediate:

1. Creation of Quick Reaction Teams to be deployed once a student issubjected to administrative processes which prejudice his/her basic

human rights within and even outside UPD.

a. QRTs will be composed of student-volunteers from UP Law, UPParalegal Society, UP Law-based

fraternities/sororities/organizations.

b. QRTs will receive trainings from experts in criminal law andprocedure

ii. Long Term1. Prosecution: When a UP student is a victim of any crime, SLAAC will help

him/her by:

a. Referring his/her case to the proper agency/prosecutors office.b. Referring his/her case to UP OLA.

2. Defense:a. When a student is accused of any crime, SLAAC will refer his

case to UP OLA, PAO, or any volunteer group of lawyers.

b. When a student is facing administrative charges before the SDT,SLAAC will help by referring it to OLA or standing as counsel.

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