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1) The Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that Executive Order No. 68 establishing a commission to try accused war criminals was valid and constitutional, as it was in accordance with international law principles accepted by the Philippines. 2) The Court also ruled that the participation of two American attorneys in the prosecution of a former Japanese commander before the commission did not violate Philippine sovereignty. 3) The Court held that the commission had jurisdiction to try the petitioner

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Selene Senivy

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EN