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{{short description|Standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines}}
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color  = firebrick
| name              = Committee on Justice<br />and Human Rights
| legislature       = [[19th Congress of the Philippines|19th Congress]]
| coa_pic           = Seal of the Philippine Senate.svg
| coa_res           = 125px
| coa_alt           = Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
| body              = Congress of the Philippines
| foundation        = 
| new_session       = {{Start date|2022|07|25}}
| leader1_type      = Chairman
| leader1           = [[Francis Tolentino]]
| party1            = ([[PDP-Laban]])
| election1         = 2022
| leader2_type      = Minority Leader
| leader2           = [[Koko Pimentel]]
| party2            = ([[PDP-Laban]])
| election2         = 2022
| members           = 9 members
| political_groups1 = '''Majority''' (8)
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|PDP–Laban}}|border=darkgray}} [[PDP–Laban]] (4)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Nationalist People's Coalition}}|border=darkgray}} [[Nationalist People's Coalition|NPC]] (2)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Nacionalista Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Nacionalista Party|Nacionalista]] (1)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino}}|border=darkgray}} [[Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino|LDP]] (1)}}
'''Minority''' (1)
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#FE0000|border=darkgray}} [[Akbayan]] (1)}}
}}

The '''Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights''' is a [[standing committee]] of the [[Senate of the Philippines]].

== Jurisdiction ==
According to the Rules of the Senate,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 2020|title=Rules of the Senate|url=http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/about/RULES%20JULY%202020%20(with%20final%20%20corrections).pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=Senate of the Philippines}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> the committee handles all matters relating to:

* The organization and administration of justice, civil courts, penitentiaries and reformatory schools
* [[Probation]]
* [[Impeachment in the Philippines|Impeachment proceedings]] against constitutional officers and other officers legally removable by impeachment
* Registration of land titles
* [[Immigration to the Philippines|Immigration]] and [[naturalization]]
* The implementation of the provisions of the [[Constitution of the Philippines|Constitution]] on human rights
* The [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]]
* The [[Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)|Bureau of Corrections]]
* The [[National Bureau of Investigation (Philippines)|National Bureau of Investigation]]
* The [[Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)|Commission on Human Rights]]
* The [[Land Registration Authority (Philippines)|Land Registration Authority]]
* The [[Bureau of Immigration (Philippines)|Bureau of Immigration]]
* All matters pertaining to the efficiency and reforms in the prosecution service

== Members, 19th Congress ==
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Justice has 9 members.

The [[President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines|President Pro Tempore]], the [[Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines|Majority Floor Leader]], and the [[Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines|Minority Floor Leader]] are [[Ex officio member|''ex officio'']] members.

The committee chairperson also sits at the [[Judicial and Bar Council]] as an ''ex officio'' member from July 1 to December 31 of each calendar year, as part of an arrangement with the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]] [[Philippine House Committee on Justice|Committee on Justice]].

Here are the members of the committee in the [[19th Congress of the Philippines|19th Congress]] as of January 10, 2023:<ref>{{cite web |title=Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress |url=https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/committee/ctte_mem19th.pdf |publisher=Senate of the Philippines |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930082826/https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/committee/ctte_mem19th.pdf |archive-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Position
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
!'''Chairperson'''
|[[Francis Tolentino]]
| {{party name with colour|PDP–Laban}}
|-
!'''Vice Chairperson'''
|[[Sonny Angara]]
| {{party name with colour|Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino}}
|-
! rowspan="7" |'''Members'''<br />'''for the'''<br />'''Majority'''
|-
|[[Ronald dela Rosa]]
| {{party name with colour|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan}}
|-
|[[Robin Padilla]]
| {{party name with colour|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan}}
|-
|[[JV Ejercito]]
| {{party name with colour|Nationalist People's Coalition}} 
|-
|[[Mark Villar]]
| {{party name with colour|Nacionalista Party}} 
|-
|[[Bong Go]]
| {{party name with colour|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan}}
|-
|[[Francis Escudero]]
| {{party name with colour|Nationalist People's Coalition}}
|-
! rowspan="1" |'''Members'''<br />'''for the'''<br />'''Minority'''
|[[Risa Hontiveros]]
| {{party name with colour|Akbayan Citizens' Action Party}}
|}
'''Committee secretary:''' Atty. Andrè B. Mortel

== See also ==
* [[List of Philippine Senate committees]]

== References ==
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{{Philippine Senate}}

[[Category:Committees of the Senate of the Philippines|Justice]]
[[Category:Parliamentary committees on Justice]]
[[Category:Human rights in the Philippines]]