📝 Activity: Understanding Due Process in Real Life
Title: "Due Process in Action"
Objective:
To apply the principles of due process to real-life or hypothetical situations.
To identify violations and correctly distinguish between substantive and procedural
due process.
Instructions:
🔹 Part I – Case Analysis (Group or Individual Task)
Read each scenario and answer the questions that follow.
Scenario 1:
Ana was arrested without a warrant, held in jail for 4 days without any charges being filed,
and was not informed of her rights.
Questions:
1. Was Ana’s right to due process violated? Why or why not?
2. Is this a violation of procedural or substantive due process?
Scenario 2:
A law was passed making it illegal to criticize government officials, punishable by 10 years
in prison.
Questions:
1. Does this law violate due process?
2. Is this a matter of substantive or procedural due process?
Scenario 3:
Juan’s home was demolished by local government without any prior notice or court order. He
was not compensated or allowed to appeal.
Questions:
1. Which of Juan’s rights were violated?
2. How should due process have been observed in this case?
ASSIGNMENT
🔹 Part II – Reflection (Written Output)
In 1–2 paragraphs, answer:
Why is due process important in protecting human rights in a democratic society?