Court, Prosecutors and Investigators.
Section 17
SEC. 17. Court, Prosecutors and Investigators. — The Family Courts shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over the crimes punishable under this Act. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and its attached agencies, the PNP or other concerned law enforcement agencies shall designate prosecutors or investigators, as the case may be, for cases involving crimes punishable under this Act. The State shall ensure that judges, prosecutors and investigators designated for purposes of this Act, receive effective training in human rights particularly on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children Involved in Armed Conflict and related international instruments, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and National Guidelines and Protocols on the Handling and Treatment of CIAC.