Page 4 MMA 231 Sec. 9. Tribal Courts. — The Regional Government shall recognize and respect the ICCs’/IPs’/TPs’ justice system, including tribal courts, that had already been in existence since time immemorial. Furthermore, it shall provide assistance in the establishment and strengthening of said tribal courts, and provide support for the tribal justices or jury (e.g. panel of Kéféduwan). These courts shall determine, settle, and decide controversies and enforce decisions involving personal and family and property rights of members of the ICCs/IPs/TPs concerned in accordance with the customary law of these communities. These courts may also exercise exclusive jurisdiction over crimes committed by members of ICCs/IPs/TPs where the imposable penalty as prescribed by the Revised Penal Code [RPC] or other pertinent laws is imprisonment not exceeding six (6) years or a fine not exceeding Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) or both such imprisonment and fine and where the offended party or parties are also members of the indigenous cultural community concerned. Sec. 10. Coordination with Law Enforcement Agencies. - The ICCs/IPs/TPs, through the tribal courts and their leaders, shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies of the Regional Government and local government unit concerned, in criminal cases mentioned in the foregoing section. Said law enforcement agencies shall respect the jurisdiction of the tribal courts. Sec. 11. Indigenous Structures. — The Regional Government shall recognize indigenous structures or systems which promote peace, law, and order. Such indigenous structures or systems shall include local peace enforcers, such as, but not limited to, Dyaga Fénuwo and Agubalang. Sec. 12. Rights during Armed Conflicts. – Indigenous peoples have the right to special protection and security in periods of armed conflict. The Regional Government shall observe international standards for the protection of civilian populations in circumstances of emergency and armed conflict. The Regional Government shall not recruit members of the ICCs/IPs/TPs against their will in any military, paramilitary and/or other armed groups, especially, when said recruitment is for the use against other ICCs/IPs/TPs. Furthermore, it shall not recruit children of ICCs/IPs/TPs into the armed forces under any circumstance. Nor force indigenous individuals to abandon their lands, territories and means of subsistence, or relocate them in special centers for military purposes under any discriminatory condition. Sec. 13. Saving Clause. – This Act will not in any manner adversely affect the rights and benefits of the Indigenous Peoples under Republic Act 8371, otherwise known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997, other conventions, recommendations, international treaties, regional and national laws, awards, customs and agreements. 4