Practice question
A person admittedly violates a validly effective Philippine law and offers only that he never personally read it. No specific statutory defense applies. Does Article 3 excuse compliance?
- Yes, personal reading is mandatory before anyone is bound
- Yes, nonlawyers are exempt
- No; personal ignorance alone is not an excuse
- Yes, if the person dislikes the law
- Yes, if no friend explained it
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles3–5,7,1334 and1409–1410: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- EO200 amending Civil Code Article2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/8051
- Garcia v. Recio, GR138322, October2 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/oct2001/gr_138322_2001.html
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