Practice question
Under Civil Code Article 7, does prolonged disuse by itself repeal a statute?
- Yes, after any five-year period
- No, violation or nonobservance is not excused merely by disuse
- Yes, whenever an agency stops enforcing it
- Yes, if social media dislikes it
- Yes, if one litigant has never heard of it
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 7
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/aug2007/gr_162155_2007.html — CIR v. Primetown Property Group, Inc., G.R. No. 162155, August 28, 2007, repeal by irreconcilable inconsistency
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jun2024/gr_260458_2024.html — Hagedorn v. COA, G.R. No. 260458, June 4, 2024, main opinion, qualified operative fact doctrine
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