Practice question
What does Article 7 provide when a court declares a law inconsistent with the Constitution?
- The Constitution must yield
- The executive may automatically override the judgment
- The inconsistent law is void and the Constitution governs
- The law becomes superior to the Constitution
- Every official gains immunity
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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