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Practice question: Retroactivity of Laws

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Practice question

Article2253’s rule for a right first declared in the Civil Code is subject to what protection?
  1. It must not prejudice or impair a vested or acquired right of the same origin
  2. It may always confiscate every prior right
  3. It applies only to criminal sentences
  4. It automatically repeals the Constitution
  5. It requires unanimous approval of all citizens

Legal references

  • Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles2252–2254, Civil Code transition.
  • Family Code EO209: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html Article256, Family Code retroactivity.

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