Practice question
Explain why the Civil Code’s specific transitional provisions cannot be reduced to a statement that every earlier event is governed identically.
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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