Practice question
Two transition claims have the same earlier origin. One concerns a right already acquired lawfully under prior legislation; another is first declared by the Civil Code but would impair that same vested right. The second claimant invokes2253’s new-right clause without its proviso. Which is correct?
- The clause does not authorize impairment of the protected vested right of the same origin
- Every newly declared right necessarily destroys prior vested rights
- Prior rights are irrelevant under2253
- Article2254 converts all lawful rights into unlawful acts
- The later claimant may choose which words apply
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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