Territoriality of Penal Laws

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1. Under Civil Code Article 14, penal laws and laws of public security and safety generally bind whom within Philippine te…
2. What qualification does Article 14 expressly preserve?
3. Which circumstance is expressly included in RPC Article 2's extraterritorial categories?
4. A foreign tourist commits an ordinary offense in Cebu. No immunity, treaty exception or other special qualification app…
5. A Philippine citizen commits an act wholly abroad. No RPC Article 2 category, special extraterritorial statute or other…
6. A Philippine public officer assigned abroad commits an offense in the exercise of official functions. The facts satisfy…
7. A passenger commits an offense aboard a duly registered Philippine ship outside Philippine territory. The offense falls…
8. Explain why an ordinary foreign visitor is generally subject to Philippine penal laws while in Philippine territory. As…
9. Distinguish Article 14's territorial principle from a claim that every act by a Filipino abroad is automatically govern…
10. Give two specified extraterritorial categories under RPC Article 2 relevant to the territoriality discussion and explai…
11. Which foreign-location conduct is expressly addressed by RPC2(2)?
12. RPC2(3) addresses liability connected with what conduct?