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Practice question: Territoriality of Penal Laws

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which defined crime category does RPC2(5) expressly extend beyond ordinary territorial limits?
  1. Every foreign civil dispute.
  2. Every offense under every country's law.
  3. Crimes against national security and the law of nations defined in Title One of Book Two.
  4. Only unpaid private rent.
  5. Every act a person finds unpopular.

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles8,13-16: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Revised Penal Code Article2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426

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