Generality

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1. What does the generality principle ordinarily mean for penal laws in Philippine territory?
2. Which source can qualify the ordinary generality of Philippine penal laws?
3. Does foreign nationality alone confer diplomatic immunity from Philippine criminal jurisdiction?
4. An adult foreign tourist allegedly commits an ordinary RPC offense in Manila. No treaty immunity or other exception app…
5. A duly accredited foreign diplomatic agent enjoys the full criminal-jurisdiction immunity applicable under the Vienna C…
6. A protected diplomatic agent tells an investigator personally that questioning or prosecution is acceptable. The invest…
7. A protected diplomatic agent claims that receiving-state criminal immunity means a legal entitlement to disregard Phili…
8. Explain the generality principle and its relationship to foreign visitors.
9. Distinguish foreign nationality from diplomatic immunity and explain why the distinction matters to criminal jurisdicti…
10. Under the Vienna Convention, who may waive a diplomatic agent’s jurisdictional immunity, and what duties remain despite…
11. Under VCDR Article 37(1), may qualifying nonnational family members forming part of a diplomatic agent’s household enjo…
12. For qualifying nonnational, nonpermanent-resident mission service staff, what is the Article 37(3) immunity scope?