Practice question
A law declares that all final court judgments may be revised by a Cabinet committee merely because it disagrees with the judges’ interpretation. Assume ordinary final judgments and no constitutional review power assigned to the committee. What is the central separation-of-powers objection?
- The committee may replace judicial adjudication whenever it prefers.
- An executive committee cannot exercise a general appellate power over final judicial judgments.
- All executive interpretation of law is forbidden.
- Courts lose judicial power when a case involves the Government.
- Judicial power belongs solely to Congress.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VIII, Section 1.
- Angara v. Electoral Commission, G.R. No. 45081, July 15, 1936, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1936/jul1936/gr_45081_1936.html
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