Practice question
A legislature enacts a “Charter Summary Act” and declares that the summary replaces every omitted constitutional provision. It does not follow Article XVII. Assume a concrete dispute turns on an omitted provision. Explain the legal relation between the Act and the Constitution.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, G.R. No. 122156, February 3, 1997, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/34508
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