Practice question
A student writes: 'Every provision in Article II is merely aspirational, so Article II can never support a judicial claim.' Assess the statement using Oposa v. Factoran and the distinction between self-executing and non-self-executing provisions.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article II Section 16: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Oposa v. Factoran, G.R. No. 101083, July 30, 1993, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1993/jul1993/gr_101083_1993.html
- Tondo Medical Center Employees Association v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 167324, July 17, 2007, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/jul2007/gr_167324_2007.html
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