Practice question
An agency argues that a constitutional right cannot be self-executing because a statute also provides a procedure and penalties to protect it. The constitutional provision already identifies the protected right and duty with sufficient completeness, and nothing in its text conditions operation on legislation. Which conclusion follows from Manila Prince?
- The statute necessarily proves that the constitutional right never operated directly.
- The right loses constitutional status once a statute addresses it.
- Self-execution depends entirely on the date of the statute.
- Courts may disregard the constitutional text because Congress has acted.
- The statute may facilitate enforcement without negating the provision's self-executing character.
Legal references
- Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, G.R. No. 122156, February 3, 1997, main decision, supplementary legislation: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/34508
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