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Practice question: Self-executing and Non-self-executing Provisions

Essay Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

An official says that interpreting a complete constitutional command as unenforceable until Congress acts creates no constitutional concern because Congress may simply choose never to enact a law. Explain the concern identified in Manila Prince and its relevance to the presumption of self-execution.

Legal references

  • 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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