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Practice question: Academic Freedom

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which decision falls within the institutional academic freedoms described in Ateneo v. Capulong?
  1. Deciding every criminal case involving a student
  2. Imposing public taxes without legislation
  3. Choosing who may teach and who may be admitted to study, subject to applicable limits
  4. Exempting every employee from labor law
  5. Granting degrees obtained by fraud as an absolute duty

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article XIV, Section 5(2) and (3), academic freedom and educational choice: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
  • Ateneo de Manila University v. Capulong, G.R. No. 99327, May 27, 1993, main decision, institutional academic freedom and student discipline: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1993/may1993/gr_99327_1993.html

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