Practice question
Which defect is central to the void-for-vagueness doctrine?
- A law has more than one paragraph
- A law lacks comprehensible standards so that ordinary persons must guess at its meaning and application
- A law contains any technical word
- A law has been amended
- A law imposes an unpopular penalty
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 1, due process: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- People v. Nazario, G.R. No. L-44143, August 31, 1988, main decision, comprehensible standards and fair construction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1988/aug1988/gr_l-44143_1988.html
- Estrada v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 148560, November 19, 2001, main decision, vagueness and statutory context: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/nov2001/gr_148560_2001.html
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