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Practice question: Scope and Limitations

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

What distinction did Marcos v. Manglapus draw about returning to one’s own country?
  1. It is legally identical to purchasing an airline ticket.
  2. It is necessarily the same question as every domestic relocation.
  3. The right to return is distinct from the constitutional liberty of abode and right to travel discussed in that case.
  4. It is a right held only by tour operators.
  5. It can be decided solely by a private hotel’s policy.

Legal references

  • Marcos v. Manglapus, G.R. No. 88211, September 15, 1989, main decision, distinction between travel and return to one’s country: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/sep1989/gr_88211_1989.html

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