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Practice question: Non-impairment of Contracts

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which situation most directly raises the non-impairment clause's concern?
  1. Two parties voluntarily settle their dispute
  2. A debtor fails to pay without any change in law
  3. A creditor voluntarily waives interest
  4. Parties sign their first agreement under existing legal restrictions
  5. A later law changes obligations under an existing valid contract

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 10, non-impairment of contractual obligations: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353

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