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Practice question: Social Justice and Human Rights

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Explain how Article XIII's social-justice framework accommodates both agrarian reform and protection of affected property rights. Does social justice alone authorize uncompensated compulsory acquisition outside the constitutional program?

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article XIII, Social Justice and Human Rights: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Sections 1 and 4.

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