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Practice question: Declaration of Martial Law

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

If Congress is not in session when martial law is proclaimed, within what period must it convene under Section 18 without need of a call?
  1. Seven days
  2. Thirty days
  3. Sixty days
  4. Forty-eight days
  5. Twenty-four hours

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VII, Section 18.

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