Practice question
A Senate resolution supplies the required treaty concurrence, and supporters then ask a court to order presidential ratification as a purely ministerial next step. Explain the distinction Pimentel draws between the Senate’s role and the President’s ratification decision.
Legal references
- Pimentel v. Office of the Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 158088, July 6, 2005, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/jul2005/gr_158088_2005.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 1, 16 and 21: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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