Practice question
An executive agreement claims to implement an existing treaty while openly contradicting one of its express restrictions. Explain the limitation stated in Saguisag and why foreign-policy leadership alone does not answer the legal objection.
Legal references
- Saguisag v. Ochoa, G.R. Nos. 212426 and 212444, January 12, 2016, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/61546
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