Practice question
What does Francisco say about a lawyer’s invocation of a general duty to preserve the rule of law, with nothing more, as a claim of standing?
- That alone does not automatically establish standing
- It gives universal standing in every case
- It eliminates the actual-controversy requirement
- It makes every private opinion binding law
- It authorizes a lawyer to waive all procedural rules
Legal references
- Francisco v. House of Representatives, G.R. No. 160261 et al., November 10, 2003, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2003/nov2003/gr_160261_2003.html
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