Practice question
An enacted statute gives a private lender power to demand imprisonment of a borrower solely for ordinary nonpayment. No fraud or other offense is alleged. Explain the legislative limitation and distinguish it from cancellation of the debt.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article III, Section 20.
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