Practice question
A lawyer says every international arrangement without a Senate concurrence resolution is automatically invalid, while another says any document called an executive agreement is automatically exempt from the Constitution. Explain why neither categorical position is adequate.
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
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 21: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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