Practice question
A President argues that declaring a national emergency automatically permits takeover of any privately owned utility, even without congressional authorization. On the assumed absence of any other legal basis, assess the claim using Mendoza v. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation and the emergency-powers clause.
Legal references
- Mendoza v. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, G.R. No. 209216, February 21, 2023, main decision, legislative authorization of temporary emergency powers: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69259
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 23 and Article VII, Section 18: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VI, Section 23(2); Article XII, Section 17.
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