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Practice question: Ultra Vires Acts

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Practice question

A contract’s object is expressly unlawful and makes it void under Article 1409, with no validating exception. Can a later sanggunian ratification resolution validate that same object?

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 5, 7 and 1409: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Republic Act No. 7160, Sections 22, 305 and 344: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html

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