Practice question
A lawyer argues that compliance with international rules on archipelagic baselines necessarily amounts to surrender of Philippine land territory. Explain why that proposition does not follow merely from the function of baselines, using Magallona v. Ermita.
Legal references
- Magallona v. Ermita, G.R. No. 187167, August 16, 2011, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/29267
- Republic Act No. 12064, Sections 3 to 5: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98027
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