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Practice question: Scope of National Territory

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

An official asserts that waters around, between and connecting the archipelago's islands are excluded from the constitutional territorial description whenever unusually broad. Explain the constitutional rule and distinguish that question from the detailed maritime classifications under Republic Act No. 12064.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article I: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • Republic Act No. 12064, Sections 3 to 5: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98027

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