Practice question
A lawyer says the nationality principle means the Philippine Revised Penal Code automatically punishes every offense committed anywhere by every Filipino. Is that conclusion justified by nationality alone?
- No; domestic statutory coverage must still be established, and Article 2 does not state that blanket rule.
- Yes; international permission automatically writes every domestic offense's extraterritorial clause.
- Yes; Filipino nationality eliminates all statutory limitations.
- Yes; every foreign crime becomes a Philippine felony without legislation.
- Yes; citizenship itself is an information charging every possible offense.
Legal references
- UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Articles 4 and 15: https://mandates.un.org/mandate/A/RES/55/25
- Revised Penal Code, Article 2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
- UNODC, Guide for the Legislative Incorporation and Implementation of Universal Anti-Terrorism Instruments, paragraph 359: https://www.unodc.org/documents/terrorism/Publications/Guide_Legislative_Incorporation_Implementation/English.pdf
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