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Practice question: Protective Principle

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which extraterritorial category is expressly identified in Revised Penal Code Article 2 and illustrates protection of Philippine monetary interests?
  1. Every private debt unpaid abroad.
  2. Every foreign contract involving a tourist.
  3. Any foreign tax dispute.
  4. Forging or counterfeiting Philippine coin or currency notes or Philippine government obligations and securities.
  5. Every foreign political criticism.

Legal references

  • 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
  • UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Articles 4 and 15: https://mandates.un.org/mandate/A/RES/55/25

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