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Practice question: Act of State Doctrine

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Practice question

Compare a claim seeking invalidation of a foreign territorial sovereign decree with one seeking only reconsideration of a Philippine agency’s position toward that decree. Explain the act of state issue without assuming either claim’s ultimate merits.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/aug2007/gr_124772_2007.html — PCGG v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 124772, August 14, 2007, main opinion

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