Practice question
A plaintiff obtains leave for Section14’s foreign service but uses a method inconsistent with a governing international service convention. It argues the leave order necessarily displaces the treaty framework. Which principle controls?
- Leave does not authorize ignoring the applicable convention requirements
- A domestic leave order automatically repeals every treaty
- Foreign entities have no procedural protections
- Any email proves convention compliance
- The plaintiff alone selects which treaty applies
Legal references
- Current Rule14 relevant Sections5–6,11–12,14–16 and19–23: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html Foreign entity overseas methods and electronic proof; applicable conventions remain controlling.
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