Practice question
An offense on board a vessel during a voyage falls within Section15(c), with a first Philippine port and relevant route established. Counsel insists that provision erases generally accepted international-law principles. Which is correct?
- The provision expressly abolishes all international law
- The vessel rule expressly remains subject to those principles
- Every port worldwide automatically has unlimited authority
- Only the ship’s paint determines venue
- The victim privately chooses applicable sovereignty
Legal references
- Rule110 Sections1–4 and15: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- 1987 Constitution ArticleVIII Section5(4), change of venue to avoid miscarriage of justice: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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