Practice question
A private person’s conduct is outside Marti’s constitutional exclusion rationale. Does the decision necessarily declare the conduct lawful under every civil, criminal, privacy or contractual rule?
- No.
- Yes, all private conduct becomes lawful automatically.
- Yes, private actors can never incur liability.
- Yes, the Constitution repeals every private-law duty.
- Yes, every breach of contract is constitutionally required.
Legal references
- People v. Marti, G.R. No. 81561, January 18, 1991, MAIN decision, genuinely private search without State intervention: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1991/jan1991/gr_81561_1991.html
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