Practice question
Assume the Hague Evidence Convention is in force between the relevant States and A.M.25-02-17-SC applies. A witness invokes only company policy and personal embarrassment, with no qualifying legal privilege or duty established. Does Section33 automatically authorize refusal?
- No; those assertions alone do not establish the specified legal protection
- Yes; every embarrassing answer is privileged
- Yes; private policy automatically binds every court
- Only a supervisor may decide
- Only the witness’s opinion determines legal privilege
Legal references
- AM25-02-17-SC, March4,2025, Sections1–2,18–20,32–33; applicability conditional on Convention entry into force between relevant States: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/98634
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