Practice question
A court rule purports to extinguish an existing substantive entitlement solely by announcing that the entitlement is inconvenient. The drafter calls it a matter of form. Which is best?
- The label conclusively validates it
- Any court rule may alter substantive rights freely
- Inconvenience automatically cancels legal rights
- All remedial rules are superior to the Constitution
- The actual substantive alteration must be assessed against the constitutional limitation
Legal references
- Constitution ArticleVIII Section5(5): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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