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Practice question: Hierarchy of Courts

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Practice question

What institutional function does Gios-Samar assign to the hierarchy doctrine?
  1. Filtering cases so the Supreme Court can perform its fundamental constitutional tasks
  2. Eliminating the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction
  3. Making every RTC decision unreviewable
  4. Requiring every factual trial in the Supreme Court
  5. Creating subject-matter jurisdiction by consent

Legal references

  • Gios-Samar v DOTC GR217158 March12,2019 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_217158_2019.html
  • SEC v Bonifacio GR198425 etal January30,2024 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_198425_2024.html

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