Practice question
A proposal concerns legal assistance to poor litigants. It otherwise complies with constitutional limits. An opponent argues that this subject lies outside the Supreme Court’s enumerated rulemaking subjects. Is that categorical objection correct?
- Yes, the Constitution excludes all assistance rules
- Yes, the subject is expressly prohibited
- Yes, only private firms can regulate it
- Yes, only foreign courts can address it
- No, legal assistance to the underprivileged is expressly included
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII Sections4 and5(5): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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