Practice question
A non-Muslim defendant refuses Shari’ah jurisdiction in a BARMM civil action otherwise within Article X §6. Explain why the plaintiff's religion and the defendant's residence do not by themselves settle jurisdiction.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1977/pd_1083_1977.html — PD1083 Arts143–144,155.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/92699 — RA11054 ArtX §§1–6.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12018_2024.html — RA12018 §§1–3.
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