Practice question
A litigant invokes the2019 affirmative-defense amendments to argue that the general subject-matter rule disappeared and that a private compromise can now confer absent jurisdiction. Which is best?
- Every2019 procedural amendment permits private jurisdiction grants
- The affirmative-defense rules repeal the Constitution
- Only a printed heading matters
- The current pleading framework does not turn consent into a jurisdictional statute; Rule9’s preserved ground and governing doctrine must be read together
- Every compromise must be approved regardless of jurisdiction
Legal references
- AM19-10-20-SC Rule8; Rules of Court Rule9 Section1; Figueroa: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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