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Daily Archives: October 29, 2011
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G.R. No. L-21897 – 9 SCRA 230 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Powers of the Judiciary – Judicial Review – Nullification of Treaties – Treaty vs Executive Agreements During the term of President Diosdado Macapagal, he entered into two executive agreements with Vietnam and […]
G.R. No. L-47329 – 80 SCRA 538 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – President’s Immunity From Suit In December 1977, a referendum was scheduled to be held. The purpose of which was to merge the office of the Prime […]
G.R. No. L-14279 – 3 SCRA 351 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Treaties vs Executive Agreements – Executive Agreements do not need senate concurrence Eastern Sea Trading (EST) was a shipping company which imports onion and garlic from […]
G.R. No. 175888; G.R. No. 176051; G.R. No. 176222 – 578 SCRA 438 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Validity of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) Equal Protection Clause – Valid classification in favor of foreign troops **This case was consolidated with Salonga vs Daniel Smith & BAYAN […]
G.R. No. 82585 – 167 SCRA 393 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – President’s Immunity From Suit – Must Be Invoked by the President Bill of Rights – Personal Examination by the Judge in Determining Probable Cause Luis Beltran was a columnist for the newspaper Philippine Star. Maximo […]
104 Phil. 868 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Power to Deport an Undesirable Alien Tan Sin was a Chinese residing in Pasay. In December 1953, he was convicted of the crime of estafa. He was sentenced to jail. […]