Political Law Review (Part 1)

• Book a Legal Consultation: https://calendar.app.google/GKeAg7AQk... • Checklist: 5 Steps to Protect Your Inherited Property Before It’s Too Late: https://pages.lexrex.ph/property-prot... • Join a Zoom study on "Law and the Gospel" : https://forms.gle/ibeKFMBRXsimE1Xj6 Legislative Department Summary of how a bill becomes a law What situation where the three readings will be dispensed with? What is an enrolled bill?(Bar 2017) Are enrolled bills absolutely conclusive?(Bar 2017) Effect if enrolled bill is inconsistent with legislative journals Public Funds What is the power of augmentation? Is it constitutional? When is transfer of funds unconstitutional? What are the limitations on the power of Congress to enact a GAA? What is the doctrine of operative fact? What is vested right?(Bar 2017) Can Congress constitutionally create a corporation that will receive foreign donations?(Bar 2017) Can Congress constitutionally create a law that will remove the foreign donations from the scrutiny of COA?(Bar 2017) What is the Non-Establishment Clause? Can the President constitutionally send a portion of his discretionary funds to a pastor in a far-flung area to build a house of worship?(Bar 2017) Executive Department What is the pardoning power of the President? (Bar 2017) Pardon vs. Amnesty May the President appoint the VP as his cabinet member without submitting her appointment to the CA?(Bar 2017) Doctrine of Command Responsibility What are the elements of the doctrine of command responsibility to hold a superior liable for the actions of its subordinate? May the President be held liable under this rule by the actions of the Armed Forces? Judicial Department What is fiscal autonomy of the judiciary? Accountability of Public Officers What is the duty of the Ombudsman? How shall an Ombudsman be disqualified or prohibited? How can an Ombudsman be removed from office? Who can be impeached? Grounds for impeachment Can an Ombudsman be disbarred? What is the one-year bar on impeachment proceedings?(Bar 2017) What does “initiate” in Article XI Sec.3(5) mean?(Bar 2017) When is a Second Impeachment Complaint unconstiutional?(Bar 2017) Immunity from Suit How can the State waive its immunity? How may consent be given by the State? (Bar 2017) When may public officials be sued? (Bar 2017) If an official acts illegally, what is the remedy? (Bar 2017) Do GOCCs have immunity from suit? (Bar 2017) What is a GOCC? Amendments or Revisions Amendment vs. Revision What is the nature of changing the form of government from unitary to federal? (Bar 2017) How can the Constitution be amended or revised? What 1987 Constitutional provisions should be changed to change the government from unitary to federal? (Bar 2017) Election Law When can a candidate become a member of the Congress?(Bar 2017) What is the effect of such membership to election contests?(Bar 2017) Members of the SET/HRET (9 members) Public International Law When can a State unilaterally withdraw from a treaty? (Bar 2017) Pacta Sunt Servanda vs.Rebus Sic Stantibus(Bar 2017) How can Pacta Sunt Servanda be used by a State?(Bar 2017) How can Rebus Sic Stantibus be used by a State?(Bar 2017) Doctrine of Legation (Bar 2017) What is doctrine of legation? Can a country insist that another country send its diplomatic mission (e.g. ambassador)? Extradition (Bar 2017) What is the doctrine of specialty? What is the doctrine of double criminality? Extradition is not the same as Deportation Treaty (Bar 2017) What is a treaty? Can the President unilaterally withdraw from a treaty? Cases when the President cannot unilaterally withdraw from a treaty Can a treaty amend a statute? Kinds of international agreements that the President can enter into (Bar 2017)