AUF SCHOOL OF LAW

Angeles City, Pampanga

MID-TERM EXAMINATION Prof. Teodoro M. !mamil
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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
INSTRUCTIONS : Read t-e .!estions /ery 0aref!lly. 1RITE legi2ly.
+TART e/ery .!estion on a separate page. AN+1ER
.!estions se.!entially, 0on0isely and 0learly, al3ays 3it-
REA+ON+. 4OOD 56C78
". Militant M!slim gro!ps in Mindanao -a/e ad/o0ated t-e 0reation of an independent
Moro state. +ome propose to 0all it 9:angsa Moro;. Among t-e 0omplaint of t-ese
militant gro!ps is t-at t-e go/ernment is dominated 2y C-ristians and t-e la3s are
inspired 2y C-ristianity, 3it- t-e res!lt t-at M!slims are 0ompelled to li/e !nder a
C-ristian-denominated go/ernment and 2y C-ristian la3s. T-ey assert t-e rig-t to
self-determination. 1-at do yo! t-in< of t-is position=
$. O3ing to t-e do0trines of state so/ereignty and t-e so/ereign e.!ality of states, no
state may pres!me to lay do3n re.!irements for t-e go/ernment of anot-er state. In
determining 3-et-er or not an et-ni0 or ling!isti0 gro!p 3it-in an e>isting +tate 0an
la3f!lly assert its rig-t to self-determination, is t-e nat!re of t-e go/ernment of s!0-
a +tate a rele/ant 0onsideration=
#. ?o3 does one re0on0ile t-e rig-t to self-determination 3it- t-e P-ilippine penal la3s
dealing 3it- re2ellion, ins!rre0tion and disloyalty to t-e Rep!2li0= 1o!ld t-e
enfor0ement 2y t-e poli0e and t-e military of t-ese la3s against an et-ni0 or 0!lt!ral
gro!p ad/o0ating se0ession 0onstit!te a /iolation of international la3=
@. Tr!e or Aalse. :riefly e>plain yo!r ans3er.
aB A parti0!lar lengt- of time is ne0essary for t-e formation of 0!stomary norms.
2B A norm may sim!ltaneo!sly 2e 2ot- a treaty r!le and a 0!stomary norm.
' Tr!e or Aalse. :riefly e>plain yo!r ans3er.
aB International organiCations are not s!2De0ts of international la3.
2B Indi/id!als 0annot 2e s!2De0ts of international la3.
E. Are ar0-ipelagi0 states allo3ed to dra3 straig-t 2aselines= E>plain yo!r ans3er.
*. May a treaty /iolate international la3= If yo!r ans3er is in t-e affirmati/e, e>plain
3-en s!0- may -appen. If yo!r ans3er is in t-e negati/e, e>plain 3-y.
F. T-e President alone 3it-o!t t-e 0on0!rren0e of t-e +enate a2rogated a treaty.
Ass!me t-at t-e ot-er 0o!ntry-party to t-e treaty is agreea2le to t-e a2rogation
pro/ided it 0omplies 3it- t-e P-ilippine Constit!tion. If a 0ase in/ol/ing t-e /alidity of
t-e treaty a2rogation is 2ro!g-t to t-e +!preme Co!rt, -o3 s-o!ld it 2e resol/ed=
G. T-e for0es of t-e Reform t-e Army Mo/ement HRAMB too< o/er t-e go/ernment of t-e
Pro/in0e of :asilan and esta2lis-ed a military regime. Despite desperate efforts on t-e
part of t-e P-ilippine Army to regain possession of said territory, t-e Ram is a2le to
maintain its -old o/er t-e pro/in0e and files a petition 3it- t-e 6nited Nations for
re0ognition as a state. T-e in-a2itants of t-e said pro/in0e e/ent!ally s!pported t-e
RAM and ratified a 0onstit!tion prepared and s!2mitted to t-em 2y t-e ne3 military
r!lers.
a. 1o!ld t-e pro/in0e, as possessed 2y t-e for0e of t-e RAM, .!alify as a
state= Reasons.
2. Ass!ming :asilan is a state, dis0!ss t-e 0onse.!en0esIeffe0ts.
"%. 1-at are t-e different t-eories of t-e re0ognition of states=
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