Political Law, 2013 Bar — Question MC-XIV

MULTIPLE CHOICE

The President entered into an executive agreement with Vietnam for the supply to the Philippines of animal feeds not to exceed 40,000 tons in any one year. The Association of Animal Feed Sellers of the Philippines questioned the executive agreement for being contrary to R.A. 462 which prohibits the importation of animal feeds from Asian countries. Is the challenge correct? (1%) (A) Yes, the executive agreement is contrary to an existing domestic law. (B) No, the President is solely in charge of foreign relations and all his actions in this role form part of the law of the land. (C) No, international agreements are sui generis and stand independently of our domestic laws. (D) Yes, the executive agreement is actually a treaty which does not take effect without ratification by the Senate. (E) Yes, the challenge is correct because there is no law empowering the President to undertake the importation.

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