QUIZ – CIVIL LAW REVIEW I

October 10, 2020

1. Give the definition of law by Sanchez Roman

2. Give the rules on the effectivity of the following:

a. an ordinary law

b. the Civil Code

3. Give the date of effectivity of the Civil Code in the case of Askay v. Casalan and explain the same.

4. True or False

a. A law which was enacted by Congress with a specific of approval of September 8. 2020 with a
punitive povision does not need to be published.

b. The effectivity date of the Civil Code is Augustg 30, 1949.

c. Laws as a general rule have prospective effectivity.

d. The right to support in arrears and future inheritance may be waived.

e. Judicial decisions interpreting or applying the laws are part of the legal system of the
Philippines.

5. Give the distinction between ratio decidendi and obiter dictum..