STATE IMMUNITY:

1. What is state immunity from suit, its legal basis, and rationale?

2. What is the doctrine of “par in parem non habet imperium”?

3. Distinguish “jus imperii” and “jus gestionis”?

4. Are government agencies suable?

5. Are Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (“GOCC”) suable?

6. Are local government units suable?

7. Are public officers suable?

8. Distinguish “suability” from “liability”.

9. What is the recourse once a final judgment for damages against the government is
obtained?

10. May government fund/property be subject to writ of execution by a court of law?

Explain.

NATIONAL TERRITORY:

1. What are the three (3) components of the “National Territory” under Article 1 of the
Philippine Constitution?

2. Distinguish internal waters and archipelagic waters.

3. Explain the “archipelagic doctrine”.

4. Distinguish the territorial waters, contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone?

5. What is the right of innocent passage?

6. What are the different land features in within the aforesaid maritime zones, and
what are the rights of the a coastal/archipelagic state over them?