Preliminary Title: Article 5 Flashcards
1
Q
State Article 5 of the Civil Code of the Philippines?
A
Acts executed against the provisions of mandatory or prohibitory laws shall be void, except when the law itself authorizes their validity.
2
Q
What are the exceptions to the acts violating the mandatory or prohibitory laws which are void?
A
(1) When law authorizes their validity
(2) When law makes the act only voidable and not void
(3) When law makes the act valid but punishes the violator
3
Q
What is mandatory law?
A
It is a law which prescribes some element as a requirement.
4
Q
What is prohibitory law?
A
It is a law which forbids something.
