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State Z, a neighboring country, issues a unilateral decree titled the Border Security and Civil Administration Decree purporting to regulate the conduct of persons and to supervise local authorities administering a portion of Mindanao that lies within the Philippines' territory. State Z dispatches enforcement officers to the area, detains individuals, and announces that the decree is binding on all operators, including within the Philippines. The Philippine government protests, asserting exclusive territorial sovereignty and the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs. (a) Identify the sovereignty doctrine at issue and state the controlling rule. (b) Distinguish external sovereignty from internal sovereignty as they apply to this fact pattern. (c) Apply the doctrine to determine whether State Z’s decree can have operation within the Philippines and what remedies the Philippines may pursue.

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This is a case involving self-determination; the impulse is for peoples to decide their own governance; remedy would be to pursue international channels supporting local autonomy. This is a case involving territorial integrity; the foreign decree impermissibly fragments Philippine territory; remedy is to insist on Philippine sovereignty over the area and to pursue diplomatic and possible sanctions. This is a case involving external sovereignty; the controlling rule is that foreign decrees have no force within Philippine territory absent consent; the Philippines may pursue a diplomatic protest, refuse to recognize the decree, and seek remedies under international law. This is a case about consent-based extraterritorial enforcement; the decree would bind the Philippines only if there is an explicit treaty or bilateral agreement consenting to its application; remedy would be to seek formal agreement before any effect within Philippine territory.

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