Adoption of international Law as Part of the Law of the Land (Sec. 2, Art. II)

International Law is the body of rules and principles which governs the relations of nations and their respective people in their intercourse with one another.

The Philippines obliged itself to enforce or observe within its territory, the generally accepted principles of international law, whether customary or by treaty provision, as part of the law of the land.

However, should a conflict arise between the customary or treaty provision of the international law and our Constitution, the latter prevails.