SAN BEDA COLLEGE-ALABANG

SCHOOL OF LAW

CONFLICT OF LAWS
Syllabus
DEAN ULPIANO P. SARMIENTO III

I.
Assignment:

Article IV Section 1-5 Philippine Constitution

Articles 14-17 Civil Code of the Philippines
Articles 815-819 Civil Code of the Philippines
Articles 829, 1039, 1306, 1319 and 1753 Civil Code of the Philippines
Sections 140, 146, 150 of the Revised Corporation Code
Articles 10, 21, 26, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 80 of the Family Code of the Philippines.
Article 2 of the Revised Penal Code
Rule 4 Section 2 Rules of Court
Rule 8 Section 6 2019 Proposed Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, A.M. No. 19-10-20-
SC
Rule 14 Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 2019 Proposed Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure,
A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC
Rule 14 Sections 11 & 12, 2019 Proposed Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, A.M. No.
19-10-20-SC
Rule 39 Section 48 Rules of Court
Rule 73 Section 1 Rules of Court
Rule 77 Section 1 Rules of Court
Rule 92 Section 1 of the Rules of Court
Rule 131 Section 3 (n) 2019 amendments to the 1989 Revised Rules on Evidence

JOVITO R. SALONGA, PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW, pp. 15-44 (1995)

II. JURISDICTION AND CHOICE OF LAW

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 44-66

CASE LAW
Choice of Forum
Sweet Lines, Inc. vs. Teves, et al., G.R. No. L-37750 (19 May 1978)
HSBC vs. Jack Robert Sherman, et al., G.R. No. 72494 (11 August 1989)

Choice of Law
Bellis vs. Bellis, G.R. No. L-23678 (6 June 1967)
Tayag Renato vs. Benguet Consolidated, Inc., G.R. No. 23145 (29 November 1968)
Pakistan International Airlines vs. Ople, 190 SCRA 1990, G.R. No. 61594 (28
September 1990)
Zalamea vs. Court of Appeals and Transworld Airlines, Inc., G.R. No. 104235 (18
November 1993)
Cadalin vs. POEA Administrator, G.R. No. L-104776 (5 December 1994)
United Airlines, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 124110 (20 April 2001)
Asiavest Merchant Bankers vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 110263 (20 July 2001)
Garcia vs. Recio, G.R. No. 138322 (2 October 2001)
Corpuz vs. Sto. Tomas, G.R. No. 186751 (11 August 2010)
Raytheon International vs. Rouzie, G.R. No. 162894 (26 February 2008)

Minimum Contact
HSBC vs. Sherman, G.R. No. 72494 (11 August 1989)
Saudi Arabian Airlines vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 122191 (8 October 1998)
Hasegawa vs. Kitamura, G.R. No. 149177 (23 November 2007)

Jurisdiction over the Person

International Shoe Co. vs. Washington, 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
Perkins vs. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co., 342 U.S. 437, 72 S. Ct. 413 96 (1952)
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. vs. Woodson, 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
Calder vs. Jones, 465 U.S. 783 (1984)
Philsec Investment, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 103493 (19 June 1997)
Pantaleon vs. Asuncion, 1105 Phil. 761 (1959)
Santos vs. PNOC, G.R. No. 170943 (23 September 2008)

Jurisdiction over the Res

El Banco-Espanol-Filipino vs. Palanca, 37 Phil. 921 (1918)
Perkins vs. Dizon, 69 Phil. 186 (1939)
Travelers Health Association vs. Virginia, 339 U.S. 643 (1950)

Act of State Doctrine

French vs. Banco National de Cuba, 295 NY 2d, 422-423 (1968)
In Re: Philippine National Bank vs. United States District Court for the District of Hawaii,
No. 04-71843, D.C. No. MDL-00840-MLR
Republic vs. Marcos, 862 F.2d 1355, 1361 (9 th Cir. 1988) (en banc), cert. denied, 490
U.S. 1035, 109 S.Ct. 1933, 104 L.Ed.2d 404 (1989)

Assumption of Jurisdiction vs. Forum Non-conveniens

Gulf Oil Corporation vs. Gilbert, 330 U.S. 501 (1947)
K.K. Shell Sekiyu Osaka Hatsubaisho and Fu Hing Oil Co., Ltd. vs. Court of Appeals,
G.R. Nos. 90306-07 (30 July 1990)
Communications Materials and Design vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 102223 (22
August 1996)
First Philippine International Bank vs. Court of Appeals, 322 Phil. 280 (1996)
Manila Hotel Corp. vs. NLRC, G.R. No. 120077 (13 October 2000)
Pacific Consultants vs. Schonfeld, G.R. No. 166920 (19 February 2007)

Which/what Law the Assuming Court Will Apply

Aznar vs. Christensen-Garcia, G.R. No. L-16749 (31 January 1963)
Bellis vs. Bellis, G.R. No. L-23678 (6 June 1967)
Cadalin vs. POEA Administrator, 238 SCRA 721, 774-775 (1994)

III. FOREIGN LAW

Application of Foreign Law and Choice of Law Theories

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 67-95

Ascertainment and Proof of Foreign Law; Doctrine of Processual Presumption

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 96-109

CASE LAW
Sy Joc Lieng vs. Sy Quia, 16 Phil. 137 (1910)
In re Estate of Johnson, 39 Phil. 156 (1918)
Fluemer vs. Hix, 54 Phil. 610 (1930)
Williamette vs. Muzzal, 61 Phil. 471 (1935)
CIR vs. Fisher, G.R. No. L-11622 (28 January 1961)
Pardo vs. Republic, 85 Phil. 323 (1950)
Philippine Commercial and Industrial Bank vs. Escolin, 56 SCRA 266 (1974)
Zalamea vs. Court of Appeals and Transworld Airlines, G.R. No. 104235 (18 November
1993)
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. vs. Guerrero, G.R. No. 136804 (19 February 2003)
Crescent Problem vs. M/V “Lok Maheshwari”, G.R. No. 155014 (11 November 2005)
EDI-Staff Builders International Inc. vs. NLRC, G.R. No. 145587 (26 October 2007)

Exceptions to the Application of Foreign Law

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 110-134

CASE LAW
Dacanay vs. Florendo, G.R. No. L-2071 (19 September 1950)
Yao Kee, et al. vs. Sy-Gonzales, G.R. No. L-55960 (24 November 1988)
Bank of America vs. American Realty Corporation, G.R. No. 133876 (29 December
1999)

IV. NATURE OF CONFLICTS RULES, THE PROBLEM OF CHARACTERIZATION,

AND RENVOI

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 135-152; 217-237

CASE LAW
In the Matter of the Testate Estate of Edward E. Christensen, G.R. No. L-16749 (31
January 1963)
Aznar vs. Christensen-Garcia, 7 SCRA 95
Bellis vs. Bellis, G.R. No. L-23678 (6 June 1967)
Saudi Arabian Airlines vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 122191 (8 October 1998)
Llorente vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 124371 (23 November 2000)

V. PROPERTY

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 474-500

CASE LAW
Laurel vs. Garcia, G.R. No. 92013 (25 July 1990)
Holy See vs. Rosario, G.R. No. 101949 (1 December 1994)
Salvacion vs. Central Bank, G.R. No. 94723 (21 August 1997)

VI. PERSONAL LAW, NATIONALITY AND DOMICILE

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 153-216
Republic Act No. 9225, Retention and Reacquisition of Citizenship Act (2003)

CASE LAW
Templeton vs. Government, 59 Phil. 293 (1933)
Alcanta vs. Secretary of Interior, 61 Phil. 459 (1935)
Vellila vs. Posadas, 62 Phil. 624 (1935)
Gallego vs. Vera, 73 Phil. 450 (1941)
Villhermosa vs. Commissioner of Immigration, G.R. No. L-1663 (21 March 1948)
In re: Robert Cu, G.R. No. L-3018 (18 July 1951)
Philippine Trust vs. Bohanan, G.R. No. L-12105 (30 January 1960)
Caraballo vs. Republic, G.R. No. L-15080 (25 April 1962)
Aznar vs. Christensen-Garcia, 7 SCRA 95
Lao Chay vs. Galang, G.R. No. L-19977 (30 October 1964)
Zita Ngo Burca vs. Republic, G.R. No. L-24252 (30 January 1967)
Mo Ya Yim Yao vs. CIR, G.R. No. L-21289, 41 SCRA 292 (1971)
Llorente vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 124371 (23 November 2000)
Saludo vs. American Express, G.R. No. 159507 (19 April 2006)

VII. MARRIAGE, ADOPTION AND FAMILY RELATIONS

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 255-335

Domestic Adoption Act of 1998

Inter-country Adoption Act of 1995
CASE LAW
Adpong vs. Cheong Seng Gee, 43 Phil. 43 (1922)
Ramirez vs. Gmur, 42 Phil. 855 (1918)
Hix vs. Fluemer, 55 Phil. 851 (1931)
Barretto vs. Gonzales, 58 Phil. 67 (1933)
Arca vs. Javier, 50 O.G. 3538 (1954)
Wong Woo Yui vs. Vivo, 13 SCRA 552 (1965)
Van Dorm vs. Romillo, 139 SCRA 139 (1985)
De Leon vs. Court of Appeals, 186 SCRA 347 (1990)
Yao Kee, et. al. vs. Sy-Gonzales, G.R. No. L-55960 (24 November 1988)
Eugenio vs. Velez, 185 SCRA 435 (1990)
Board of Commissioners vs. Dela Rosa, G.R. Nos. 95122-23 (31 May 1991)

VIII. SUCCESSION

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 503-534

CASE LAW
In re Estate of Johnson, 39 Phil. 156 (1918)
Miciano vs. Brimo, 50 Phil. 867 (1924)
Valera vs. Calderon, 57 Phil. 280 (1918)
Gibbs vs. Government, 59 Phil. 293 (1933)
Philippine Trust vs. Bohanan, G.R. No. L-12105 (30 January 1960)
Aznar vs. Christensen-Garcia, 7 SCRA 95
Bellis vs. Bellis, G.R. No. L-23678 (6 June 1967)
Bilbao vs. Bilbao, 87 Phil. 144 (1950)
Enriquez vs. Abadia, 95 Phil. 627 (1954)
Cayetano vs. Leonidas, 129 SCRA 522 (1984)

IX. CONTRACTS

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 336-387

CASE LAW
Molina vs. Dela Riva, 6 Phil. 12 (1906)
Insular Government vs. Frank, 13 Phil. 236 (1909)
Ibanez vs. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, 30 Phil. 228 (1915)
Companie de Commerce vs. Hamburg-Amerika, 36 Phil. 590 (1917)
King Mau Wu vs. SyCip, 94 Phil. 784 (1954)
Shewaram vs. Philippine Airlines, 17 SCRA 606 (1966)
Ong Yiu vs. Court of Appeals, 91 SCRA 223 (1979)
Pan American World Airways vs. IAC, 164 SCRA 268 (1988)
Pakistan International Airlines vs. Ople, 190 SCRA 90 (1990)
Triple Eight Integrated Services vs. NLRC, G.R. No. 129584 (3 December, 1998)
Phil. Export and Foreign Loan Guarantee Corp. vs. V.P. Eusebio Construction, Inc.
(2004)

X. TORT AND CRIMES

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 388-429

CASE LAW
SS Lotus Case, P.C.I.J. Ser. A, No. 10, p. 4 (1927)
Filartiga vs. Pens-Irala, 630 F. 2d 876 (2d Cir, 1980)
In re Estate of Ferdinand Marcos, 1994 U.S. App. Lexis 14796 (9 th Cir., 1994)
Trajano vs. Marcos, 113 S. Ct. 2959 (1993)
Saudi Arabian Airlines vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 122191 (8 October 1998)

XI. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENT AND FOREIGN

ARBITRAL AWARDS

Assignment:
SALONGA, pp. 217-237

1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Republic Act No. 9285, The Alternative Dispute Resolution Act (2004), Secs. 42-48

CASE LAW
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh vs. Stolt-Nielsen Philippines, Inc.,
G.R. No. 87958 (26 April 1990)
Querubin vs. Querubin, G.R. No. L-3693 (29 July 1950)
Borthwick vs. Castro Bartolome, 152 SCRA 229 (1987)
Philippine International Shipping vs. Court of Appeals, 241 SCRA 192 (1995)
PHILSEC vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 103493 (19 June 1997)
Philippine Aluminum Wheels, Inc. vs. FASGI Enterprises, G.R. No. 137378 (12 April
2005)
Asiavest Merchant Bankers vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 110263 (20 July 2001)
Republic vs. Gingoyon, G.R. No. 166429 (1 February 2006)
Jorge Gonzales, et al. vs. Climax Mining Ltd., et al., G.R. No. 161957 (22 January 2007)
Korea Technologies Co. Ltd. vs. Lerma, G.R. No. 143581 (7 January 2008)

XII. CYBER-ERA

Panavision International vs. Dennis Toeppen, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 97-55467
(1998)
CompuServe vs. Patterson, 89 F. 3d 1257 (1996)
Yahoo!, Inc. vs. La Ligue Contre Le Racisme et L’Antisemitisme United States District
Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division Case No. C-00-21275 JF
[Docket No. 170] (2001)
America Online, Inc. vs. Superior Court, 90 Cal. App. 4th 1, 108 Ca. Rptr. 2d 699 (2001)