ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY- COLLEGE OF LAW

Conflict of Laws/ Private International Law

Syllabus

OUTLINE OF TOPICS
PART1
MAIN TOPIC SUBTOPICS
I. INTRODUCTION TO PRIVATE 1. DEFINITION
INTERNATIONAL LAW 2. ELEMENTS
3. SOURCES
II. A. ISSUE OF “JURISDICTION” 1. FORUM NON CONVENIENS
2. LEX FORI
3. LEX CAUSAE
Case: Manila Hotel Corp. vs NLRC G.R. No. 120077
B. FOREIGN JUDGMENTS 1. RECOGNITION vs. ENFORCEMENT
2. EFFECT
Case: Baretto-Gonzales vs. Gonzales
III. NATURE, COMPOSITION AND 1. INTERNAL RULE vs. CONFLICTS RULE
CHARACTERIZATION OF CONFLICT 2. KINDS OF CONFLICT RULES
RULES 3. COMPOSITION OF CONFLICT RULES
4. STEPS IN CHARACTERIZATION OF
CONFLICT RULES
IV. STATUS vs. CAPACITY 1. THEORIES
A. NATIONALITY
B. DOMICILIARY
C. SITUS/ ECLECTIC
Cases:
Roa vs. Collector of Customs 13 Phil 321
Lorenzo Lim vs. Dela Rosa L-17790
BURCA RULING- L-24252, Jan. 30, 1967
Moy ya Lim Yao vs. Comm of Immigration, G.R. No. L-
21289 41 SCRA 292-
Maquiling vs. COMELEC GR No. 195649, April 16, 2013
Gallego vs. Vera GR L- 48641 11/24/41
Imelda Marcos vs. COMELEC GR 119976
Agapito Aquino vs. COMELEC GR 120265

Read also:
Commonwealth Act 625
Commonwealth Act 473 as amended by R.A. 530
Commonwealth Act 63 as amended by R.A. 106
R.A. 9225
Hague Conference of 1928
V. THE PROBLEM OF RENVOI 1. RENVOI
2. DOUBLE RENVOI
3. TRANSMISSION

PART2
MAIN TOPIC SUBTOPICS
I. SPECIFIC CONFLICT RULES
A. STATUS IN GENERAL 1. BIRTH
2. USE OF NAMES AND SURNAMES
3. Emancipation
4. USE OF TITLES OF NOBILITY
5. Attaining age of majority
6. ABSENCE
7. PRESUMPTIVE DEATH AND SURVIVORSHIP
8. Death
B. MARRIAGE AS A CONTRACT AND
STATUS 1. IF CELEBRATED ABROAD
2. IF CELEBRATED IN THE PHILIPPINES
C. ANNULMENT Cases:
Tenchavez vs. Escano G.R. No. L-19671, November 29,
1965.
 Republic vs. Cipriano Orbecido III, G.R. No. 154380,
October 5, 2005.
D. DECLARATION OF NULLITY
E. ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
F. LEGAL SEPARATION
G. PATERNITY AND FILIATION Case:
Tecson v. COMELEC, Ronald Allan Kelly Poe and
Fornier G.R. No. 161434 March 3, 2004
H. ADOPTION Case:
Ellis v. Republic L-16922 April 30, 1963
Read also:
R.A. 8552
I. GUARDIANSHIP Case:
In Re: Guardianship of Minor Yay Reginald Lelina, Viloria
Severo v. Administrator of Veterans Affairs L-9620, June
28, 1957
J. FUNERALS
K. REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
L. OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS - start here
M. SPECIFIC CONTRACTS 1. SALES – lex situs
2. BARTER – lex situs
3. LEASE – lex sistus
4. CONTRACTOF CARRIAGE – fixed situs of the property,or
law of destination
5. AGENCY – lex loci celebrationis, national law of the
parties
6. LOAN – lex loci celebrationis, national law
7. COMMODATUM – lex situs
8. PLEDGE – lex situs
9. MORTGAGE – lex situs
10. ANTICHRESIS – lex situs
11. GUARANTY – lex loci celebrationis, national law
12. SURETYSHIP – lex loci celebrationis, national law
N. WILLS, SUCCESSION AND Case:
ADMINISTRATION Testate Estate of Edward Christensen, Aznar v.
Christensen Garcia L-16749, Jan. 31, 1963
O. TORTS Case:
In Re Estate of Ferdinand Marcos, Human Rights
Litigation, Maximo Hilao, et- al, class plaintiff no. 92-
15526, June 16, 1994.
P. CRIMES
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