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ASSIGNMENT in PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (PRIL)

Prof. DENNIS S. SABADO

WEEK 1: 19 November 2016

I. INTRODUCTION

A. SCOPE, NATURE AND DEFINITION OF CONFLICT OF LAWS

B. BRIEF HISTORY

C. SOURCES OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

II. JURISDICTION

A. BASIS OF EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION

1. Jurisdiction in General

2. Judicial Jurisdiction v. Legislative Jurisdiction

3. Jurisdiction over the Person

4. Jurisdiction over the Property

5. Jurisdiction over the Subject Matter

B. WAYS OF DEALING WITH A CONFLICTS PROBLEM

1. Dismissal of the Case

2. Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens

3. Assume Jurisdiction

Assigned Text:

Chapters I, II, III and IV, JORGE R. COQUIA & ELIZABETH AGUILING-PANGALANGAN,
CONFLICT OF LAWS: CASES, MATERIALS AND COMMENTS (2000).

Laws and Rules:

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, as amended

CIVIL CODE, Arts. 14, 15 and 17

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REVISED PENAL CODE, Art. 2

REVISED RULES OF COURT

Rule 14, Secs. 6, 7, 12, 14 and 15

Cases:

Asaali v. Commissioner of Customs, L-24170, December 16, 1969

Hasegawa, et al. v. Kitamura, 538 SCRA 376 (2006)

Perkins v. Dizon, 69 Phil. 186 (1039)

U.S. v. Bull, 15 Phil. 7 (1910)

Week 2: 03 December 2016

C. SPECIAL ISSUES IN JURISDICTION: ARBITRATION

Assigned Texts:

Diane A. Desierto, Philippine Favor Arbitrando: Jurisdiction in International Business


Transactions, in INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION AND
PHILIPPINE LAW: JURISDICTION AND ARBITRABILITY (2014).

Rebecca E. Khan, Obstacle to Jurisdiction in International Commercial Arbitration: The


Philippine Terrain Charted on an International Roadmap, in INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION AND PHILIPPINE LAW: JURISDICTION AND
ARBITRABILITY (2014).

Week 3: 14 January 2017

III. CHOICE OF LAW

A. APPROACHES TO CHOICE OF LAW

B. PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS AND THE PROBLEM OF CHARACTERIZATION

C. THE PROBLEM OF RENVOI

D. FOREIGN LAW

1. Application of Foreign Law; Exceptions

2. Judicial Notice

3. Proof of Foreign Law

Assigned Text/s:
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Chapters V, VI, VII and VIII, COQUIA and PANGALANGAN

Laws and Rules:

CIVIL CODE, Arts. 15, 16, 17, 124, 815, 816, 829 and 1039

REVISED RULES OF COURT, Rule 132, Sec. 25


Rule 130, Sec. 45

Cases:

Aznar v. Garcia, 7 SCRA 95 (1963)


Bellis v. Bellis, 20 SCRA 358 (1967)

Querubin v. Querubin, 87 Phil. 124


Yee Boo Mann v. Republic, 83 Phil. 743
Fleumer v. Hix, 54 Phil. 610 (1930)
Suntay v. Suntay, 95 Phil. 500 (1952)

PCIB v. Escolin, 56 SCRA 266


In re Johnson, 39 Phil. 156 (1918)
Collector v. Fisher, 110 Phil. 686
Board of Commissioners v. De la Rosa, 197 SCRA 853 (1991)

Zalamea v. Court of Appeals, 228 SCRA 23 (1993)


Wild Valley Shipping Co. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 119602, October 6, 2000

V. PERSONAL LAW

A. NATIONALITY

1. Natural Born Citizens

2. Naturalisation

3. Dual Citizenship

4. Loss of Citizenship

B. DOMICILE

1. Definition

2. Kinds of Domicile

C. PERSONAL STATUS AND CAPACITY

Assigned Text/s:

Chapters IX, X and XI, COQUIA and PANGALANGAN


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Laws and Rules:

Constitution, Art. IV

Civil Code, Arts. 15, 16, 66 and 1039

Republic Act No. 9225, Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003

Cases:

Yu v. Republic, 113 Phil. 524


Ellis v. Republic, 7 SCRA 962
Mercado v. Manzano, 307 SCRA 630 (1999)
AASJS v. Datumanong, G.R. No. 160869, 11 May 2007

Required Text for the Course:

JORGE R. COQUIA & ELIZABETH AGUILING-PANGALANGAN, CONFLICT OF LAWS:


CASES, MATERIALS AND COMMENTS (2000).

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