Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A.
B.
C.
D.
Definition
Nature and Functions
Private International Law vs. Public International Law
Sources of Private International Law
1.
Direct Sources
2.
Indirect Sources
II.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
1.
2.
3.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
B.
Case:
1969
1.
Refusal to Assume Jurisdiction:
Conveniens
The
Principle
of
Forum
Non
Cases:
(a) Bank of America NT & SA, et. al., vs. Court of Appeals, et. al.,
G.R. No. 120135, 31 March 2003
(b) Manila Hotel Corporation and Manila Hotel International Ltd., vs.
NLRC, G. R. No. 120077, 13 October 2000
(c)
K.K. Shell Sekyu Osaka Hatsubaisho and Fu Hing Oil Co., Ltd. Vs.
Court of Appeals, G.R. Nos. 90306-07, 30 July 1990
2.
(f)
(g)
3.
Civil Code Articles 15, 16, 17, 815, 816, 819, 829 and 1039
Rules of Court Rule 132, Section 25
Rules of Court Rule 130, Section 46
Cases:
(a)
United Airlines, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 124110, 20 April
2001
(b)
(c)
Pakistan International Airlines vs. Ople, 190 SCRA 1990, G.R. No.
61594, 28 September 1990
(d)
Testate Estate of Amos G. Bellis et. al. vs. Edward Belli, L-23678, 6
June 1967
(e) Spouses Zalamea vs. Court of Appeals and Transworld Airlines, Inc.,
G.R. No. 104235, 18 November 1993 START
(f)
(g)
III.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Theory of Comity
Vested Rights Theory
Local Law Theory
Cavers Principles of Preference (Theory of Justice)
Harmony of Laws Theory
F.
1.
Where enforcement of foreign law is contrary to an important
public policy of the forum
2.
Where application of foreign law would be against good morality
in the wider sense of the term as understood in the forum
3.
Foreign Penal Law
4.
Foreign Procedural Law
5.
Questions Relating to Immovable Property in the Forum
6.
Foreign Fiscal or Administrative Law
7.
Where Application of Foreign Law would involve injustice or
injury to the Residents of the Forum
8.
Where Application of Foreign Law would endanger the foreign
relations or vital interests of the state
IV.
A.
B.
Cases:
(a) Asiavest Limited vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 128803, 25
September 1998
(b) Wildvalley Shipping Co., Ltd. Vs. Court of Appeals and Philippine
President Lines, Inc., G.R. No. 119602, 6 October 2000
C.
V.
A.
Definition
2.
3.
C.
VI.
Renvoi
A.
Definition
Law---
Procedural
and
Case:
(a) The Matter of the Testate Estate of Edward Christensen, Adolfo Aznar
and Lucy Christensen vs. Helen Christensen Garcia, 7 SCRA 95 (1963)
(b) Bellis vs. Bellis, 20 SCRA 358 (1967)
(c)
Gibbs vs. Government, 59 Phil 293
B.
C.
Double Renvoi