DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW

CONFLICT OF LAWS (LAW 309)

TERM 3, AY 2014-2015 T (0730-0930) / W (1615-1815; 1830-2030)

Atty. Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo Email: johanna.aleria.lorenzo@gmail.com

SYLLABUS

I. Conflict of Laws / Private International Law

A. Basis, Definition, and Sources B. Distinction from and Relationship with Public International Law C. Conflict Rules

i. Characterization ii. Preliminary Question

Readings: Elliott E. Cheatham, Sources of Rules for Conflict of Laws, 89 U. PENN. L. REV. 430 (1941) Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113 (1895) Saudi Arabian Airlines v. CA, G.R. No. 122191, 8 October 1998 Llorente v. CA, G.R. No. 124371, 23 November 2000 LWV Construction v. Dupo, G.R. No. 172342, 13 July 2009 Arthur H. Robertson, A Survey of the Characterization Problem in the Conflict of Laws, 52 HARV. L. REV. 747 (1939)

II. Resolution of Conflicts Problems A. Jurisdiction

i. Subject matter ii. Personal

iii. Res

Readings: Rules of Court, Rule 14 Perkins v. Dizon, 69 Phil. 186 (1939) Asiavest Limited v. CA, G.R. No. 128803, 25 September 1998 St. Aviation Services v. Grand International Airways, G.R. No. 140288, 23 October 2006 Raytheon International v. Rouzie, Jr., G.R. No. 162894, 26 February 2008 Sps. Belen v. Chavez, G.R. No. 175334, 26 March 2008

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B. Choice of Law

i. Relationship with Jurisdiction ii. Place of most significant relationship

Readings: Pakistan International Airline v. Ople, G.R. No. 61594, 28 September 1990 Cadalin v. POEA Administrator, G.R. No. 104776, 5 December 1994 Saudi Arabian Airlines v. CA, G.R. No. 122191, 8 October 1998 Raytheon International v. Rouzie, Jr., G.R. No. 162894, 26 February 2008

C. Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments Readings: Rules of Court, Rule 39, Sec. 48 Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as amended by Rep. Act No. 7691 Mijares v. Raada, G.R. No. 139325, 12 April 2005 Sps. Belen v. Chavez, G.R. No. 175334, 26 March 2008

III. Dealing with a Conflicts Problem

A. Assumption of Jurisdiction and Judicial Resolution i. Applicable law: law of the forum or foreign law?

1. Proof of foreign law 2. When foreign law cannot be applied

B. Dismissal of Case i. Doctrine of forum non conveniens

C. Renvoi

Readings: Rules of Court, Rule 130, Sec. 45; Rule 132, Sec. 24 Fluemer v. Hix, 54 Phil. 610 (1930) Aznar v. Garcia, G.R. No. L-16749, 31 January 1963 PCIB v. Escolin, G.R. Nos. L-27860 & L-27896, 29 March 1974 Zalamea v. CA, G.R. No. 104235, 18 November 1993 Bank of America, NT v. American Realty Corp., G.R. No. 133876, 29 December 1999 Wildvalley Shipping v. CA, G.R. No. 119602, 6 October 2000 Manila Hotel Corp. v. NLRC, G.R. No. 120077, 13 October 2000 Pioneer v. Todaro, G.R. No. 154830, 8 June 2007

IV. Personal Law

A. Nationality i. Dual or multiple citizenship

ii. Statelessness B. Domicile

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Readings: 1987 CONSTITUTION, Art. IV Rep. Act No. 9225 Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 Velilla v. Posadas, G.R. No. L-43314, 19 December 1935 Kookooritchkin v. Solicitor General, G.R. No. L-1812, 27 August 1948 Mercado v. Manzano, G.R. No. 135083, 26 May 1999 Marcos v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 119976, 18 September 1995 AASJS v. Datumanong, G.R. No. 160869, 11 May 2007

V. Personal Status and Capacity

A. Contracts i. Extrinsic validity

ii. Intrinsic validity 1. Different governing laws

iii. Arbitration clauses iv. Warsaw Convention

Readings: Civil Code, Arts. 15, 17, 50-51, 1306 Insular Government v. Frank, 13 Phil. 236 (1909) Pakistan International Airline v. Ople, G.R. No. 61594, 28 September 1990 Zalamea v. CA, G.R. No. 104235, 18 November 1993 Hasegawa v. Kitamura, G.R. No. 149177, 23 November 2007 Lhuillier v. British Airways, G.R. No. 171092, 15 March 2010 B. Property Readings: Civil Code, Art. 16, 17 Philip Morris v. CA, G.R. No. 91332, 16 July 1993 Mighty Corporation v. Gallo Winery, G.R. No. 154342, 14 July 2004 Sps. Alcantara v. Nido, G.R. No. 165133, 19 April 2010

C. Marriage

i. Property relations ii. Dissolution; Divorce

Readings: Civil Code, Arts. 66, 71, 117, 118, 124 Family Code, Arts. 7, 10, 21, 26, 74-77, 80 Muslim Code, Arts. 34-36, 45-57 Apt [otherwise Magnus] v. Apt [1947] WN 123 Wong Woo Yiu v. Vivo, G.R. No. L-21076, 31 March 1965 Van Dorn v. Romillo, G.R. No. L-68470, 8 October 1985

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Republic v. Orbecido, G.R. No. 154380, 5 October 2005 Bayot v. CA, G.R. Nos. 155635 & 163979, 7 November 2008 Corpuz v. Sto. Tomas, G.R. No. 186571, 11 August 2010 Fujiki v. Marinay, G.R. No. 196049, 26 June 2013 D. Succession Readings: Civil Code, Arts. 16, 17, 815-819, 829, 1039 Rules of Court Miciano v. Brimo, 50 Phil. 867 (1927) Fluemer v. Hix, 54 Phil. 610 (1930) Gibbs v. Government, 59 Phil. 293 (1933) Aznar v. Garcia, G.R. No. L-16749, 31 January 1963 Bellis v. Bellis, G.R. No. L-23678, 6 June 1967 PCIB v. Escolin, G.R. Nos. L-27860 & L-27896, 29 March 1974

VI. Torts and Crimes

A. Lex loci delicti commissi B. U.S. Alien Tort Claims Act

Readings: Civil Code, Arts. 19, 20, 1753, 2176 Revised Penal Code, Art. 2 Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 110, Sec. 15 U.S. v. Bull, 15 Phil. 7 (1910) Trajano v. Marcos-Manotoc, 978 F.2d 493 (1992) Saudi Arabian Airlines v. CA, G.R. No. 122191, 8 October 1998 Navida, et al. v. Dizon, Jr., et al., G.R. Nos. 125078, 125598, 126654, 127856 & 128398, 30 May 2011

VII. Foreign Judgments

A. Requisites for Recognition; Requisites for Enforcement B. Distinction from Foreign Arbitral Awards

Readings: Rules of Court, Rule 39, Sec. 48 Rep. Act No. 9285 Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 10 June 1958 (New York Convention) Special Rules of Court on Alternative Dispute Resolution, A.M. No. 07-11-08-SC, 1 September 2009 In re Estate of Ferdinand Marcos [Hilao, et al. v. Estate], 25 F.3d 1467 (1994) Garcia v. Recio, 418 Phil. 723 (2001) ATCI Overseas Corporation v. Echin, G.R. No. 178551, 11 October 2010

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Enriquez vda. De Catalan v. Catalan-Lee, G.R. No. 183622, 8 February 2012 Korea Technologies v. Lerma, G.R. No. 143581, 7 January 2008 Tuna Processing, Inc. v. Philippine Kingford, Inc., G.R. No. 185582, 29 February 2012

Grade Components:

Class Participation (Recitation) 30% Midterm Exam 35% Final Exam 35%

*Passing = 75%