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INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL LAW INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL LAW

SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO ESSAY QUIZ
NO. 2
1. Andrade, a citizen of Neada, USA, died te!tate in
"ani#a. In $i! %i##, $e #eft t$e &'#( of $i! e!tate to a
)randc$i#d re!'#tin) in t$e i*+air*ent of t$e #e)iti*e
of $i! ot$er $eir!. T$e !,!te* of #e)iti*e i! not
reco)nized in Neada. I! t$e di!+o!ition a#id-
T.E DIS/OSITION IS 0A1ID. T.IS IS 21EAR 3RO"
T.E /RO0ISION O3 2
ND
/AR. O3 ART. 14 O3 T.E
2I0I1 2ODE. SIN2E T.E A//1I2A51E 1AW IS T.E
1AW O3 NE0ADA W.I2. DOES NOT RE2OGNIZE T.E
SYSTE" O3 1EGITI"E, T.ERE3ORE, ANDRADE IS
3REE TO DIS/OSE O3 .IS /RO/ERTIES IN 3A0OR
O3 ANY /ERSON NOT DISQUA1I3IED 5Y .IS
NATIONA1 1AW TO IN.ERIT 3RO" .I".
2. Aca# %a! con!idered a 2$ine!e citizen 'nder
nationa#i!t 2$ina #a%! and a 6a+ane!e 'nder t$e #a%!
of 6a+an. .e died in "ani#a, #eain) +ro+ertie! in t$e
/$i#i++ine!. 5efore $i! deat$, $e %a! do*ici#ed in
6a+an. In accordance %it$ %$at #a% !$o'#d a
/$i#i++ine 2o'rt ad7'dicate t$e !'cce!!iona# ri)$t to
$i! e!tate-
T.E /.I1I//INE 2OURT S.OU1D AD6UDI2ATE T.E
SU22ESSIONA1 RIG.TS TO A2A18S ESTATE IN
A22ORDAN2E WIT. 6A/ANESE 1AW. T.IS
SO1UTION IS IN 2ON3OR"ITY WIT. T.E T.EORY O3
E33E2TI0E NATIONA1ITY SO1UTION ORDAINED 5Y
T.E .AGUE 2ON0ENTION. IT IS O50IOUS T.AT A
.I"SE13 /RE3ERRED 6A/ANESE 1AW TO 2.INESE
1AW 5E2AUSE .E WAS NOT ON1Y A 2ITIZEN 5UT
A1SO A DO"I2I11IARY O3 6A/AN. TRUE, WE
AD.ERE TO T.E NATIONA1ITY T.EORY 5UT .ERE
T.E DO"I2I11IARY T.EORY "ERE1Y 2O"ES TO
T.E RES2UE O3 T.E NATIONA1ITY T.EORY.
9. S'++o!e t$at t$e te!tator, %$o i! a forei)ner, act'a##,
%anted to di!tri&'te $i! e!tate in accordance %it$
/$i#i++ine #a%!, and !o, in $i! %i##, t$ere i! a +roi!o to
t$e effect t$at !aid e!tate !$a## &e di!tri&'ted in
accordance %it$ /$i#i++ine #a%!, %o'#d !'c$ a +roi!o
&e a#id-
SU2. A /RO0ISO IN T.E WI11 WOU1D 5E 0OID
5E2AUSE IT IS 2ONTRARY TO T.E /RO0ISION O3
ART. 14 O3 T.E 2I0I1 2ODE W.I2. E:/1I2IT1Y
DE21ARES T.AT IT WI11 5E T.E NATIONA1 1AW O3
T.E /ERSON W.OSE SU22ESSION IS UNDER
2ONSIDERATION T.AT WI11 GO0ERN.
;. 6eric %a! a citizen of State : 'nder %$o!e #a% an
i##e)iti*ate c$i#d i! not an inte!tate $eir. 6eric died in
t$e /$i#i++ine! %it$o't a %i##, #eain) con!idera&#e
+ro+ertie! in "ani#a. 2an An)e#o, an ac(no%#ed)ed
i##e)iti*ate !on of 6eric &, a 3i#i+ino %o*an, #e)a##,
c#ai* in$eritance &, ino(in) t$e !'cce!!iona# ri)$t!
of ac(no%#ed)ed i##e)iti*ate c$i#dren 'nder /$i#i++ine
#a%-
ANGE1O 2ANNOT 1EGA11Y 21AI" IN.ERITAN2E 5Y
IN0O<ING T.E SU22ESSIONA1 RIG.TS O3
A2<NOWE1DGED I11EGITI"ATE 2.I1DREN UNDER
/.I1I//INE 1AW. T.ERE ARE ; AS/E2TS O3
SU22ESSION W.I2. ARE GO0ERNED 5Y T.E
NATIONA1 1AW O3 T.E /ERSON W.OSE
SU22ESSION IS UNDER ONSIDERATION= ORDER O3
SU22ESSION, T.E A"OUNT O3 SU22ESSIONA1
RIG.TS, INTRINSI2 0A1IDITY O3 TESTA"ENTARY
/RO0ISIONS AND 2A/A2ITY TO SU22EED.
A//1YING T.IS ART. 14, IT IS 21EAR T.AT IT WI11
5E 6ERI28S NATIONA1 1AW T.AT WI11 GO0ERN, AND
NOT /.I1I//INE 1AW. SIN2E UNDER .IS NATIONA1
1AW, AN I11EGITI"ATE 2.I1D IS NOT AN INTESTATE
.EIR, 2ONSEQUENT1Y, ANGE1O, W.O IS AN
I11EGITI"ATE 2.I1D, 2ANNOT IN.ERIT 3RO" .I".
>. At$ena, a citizen of 2a#ifornia, USA, &'t do*ici#ed in
t$e /$i#i++ine!, die! te!tate in "ani#a, !'ried &, t%o
ac(no%#ed)ed nat'ra# c$i#dren, E#ton and A$*ir. In $i!
%i##, $e #eft *ore t$at />??,??? to E#ton and on#,
/9,??? to A$*ir. It i! ad*itted t$at 'nder t$e 2ii#
2ode of 2a#ifornia, t$e do*ici#iar, #a% of t$e decedent
!$a## )oern @'e!tion! ino#in) t$e a#idit, of t$e
te!ta*entar, +roi!ion!. A$*ir, %$o i! conte!tin) t$e
a#idit, of t$e di!+o!ition in faor of E#ton, no%
contend! t$at /$i#i++ine #a%! %it$ re!+ect to
!'cce!!ion are a++#ica&#e. I! t$i! correct-
YES, T.IS IS 2ORRE2T, T.E DO2TRINE O3 REN0OI
IS A//1I2A51E IN T.E INSTANT 2ASE. A1T.OUG.
T.E 2I0I1 2ODE IN ART. 14 STATES T.AT T.E
INTRINSI2 0A1IDITY O3 TESTA"ENTARY
/RO0ISIONS S.A11 5E REGU1ATED 5Y T.E
DE2EDENT8S NATIONA1 1AW, NE0ERT.E1ESS, T.E
2I0I1 2ODE O3 2A1I3ORNIA DE21ARES T.AT T.E
DE2EDENT8S DO"I2I1IARY 1AW S.A11 GO0ERN.
.EN2E, T.E QUESTION S.A11 5E RE3ERRED 5A2<
TO T.E DE2EDENT8S DO"I2I1E. IN OT.ER WORDS,
T.E 1AWS O3 T.E /.I1I//INES WIT. RES/E2T TO
SU22ESSION S.A11 GO0ERN. 2ONSEQUENT1Y, IN
T.E /ARTITION O3 T.E ESTATE, A."IR S.A11 5E
GI0ENA S.ARE W.I2. "UST NOT 5E 1ESS T.AN
.IS 1EGITI"E.
4. S'++o!e t$at t$e forei)n #a% %$ic$ i! fo##o%ed in a
certain tran!action eAec'ted a&road i! contrar, to a
+ro$i&itie #a% concernin) +er!on!, t$eir act! or
+ro+ert,, or to a #a% %$ic$ $a! for it! o&7ect +'&#ic
order, +'&#ic +o#ic, or )ood c'!to*!, i! t$e tran!action
a#id-
T.E TRANSA2TION IS 0OID. T.IS IS 21EAR 3RO"
T.E /RO0ISION O3 ART. 1B O3 T.E 2I0I1 2ODE,
W.I2. DE21ARES T.AT /RO.I5ITI0E 1AWS
2ON2ERNING /ERSONS, T.EIR A2TS OR
LEM 9G03 LEM 9G03
INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL LAW INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL LAW
/RO/ERTY, AND T.OSE W.I2. .A0E 3OR T.EIR
O56E2T /U51I2 ORDER, /U51I2 /O1I2Y AND GOOD
2USTO"S S.A11 NOT 5E RENDERED INE33E2TI0E
5Y 1AWS OR 6UDG"ENTS /RO"U1GATED, OR 5Y
DETER"INATIONS OR 2ON0ENTIONS AGREED
U/ON IN A 3OREIGN 2OUNTRY.
B. "arco %$i#e trae##in) in To(,o, 6a+an eAec'ted $i!
%i## &efore a di+#o*atic officia# of t$e /$i#i++ine!. On#,
2 %itne!!e! !i)ned t$e atte!tation c#a'!e. U+on $i!
ret'rn to t$e /$i#i++ine!, "arco fi#ed a +etition to
+ro&ate t$e %i##. T$e +etition i! o++o!ed on t$e )ro'nd
t$at t$e %i## i! not atte!ted &, 9 %itne!!e!. A!!'*in)
t$at in 6a+an on#, 2 %itne!!e! are re@'ired to atte!t a
%i##, *a, t$e %i## of "arco &e ad*itted to +ro&ate-
T.E WI11 O3 "AR2O 2ANNOT 5E AD"ITTED TO
/RO5ATE. AN E:2E/TION TO T.E /RIN2I/1E O3
1E: 1O2I 2E1E5RATIONIS IS 2
ND
/AR. O3 ART. 1B
W.I2. DE21ARES T.AT W.EN T.E A2TS CW.I2.
IN21UDE WI11SD ARE E:E2UTED 5E3ORE T.E
DI/1O"ATI2 OR 2ONSU1AR O33I2IA1S O3 T.E
/.I1I//INES IN A 3OREIGN 2OUNTRY, T.E
SO1E"NITIES ESTA51IS.ED 5Y /.I1I//INE 1AWS
S.A11 5E O5SER0ED IN T.EIR E:E2UTION. ONE O3
T.E "ANDATORY SO1E"NITIES ESTA51IS.ED 5Y
/.I1I//INE 1AW IN T.E E:E2UTION O3 ORDINARY
OR NOTARIA1 WI11S IS T.E REQUIRE"ENT T.AT
T.E WI11 "UST 5E ATTESTED AND SU5S2RI5ED 5Y
9 OR "ORE 2REDI51E WITNESSES. T.IS
REQUIRE"ENT IS NOT 2O"/1IED WIT.,
T.ERE3ORE, T.E WI11 O3 A 2ANNOT 5E AD"ITTED
TO /RO5ATE.