INTRODUCTION

A. Conflict of Laws defined.

B. Elements of Conflict of Laws

C. Importance of Conflict of Laws

D. Distinguish Conflict of Laws from Public International Law

SOURCES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS

A. Article IV; Section 1, Article V, 1987 Constitution

B. Statutory Provisions

1. New Civil Code: Articles 14, 15, 16, 17, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 829, 1039, 1319 and 1753

2. Family Code of the Philippines: Articles 10, 21, 26, 35, 36, 37, 38, 80, 96, 184 and 187

3. Revised Penal Code: Article 2

4. Corporation Code of the Philippines: Sections 123, 129 and 133

C. Rules of Court

1. Section 2, Rule 4

2. Section 6, Rule 8

3. Section 2, Rule 11

4. Sections 12, 14, 15 and 16, Rule 14

5. Section 11 and 12, Rule 23

6. Section 48, Rule 39

7. Section 1, Rule 73

8. Section 1, Rule 77

9. Section 1, Rule 92

10. Section 3[n], Rule 131

11. Sections 19[a], 24 and 25, Rule 132

CHOICE OF LAW

A. Foreign Law has no extraterritorial effect; exceptions

B. Characterization and points of contacts or connecting factors

C. Choice of applicable law

D. Agreement by Parties, Not cover by Jurisdiction

E. Where there is no agreement as to applicable law.

F. Applicable foreign law determined by rules of conflict of laws.

G. Illustration of renvoi doctrine

H. Illustration of borrowing statute.

I. Conflict between foreign law and local law; the latter prevails

J. Exceptions to application of foreign law

K. Proof and authentication of foreign laws; of documents

L. Rules on Electronic Evidence

M. Exceptions to non-judicial cognizance of foreign laws.

Jurisprudence

▪ Bienvenido Cadalin vs. Philippine Overseas Employment Agency, G.R. No. 104776, December 5, 1994

▪ Adolfo Aznar vs. Helen Christensen Garcia, G.R. No. L-16749, January 31, 1963

▪ Testate Estate of Amos Bellis, et.al. vs. Edward A. Bellis, G.R. No.L-23678, June 6, 1967

▪ Harald Black Dacasin vs. Sharon del Mundo Dacasin, G.R. No. 168785, February 5, 2010

▪ Norse Management Co. and Pacific Seamen Services vs. National Seamen Board, G.R. No. L-54204,
September

30, 1982

CITIZENSHIP AND DOMICILE

A. Citizenship

1. Importance of Nationality and Domicile

2. Citizenship

3. Who are citizen of the Philippines

4. Election of Citizenship

5. Two Kinds of Citizens

6. Dual Citizenship

7. Loss of Citizenship
8. Re-acquisition and Reacquisition of Filipino citizenship (Republic Act No. 9225)

9. Citizenship by Naturalization

B. Domicile

1. Domicile defined

2. Kinds of Domicile

3. Rules Regarding Domicile

4. Domicile of Wife and Minor Children

5. Domicile and Residence distiguished

6. Domicile and Residence for political Purposes

7. Domicile and Venue

Antonio Bengzon III vs. House of Representative Electoral Tribunal, G.R. No. 142840, May 7, 2001

▪ Mary Grace Natividad Poe-Llamanzares vs. Commission on Election, G.R. No. 221697-221700, March 8,
2016

▪ Ernesto Mercado vs. Eduardo Barrios Manzano and COMELEC, G.R. No. 135083, May 26, 1996

▪ Casan Macode Maquiling vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 195649, April 16, 2013

▪ Rommel Arnado vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 210164, August 18, 2015

▪ Juan G. Frivaldo vs. Commission on Elections, G.R. Nos. 120295 and 123755, June 28, 1996

▪ Mateo Caasi vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 88831 and 94508 November 8, 1990

▪ Imelda Romualdez-Marcos vs. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 119976 September 18, 1995

▪ Mo Ya Lim Yao v. Commissioner of Immigration, G.R. No. L-21289 October 4, 1971

▪ Aniceto G. Saludo, Jr. vs. American Express International, G.R. No. 159507, April 19, 2006;