DAYEdalera

PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW[1]

A. Distinguish Public International Law from Private International Law. Explain.

B. What are the Areas of Private International Law? Explain each.

C. What law governs the validity of the following under a situation in Conflicts of Law? Explain the rationale behind each rule.

1. Formal validity of marriage
2. The capacity to marry
3. Succession to movable property
4. Succession to immovable property
5. Procedural matters
6. Contracts (execution and performance)

D. How do you prove Foreign Law in Evidence? Cite legal principles and legal basis in Philippine jurisdiction if any.

Note: Read and summarize the following cases:

1. Philippine Commercial and Industrial Bank vs. Escolin 56 SCRA 266
2. Kee vs. Gonzales G.R. No. L-55960 (November 24, 1988)
3. Lim vs. Collector of Customs 36 Phil 472
4. Miciano vs. Brimo 50 Phil 867
5. Bellis. Vs. Bellis 20 SCRA 358 (1967)

E. What are the different Conflicts rules/provisions under the 1950 Philippine Civil Code?

F. How do you determine criminal jurisdiction in the Sea (Law of the Sea)? Explain the Transnational Reach of Criminal Jurisdiction.


PS 340 PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Prof. Claudette C. Tolentino
Assignment No. 2