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Define Civil Law.

Articles 1-18 of the 1950 Civil Code. Focus on the following:

Effectivity of Laws

Tañada vs. Tuviera

Philippine International Trading Corp. vs. Angeles

Presumption of Knowledge of Law

Consunji vs. CA

Adong vs. Cheong Seng Gee

Retroactivity of Laws / Repeal of Laws

Waiver of Rights

Doctrine of Stare Decisis

Applicability of Laws to Aliens (Art. 14)

Nationality Theory (art. 15)

Lex Situs (Art. 16)

Law on Succession (Art 16)

Aznar vs. Christensen Garcia

Miciano vs. Primo

Bellis vs. Bellis

Read Article 19-36 on Human Relations of the Civil Code. Focus on:

Abuse of Rights

Albenson Ent. Corp. vs. CA

Nikko Hotel Manila Garden, et.al. vs. Roberto Reyes – GR No. 154259, February 28, 2005.

Wassmer vs. Velez

Negotiorum Gestio and Solutio Indebiti

Prejudicial Question

Yap vs. Paras

Landicho vs. Relova

Art. 36 – 47. Focus on the following:

Classes of Persons

Civil Personality and Capacity to Act

Geluz vs. CA

De Jesus vs. Siquian

Family Code of the Philippines

Articles 1-34. Focus on the following:

Marriage as defined.

Essential / Formal Requisites of Marriage.

Effect of Defect / Irregularity in the Requisites

Solemnizing Officers

Foreign Marriages of Filipinos (Art. 26) / Effect of Divorce

Marriages exempt from the license requirement.

Republic vs. Orbecido III – GR No. 154380, October 5, 2005.

Articles 35-54 Focus on the following:

Void and Voidable Marriages

Grounds

Legal Separation

Grounds

Ninal vs. Bayadog

Filipina Sy vs. CA

Malleon vs. Alcantara

Chi Ming Tsoi vs. CA

Republic vs. Molina

Marcos vs. Marcos

Wigle vs. Wigle

Tere vs. Tere

Domingo vs. CA

Lucio Morigo vs. People – GR No. 145226, February 6, 2004

Gomex vs. Lipana

Atienza vs. Atienza

Anaya vs. Palaroan

Ocampo vs. Florenciano

Tuason vs. CA – GR No. 116607, April 10, 1996.

Ginez vs. Bugayong