Recommended Book: Conflict of Laws (Private International Law) by Ruben E.

Agpalo, 2004 Ed., Rex Book Store

I. INTRODUCTION
1. Reasons why conflict of laws evolved
2. Conflict of laws defined
3. Other terms defined
a. Foreign element
b. Comity
c. Lex Situs
d. Lex fori
e. Lex loci actus
f. Lex loci celebrationis
g. Lex loci contractus
h. Lex loci delectus
i. Lex loci dimicillii
j. Lex loci rei sitae; lex situs
k. Kilberg doctrine
l. Center of gravity doctrine; Most significant
relationship theory; Grouping of Contracts
4. Conflict of laws essentially involves two remedies
5. Conflict of laws presupposes conflict
6. Foreign element in conflict of laws situation
7. Three ways of dealing with conflict of laws cases
8. Illustrative case: right of foreigners against that of
citizen

Cases:
1. Saudi Arabian Airlines v. CA, 297 SCRA 469, G.R. No. 122191,
October 8, 1998
2. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. v. Sherman, 176 SCRA 331,
G.R. No. 72494, August 11, 1989
3. International School Alliance of Educators v. Quisumbing, 333 SCRA
13
4. Salvacion v. Central Bank, 86 SCAD 142

II. CHOICE OF LAW

1. In general
2. Foreign law has no extraterritorial effect; exceptions
3. Characterization and points of contracts or connecting
factors
4. Choice of applicable law, generally
5. Agreement by parties; it cannot cover jurisdiction
6. Where there is no agreement as to applicable law
7. Applicable foreign law determined by rules of conflict of
 laws
a. Substance v. procedural principle
b. Center of gravity doctrine
c. Renvoi
d. Lex fori
e. German rule of elective concurrence
f. The State-interest analysis
g. Caver’s principle

8. Illustration of renvoi doctrine

9. Illustration of borrowing statute
10. Conflict between foreign law and local law; the latter
prevails
11. Exception to application of foreign laws; of documents
12. Exceptions to non-judicial cognizance of foreign laws

Cases:
5. Reagan v. Commisioner of Internal Revenue, 30 SCRA 968
6. Sison v. Board of Accountancy, 85 Phil. 276
7. Cadalin v. POEA Administrator, 238 SCRA 721
8. Oh Hek Kow v. Republic, 29 SCRA 94
9. Zapanta v. Local Civil Registrar of Davao, 237 SCRA 25
10. Nazareno v. CA, 343 SCRA 637
11. Bellis v. Bellis, 20 SCRA 358
12. Government v. Frank, 13 Phil 236
13. Santos III v. Northwest Orient Airlines, 210 SCRA 256
14. Aznar v. Garcia, 7 SCRA 95
15. Bank of America v. American Realty Corp., 321 SCRA 659, G.R. No.
133876, December 29, 1999
16. Tenchavez v. Escano, 17 SCRA 674
17. Pakistan v. International Airlines Corporation v. Ople, 190 SCRA 90
18. Wildvalley v. Shipping Co., Ltd. v. CA, 342 SCRA 213, G.R. No.
119602, October 6, 2000
19. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. v. Guerrero, G.R. No. 136804,
February 19, 2003.
20. Hasegawa v. Kitamura, G.R. No. 149177, November 23, 2007
21. Edi-Staff Builders International v. NLRC, G.R. No. 145587, October
26, 2007