G.R. No. L-16749 – 117 Phil. 96 – 7 SCRA 95 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Law – Nationality Principle – Internal and Conflict RuleApplication of the Renvoi DoctrineSuccession – Nationality Principle – Validity of Wills Edward Christensen was born in New […]
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G.R. Nos. L-27860; L-27896; L-27936; L-27937 – 155 Phil. 228 – 56 SCRA 266 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Nationality Principle – Renvoi Doctrine In November 1952, Linnie Jane Hodges, an American citizen from Texas made a will. In May 1957, while she […]
G.R. No. 124371 – 399 Phil. 342 – 345 SCRA 592 – Civil Law – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Effects of Foreign DivorceSuccession – Last Will and Testament of an AlienIn 1927, Lorenzo Llorente, then a Filipino, was enlisted in the U.S. Navy. […]
G.R. No. L-24170 – 135 Phil. 372 – 26 SCRA 382 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Territoriality of Philippine Laws Criminal Law – Characteristics of Penal Laws – Territoriality In 1950, customs officers intercepted 5 ships owned by Illuh Asaali et al. Said ships were found to […]
G.R. No. 105364 – 360 SCRA 32 – Civil Law – General Principles – Publication of Laws – Indispensability of Publication Political Law – Municipal Corporations – Dissolution of Government Owned and Controlled Corporations In 1985, the Central Bank of the Philippines filed a Petition for Assistance in the Liquidation […]
G.R. No. 63915 – 220 Phil. 422 – 136 SCRA 27 – Civil Law – General Principles – Publication of Laws – Presidential Proclamations Invoking the people’s right to be informed on matters of public concerns as well as the principle that laws to be valid and enforceable they […]