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Practice question: Doctrine of Renvoi

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Practice question

Explain the reference back applied in Aznar without assuming that every foreign succession invokes Philippine law.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 16
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1963/jan1963/gr_l-16749_1963.html — Aznar v. Garcia, G.R. No. L-16749, January 31, 1963
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1967/jun1967/gr_l-23678_1967.html — Bellis v. Bellis, G.R. No. L-23678, June 6, 1967

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