Practice question
The Philippine forum’s conflicts rule designates State X’s national law. State X’s proved conflicts rule refers the issue back to Philippine law because the decedent was domiciled here. A party insists the court must send it back to State X repeatedly without deciding. What does Aznar support?
- An endless referral loop is mandatory
- Only the executor may terminate the loop
- All heirs lose their rights
- The forum may accept the reference back and apply its internal law rather than endlessly refer the issue again
- The case must always be dismissed
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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