Practice question
The properly established selected foreign rule directly applies its own internal succession law regardless of domicile. No referral or other exception exists. Can an heir create renvoi solely by preferring Philippine shares?
- Yes; preference alone is a conflicts rule.
- Yes; all internal rules automatically refer back.
- No; because no foreign succession can ever be heard here.
- No; the stipulated rule contains no such referral.
- Yes; the court must invent a foreign domicile rule.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles13-17 and37-46: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Aznar v. Garcia, G.R.L-16749, January31,1963, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1963/jan1963/gr_l-16749_1963.html
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