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Practice question: Lex Fori

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Why must a court distinguish the original foreign proceeding from the domestic recognition proceeding when applying lex fori?

Legal references

  • Saudia v. Rebesencio, GR198587, January14 2015, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/60343
  • Garcia v. Recio, GR138322, October2 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/oct2001/gr_138322_2001.html
  • Asiavest Limited v. CA, GR128803, September25 1998, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1998/sep1998/gr_128803_1998.html
  • Hasegawa v. Kitamura, GR149177, November23 2007, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/nov2007/gr_149177_2007.html

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