Practice question
A litigant invokes a foreign property rule in a controversy involving Philippine officials’ sale powers, although title is conceded and no conflicting foreign conveyance law is established. Which analytical step is essential?
- Apply every foreign rule automatically
- Assume the foreign State owns all land
- Treat location as the only issue
- Ignore the actual pleaded dispute
- Identify whether a genuine conflicts issue concerning the property right is presented
Legal references
- Laurel v. Garcia, G.R. Nos. 92013 and 92047, July 25, 1990, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1990/jul1990/gr_92013_1990.html
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