Practice question
A litigant invokes a foreign succession rule but argues that Article 3 alone relieves her from proving what that foreign rule says. Which answer is correct?
- Every foreign rule is judicially noticed automatically
- The litigant's summary is conclusive
- Foreign law can never be considered
- The ordinary foreign-law proof requirement remains; Article 3 does not establish the alleged foreign rule
- Article 3 makes all countries' succession laws identical
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles3–5,7,1334 and1409–1410: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- EO200 amending Civil Code Article2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/8051
- Garcia v. Recio, GR138322, October2 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/oct2001/gr_138322_2001.html
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