PERSONS AND FAMILY LAW
ASSIGNMENT:
Read and study the following:
1. Civil Law Tradition, Civil Law and the Civil Code of the Phils.
2. Effect and Application of Laws (Art. 2)
Tañada v. Tuvera, G.R. No. 63915, April 24, 1985 & Dec. 29, 1986
Garcillano v. HOR, G.R. No. 170338, Dec. 23, 2008
Fariñas v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 147387, Dec. 10, 2003
GSIS v. Daymiel, G.R. No. 218097, March 11, 2019
People v. Que Po Lay, G.R. No. 6791, March 29, 1954
Municipality of Tupi v. Faustino, G.R. No. 231896, Aug. 20, 2019
De Roy v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 80718, Jan. 29, 1988
3. Ignorance of the Law (Art. 3)
Consunji v. CA, G.R. No. 137873, April 20, 2001
Del Socorro v. Van Wilsen, G.R. No. 193707, Dec. 10, 2014
4. Retroactive Effect of Laws (Art. 4)
Carolino v. Senga, G.R. No. 189649, April 20, 2015
Rajah Humabon v. Trajano, G.R. Nos. 100222-23, Sept. 14, 1993
DFA v. BCA International, G.R. G.R. No. 210858, June 29, 2016
Hernan v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 217874, Dec. 5, 2017
Compare: Abalos v. People, G.R. No. 221836, Aug. 14, 2019
5. Waiver of Rights (Art. 6)
Mabugay-Otamias, et al. v. Republic, G.R. No. 189516, June 8, 2016
Sanico v. Colipano, G.R. No. 209969, Sept. 27, 2017
Pleasantville Dev. Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 79688, Feb. 1, 1996
Valenzuela Hardwood and Industrial Supply, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No.
102316, June 30, 1997
Skyway O&M Corp. v. Reinante, G.R. No. 222233, Aug. 28, 2019
6. Repeal of Law and Supremacy of the Constitution (Art. 7)
7. Judicial Decisions (Art. 8)
PITC v. COA, G.R. G.R. No. 205837, Nov. 21, 2017
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Carpio-Morales v. CA, G.R. Nos. 217126-27, Nov. 10, 2015
Deutsche Bank v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, G.R. No. 188550,
Aug. 19, 2013
Santiago v. People, G.R. No. 238538, June 18, 2018
Roque v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 188456, Feb. 10, 2010
8. Interpretation/Application of Laws of Customs (Arts. 9-13)
People v. Veneracion, G.R. No. 119987, Oct. 12, 1995
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Primetown Property Group, Inc.,
G.R. No. 162155, Aug. 28, 2007
9. Obligatory Force of Penal Laws (Art. 14)
Del Socorro v. Van Wilsen, G.R. No. 193707, Dec. 10, 2014
AAA v. BBB, G.R. No. 212448, Jan. 11, 2018
10. Law on Status of Persons: The Nationality Principle (Art. 15)
Van Dorn v. Romillo, Jr., G.R. No. L-68470, Oct. 8, 1985
Pilapil v. Ibay-Somera, G.R. No. 80116, June 30, 1989
Roehr v. Rodriguez, G.R. No. 142820, June 20, 2003
Orion Savings Bank v. Suzuki, G.R. No. 205487, Nov. 12, 2014
11. Laws on Property (Art. 16)
Orion Savings Bank v. Suzuki, G.R. No. 205487, Nov. 12, 2014
Bellis v. Bellis, G.R. No. L-23678, June 6, 1967
Del Socorro v. Van Wilsen, G.R. No. 193707, Dec. 10, 2014
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO APPROVE THE WILL OF LUZ
GASPE LIPSON AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY, G.R. No.
229010, November 23, 2020
12. Forms and Solemnities of Contracts (Art. 17)
Del Socorro v. Van Wilsen, G.R. No. 193707, Dec. 10, 2014
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