Table - Conflict Of Laws

Civil Law Summer Reviewer ATENEO CENTRAL BAR OPERATIONS 2007 Table 1. Conflict Special Rule on Contracts FACTUAL SITUATION POINT OF CONTACT 1. Sales and Barter a) extrinsic validity a) lex situs b) capacity of parties b) lex situs c) intrinsic validity c) lex situs 2. Lease of Property a) extrinsic validity a) lex situs b) capacity of parties b) lex situs c) intrinsic validity c) lex situs 3. Lease of Services a) extrinsic validity a) lex loci celebrationis b) capacity of parties b) national law c) intrinsic validity c) loci voluntaris or lex loci intentionis 4. Contract of Common Carriage of a) fixed situs of the Goods a) extrinsic validity carrier (depot or resting place) b) capacity of parties b) fixed situs of the c) intrinsic validity carrier d) liability for loss, c) fixed situs of the destruction, or carrier deterioration of d) law of the destination goods in transitu (Art. 1753, Civil Code) 5. Contract of Agency a) extrinsic validity a) lex loci celebrationis b) capacity of parties to (unless the agency be principal or agent deals with c) intrinsic validity conveyance or encumbering of property – in which case the lex situs of the property applies b) national law of the parties (unless the agency deals with the conveyance or encumbering of property – in which case the lex situs of the property applies) c) lex loci voluntatis or lex loci intentionis (unless the agency deals with the QuickTime™ conveyance and a or TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see thisencumbering picture. or property, in which case the lex situs of the property applies

6. Simple Loan (Mutuum) a) extrinsic validity b) capacity of the parties c) intrinsic validity 7. Commodatum a) extrinsic validity b) capacity of the parties c) intrinsic validity 8. Pledge, Chattel Mortgage, Real Mortgage, and Antichresis a) extrinsic validity b) capacity of the parties c) intrinsic validity

a) lex lcoi celebrationis b) national law c) lex loci vontuntatis or lex loci intentionis a) lex situs b) lex situs c) lex situs

a) lex situs b) lex situs c) lex situs NOTE: These are accessory contracts only; therefore, if the principal contract (generally the contract of loan) is defective, the accessory contract must also be deemed defective)

9. Guaranty and Suretyship a) extrinsic validity b) capacity of the parties c) intrinsic validity

a) lex loci celebrationos b) national law c) lex loci voluntatis or lex loci intentionis NOTE: These are also accessory contracts; if the principal contract is defective, the accessory contract is also generally defective.