Professional Documents
Culture Documents
9. Modern Devt
a. Thru treatis and conventions to regulate
i. Hague Con on PRIL
1. Most significant contributions:
a. Applicability regardless of nationality
b. Nonrefusal of cases wherein court of origin did not apply PRIL
rules
c. Whether default judgement is enforceable
d. Establishes enforcement procedures
2. Supplementary protocol:
a. Applies to habitual residents of contracting states
3. Con on R & F of Decisions relating to maintenance obligations (Family
relations)
4. 17th session of Hague conference: PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCEMENT
ii. EEC Con of 1998
1. Jurisdiction in common market area
iii. Uniform Foreign money-judgements Recog Act
1. Scope: Final and conclusive even though subject of appeal
2. Excludes:: judgements from taxes, penalties for child and spousal
support
10. Procedure for enforcement
a. Laws provide for a procedure: authentication of judgement thru Phil Consul
b. Attempt to reconcile the principle of territorial jurisdiction of courts ( DEMANDS
ENFORCEMENT TO HAVE BASIS OTHER THAN AUTHORITY OF RENDERING COURT) and
res judicata
c.