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    ATENEO LAW SCHOOL

    INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS


    Atty. Roy J. Rafols
    I.

    International Commercial Transactons:


    A.

    Definitions:
    1.
    2.

    B.

    Issues:
    1.
    2.
    3.

    4.
    II.

    International
    Commercial Transactions vs. Sales

    Applicable Law
    Financing the transaction
    Dispute Resolution
    (i)
    Forum/Venue
    (ii)
    Jurisdiction
    (iii)
    Language
    (iv)
    Currency
    (v)
    Provisional Remedies
    Enforcement

    Applicable Law in International Commercial/Business Transactions


    A.

    B.

    Sec. 2, Art. II, Constitution; Art. 1306, New Civil Code; Art. 2, Code of
    Commerce
    1.

    Bank of the Phil. Islands v. De Reny Fabric Industries,


    35 SCRA 256 (1970)

    2.

    Manila Resource Devt Corp. v. NLRC, 213 SCRA 296 (1992)

    3.

    Cadalin v. POEA, 238 SCRA 721 (1994)

    4.

    Chuidian v. Phil. Natl Bank, 734 F. Supp. 415, affd 976 F.2d 561
    (9th Cir. 1992)

    UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (Vienna Sales


    Convention)
    1.

    C.

    Adolfo S. Azcuna, The Vienna Sales Convention, Ateneo L. J.

    International Trade Terms/INCOTERMS 2010 (took effect Jan. 1, 2011)


    1.

    Behn, Meyer & Co. v. Yangco, 38 Phil. 602 (1918)

    2.

    Soriano y Cia v. CIR, 97 Phil. 505 (1955)

    3.

    Genl Foods Corp. v. Natl Coconut Corp., 100 Phil. 337 (1956)

    International Commercial Transactions


    Syllabus
    Page 2

    D.
    III.

    4.

    Natl Marketing Corp. v. Atlas Trading Devt Corp.,


    21 SCRA 359 (1967)

    5.

    Feati Bank & Trust Co. v. CA, 108 SCRA 72 (1981)

    6.

    Magellan Mftg. Marketing Corp. v. CA, 201 SCRA 102 (1991)

    7.

    Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc. v. CA, 234 SCRA 78 (1994)

    8.

    Telengtan Brothers & Sons, Inc. v. CA, 236 SCRA 617 (1194)

    9.

    Warner Bros. & Co. v. Israel, 101 F.2d 59 (2nd Cir. 1939)

    International Private Trade (Lowenfeld), pp. 7-89

    Financing the Sales Transaction:


    A.

    Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, ICC Pub.


    No. 600 (In force as of July, 2007)
    1.

    Severiano S. Tabios, Letters of Credit in Banking


    Transactions, 228 SCRA 378 (1993)

    2.

    Natl Mktg. Corp. v. Atlas Trading Devt Corp.,


    21 SCRA 359 (1967)

    3.

    Bank of the Phil. Islands v. De Reny Fabric Industries,


    35 SCRA 256 (1970)

    4.

    Phil Va. Tobacco Admin. v. De Los Angeles,


    164 SCRA 543 (1988)

    5.

    Insular Bank of Asia & America v. IAC, 167 SCRA 450 (1988)

    6.

    Natl Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Court of Appeals,


    184 SCRA 682 (1990)

    7.

    Feati Bank & Trust Co. v. CA, 196 SCRA 576 (1991)

    8.

    Magellan Mftg. Mktg. Corp. v. CA, 201 SCRA 102 (1991)

    9.

    J. Schuback & Sons v. CA, 227 SCRA 717 (1993)

    10.

    Bank of America v. CA, 228 SCRA 357 (1993)

    International Commercial Transactions


    Syllabus
    Page 3

    B.
    IV.

    Reliance Commodities, Inc. v. Daewoo Indl Co., Ltd.,


    228 SCRA 545 (1993)

    12.

    Nacu v. CA, 231 SCRA 237 (1994)

    13.

    MWSS v. Daway, 432 SCRA 559 (2004)

    14.

    Transfield Phils. v. Luzon Hydro, 443 SCRA 307 (2004)

    International Private Trade, pp. 125-183

    Dispute Resolution/Enforcement:
    A.

    V.

    11.

    New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign


    Arbitral Awards
    1.

    Natl Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Stolt-Nielsen Phils., Inc.,


    184 SCRA 682 (1990)

    2.

    Puromines, Inc. v. CA, 220 SCRA 281 (1993)

    3.

    Jorge R. Coquia, Arbitration as a Means of Reducing Court


    Congestion, 78 SCRA 121 (1977)

    B.

    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: RA No. 9285 (2003); A.M. No. 071108SC

    C.

    Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International Chamber of


    Commerce

    D.

    UNCITRAL Rules on Conciliation and Arbitration

    E.

    International Convention for the Settlement of Investment Disputes


    (ICSID)

    F.

    International Private Trade, pp. 91-124

    Sovereign Immunity
    1.

    United States of America v. Ruiz, 136 SCRA 487 (1985)

    2.

    Holy See v. Rosario, Jr., 238 SCRA 524 (1994)

    3.

    Republic of Indonesia v. Vinzon, 405 SCRA 126 (2003)

    4.

    GTZ v. CA, G.R. No. 152318, April 16, 2009

    International Commercial Transactions


    Syllabus
    Page 4

    5.

    China Natl Machinery v. Santamaria, 665 SCRA 189 (2012)

    6.

    Arigo v. Swift, 735 SCRA 102, 2014)

    7.

    Sovereign Immunity: Comparative Perspective, 29 Ateneo L. J. 49 (1985)


    oOo

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