CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
ARTICLE One - NAME OF THE LAW
ARTICLE Two - EFFECTIVITY OF LAWS
ARTICLE Three - IGNORANCE OF THE LAW
Memory "I DIDN'T KNOW" is not an excuse.
ARTICLE Five - MANDATORY/PROHIBITORY LAWS
Question: Is there an exception?
ARTICLE Six - WAIVER OF RIGHTS
Question: What limits a waiver?
ARTICLE Seven - REPEAL AND SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION
Question: What if an ordinary law conflicts with the Constitution?
Question: Can an executive regulation contradict a law?
ARTICLE Eight - JUDICIAL DECISIONS
ARTICLE Nine - DUTY OF COURTS
ARTICLE Ten - DOUBT IN INTERPRETATION
ARTICLE Twelve - PROOF OF CUSTOM
ARTICLE Thirteen - COMPUTATION OF TIME
Memory FIRST OUT; LAST IN.
ARTICLE Fifteen - PERSONAL LAWS
ARTICLE Sixteen - PROPERTY
Question: What about succession?
Memory PROPERTY is governed by LOCATION.
ARTICLE Seventeen - FORMS AND SOLEMNITIES
Memory FORM follows PLACE OF EXECUTION.
ARTICLES nineteen to twenty-six - HUMAN RELATIONS
ARTICLE twenty-two - UNJUST ENRICHMENT
ARTICLE twenty-eight - UNFAIR COMPETITION
Memory POLICE equals PRIMARY CITY or MUNICIPALITY equals SUBSIDIARY.
ARTICLE thirty-six - PREJUDICIAL QUESTION
ARTICLES thirty-seven to forty-three - PERSONS
Very important distinction
Capacity to act may be modified or limited by:
ARTICLES forty-four to forty-seven - JURIDICAL PERSONS
ARTICLES forty-eight to forty-nine - CITIZENSHIP
ARTICLE fifty - DOMICILE OF NATURAL PERSONS
ARTICLE fifty-one - DOMICILE OF JURIDICAL PERSONS