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Comity and Common Law in Shoop Case by davebarce is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. The court held that the Philippines is an unorganized territory of the United States under civil government established by Congress. 2. In interpreting Philippine laws and rendering decisions, the court relies heavily on principles of Anglo-American common law, except where Spanish civil law still applies. 3. The court concluded that the jurisprudence of the Philippines is based primarily on the principles of English common law as embodied in contemporary American common law, thereby satisfying the req
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