Art. 121. Full faith and credit shall be given in each State of the Federation to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of all the other States. The Congress shall by general laws prescribe the manner of proving the said acts, records and proceedings and the effect thereof.
I. The laws of a State shall only be binding within its own confines, and shall therefore have no extra-territorial force.
II. Movable and immovable property shall be governed by the lex sitae.
III. Judgments of a State court as to property and property rights situated in another State shall only be binding when expressly so provided by the law of the latter State.
Judgments relating to personal rights shall only be binding in another State provided the person shall have expressly, or impliedly by reason of domicile, submitted to the jurisdiction of the court rendering such judgment, and provided further that personal service shall have been secured.
IV. All acts of civil status performed in accordance with the laws of one State shall be binding in all other States.
V. All professional licenses issued by the authorities of one State in accordance with its laws shall be valid in all other States.
Art. 122. The Powers of the Union are bound to protect the States against all invasion or external violence. In case of insurrection or internal
