Rebus Sic Stantibus clause in the contract of sale of expected future thing
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https://doi.org/10.53591/rdc.v4i4.2395Keywords:
Good faith, Contracts, Roman Law, Ecuadorian Civil Code, Hermeneutic functionAbstract
This article explores the concept and content of good faith, defining it as rectitude and honesty in legal relationships. In the Roman context, it highlights its importance in contracts involving obligations of good faith. It is analyzed from psychological and ethical perspectives. In the Ecuadorian Civil Code, good faith is a general principle that informs, integrates, and interprets. Its hermeneutic function is highlighted in contract interpretation, ensuring loyalty and rectitude in all phases of the legal business.
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Congreso Nacional. (14 de Marzo de 2022). Código Civil. Obtenido de https://loyal.finder.lexis.com.ec/Webtools/LexisFinder/DocumentVisualizer/FullDocumentVisualizerPDF.aspx?id=CIVIL-CODIGO_CIVIL
Código Civil ecuatoriano. Artículo 1562.
Código Civil ecuatoriano. Artículo 1752.
Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la Lengua Española. XXII edición t. I. 2001, p. 1045. Vos: Fe. 2. En particular el citato dictionaries indica: good faith, n. A state of mind consisting in (1) honesty in belief or purpose, (2) faithfulness to one’s duty or obligation, (3) observance of reasonable commercial standars of fair dealing in a given trade or business, or (4) absence of intent to defraud or to seek unconscionable advantage. (Campell Black, Henry, Black’s Law Dictionary, seventh edition, West Group, Minesota, 1999, p, 701.
La Venta de la Cosa Futura. Federico Weber Ponce De León. Profesor de Seminario de Contratos en el Departamento de derecho de la UIA.
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