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DOCTRINE EX TURPI CAUSA [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

ex turpi causa ... expresses the principle that a party does not have a right to enforce performance of an agreement founded on a consideration contrary to the public interest.

OBS

[ex turpi causa is the] shortened form of the maxim ex turpi causa non oritur actio ("from an immoral consideration an action does not arise") ...

Key term(s)
  • doctrine of ex turpi causa
  • ex turpi causa principle
  • ex turpi causa non oritur actio principle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
DEF

Doctrine selon laquelle une demande (à l'origine une action) ne peut être accueillie si elle est fondée sur une cause immorale.

OBS

Les mots «ex turpi causa» sont un raccourci pour la maxime «ex turpi causa non oritur actio».

Spanish

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