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INEXECUTABILITE FINALITAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frustration of purpose
1, record 1, English, frustration%20of%20purpose
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frustration of purpose is, in a sense, the converse of impracticability. The two ideas resemble each other in that neither is concerned with cases in which performance has become impossible. Impracticability is said to arise when a supplier of goods, services or other facilities alleges that performance of his own promise has become so burdensome to him that he should no longer be bound to render it. The argument of frustration of purpose, on the other hand, is put forward by the recipient of the goods, services or facilities: it is that supervening events have so greatly reduced the value to him of the other party's performance that he should no longer be bound to accept and pay for it. 2, record 1, English, - frustration%20of%20purpose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From the standpoint of the intended recipient of the performance. 3, record 1, English, - frustration%20of%20purpose
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inexécutabilité finalitaire
1, record 1, French, inex%C3%A9cutabilit%C3%A9%20finalitaire
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Du point de vue du destinataire de la prestation. 2, record 1, French, - inex%C3%A9cutabilit%C3%A9%20finalitaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
inexécutabilité finalitaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles(PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - inex%C3%A9cutabilit%C3%A9%20finalitaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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