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If The Government Says So, It Must Be Right: An Analysis On The Impact Of Government Issued Force Majeure Certificates, Verónica Orantes May 2022

If The Government Says So, It Must Be Right: An Analysis On The Impact Of Government Issued Force Majeure Certificates, Verónica Orantes

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

In March 2020, the world came to a halt with the beginning of the Covid–19 pandemic. The pandemic’s worldwide im-pact resulted in endless business transactions becoming im-possible or impracticable to perform. The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade issued force majeure certificates for its national business parties to excuse their performance under cross–border transactions. This note explores how the excuses for the performance of a contract work under Common Law and Civil Law systems and how each system would react to the parties invoking force majeure under a force majeure certificate issued by a government agency.


The Power Of Codification In Latin America: Simón Bolívar And The Code Napoléon, M C. Mirow Feb 2016

The Power Of Codification In Latin America: Simón Bolívar And The Code Napoléon, M C. Mirow

M. C. Mirow

Codification can be an effective means to centralize and to consolidate state power. The use of codification in this manner runs against the commonly perceived notion that it promotes republican and egalitarian values. As Simon Bolivar's dictatorship quickly crumbled around him, he turned to codification based on the Code Napoleon as part of an attempt to unify Gran Colombia. Factors leading him to this undertaking and source were the need for legal reform, his emulation of Napoleon, his exposure to the works of Jeremy Bentham, and, speculatively, the influence of Andres Bello. Boivar's attempt at codification was not to complete …


The Power Of Codification In Latin America: Simón Bolívar And The Code Napoléon, M C. Mirow Jan 2000

The Power Of Codification In Latin America: Simón Bolívar And The Code Napoléon, M C. Mirow

Faculty Publications

Codification can be an effective means to centralize and to consolidate state power. The use of codification in this manner runs against the commonly perceived notion that it promotes republican and egalitarian values. As Simon Bolivar's dictatorship quickly crumbled around him, he turned to codification based on the Code Napoleon as part of an attempt to unify Gran Colombia. Factors leading him to this undertaking and source were the need for legal reform, his emulation of Napoleon, his exposure to the works of Jeremy Bentham, and, speculatively, the influence of Andres Bello. Boivar's attempt at codification was not to complete …


Código Civil Colombiano Y Leyes Vigentes Que Lo Adicionan Y Reforman, Eduardo Rodríguez Piñeres Jan 1923

Código Civil Colombiano Y Leyes Vigentes Que Lo Adicionan Y Reforman, Eduardo Rodríguez Piñeres

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

5a. Edición

Indice General: Título Preliminar. - Libro Primero: De las personas. - Libro Segundo: De los bienes y de su dominio, posesión, uso y goce. - Libro Tercero: De la sucesión por causa de muerte y de las donaciones entre vivos. - Libro Cuarto: De las obligaciones en general y de los contratos. - Apéndice: Leyes civiles vigentes. - Indice analítico - Indice general.