SUMMER REVIEWER OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS TITLE 1 - OBLIGATION • Art. 1156. An obligation is a juridical necessity to give‚ to do or not to do. (n) • neither party may unilaterally evade his obligation in the contract‚ unless: a. Contract authorizes it b. Other party assents Parties may freely enter into any stipulations provided they are not contrary to law‚ morals‚ good customs‚ public order or public policy CHAPTER 1. – GENERAL PROVISIONS See Arts. 1156 - 1162 ELEMENTS OF AN OBLIGATION: 1. Active
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(possibly the principle‚ if not the only‚ reason) that we should obey a law is that it is a law. In fact‚ with the exception of a special class of laws‚ it is no reason at all. This is the core of discussion whether there is a general moral obligation to obey the law. This discussion started in the 1970’s in the United States. The background to it was the civil rights movement in the United States‚ and the Vietnam War with its political scandals. People who disagreed with the governments’ policies
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he were to break them when all they have done is “brought you into the world‚ and nurtured and educated you‚ and given you and every other citizen a share in every good that we had to give”‚ is being said as an imaginary response on behalf of his obligation to them. The Laws were like a father relationship in assisting Socrates as he grew; they educated him and enriched him. They gave him a share in all the great things of the city‚ citizenship and the right to leave at any time. Socrates in particular
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a family in Zimbabwe access to the basic necessities of life. Singer argues we have widespread obligations to the world’s poor‚ but we can meet them without being deprived of all of our worldly assets and possessions. This essay aims to defend Singer’s arguments that we‚ fitting a picture of absolute affluence‚ have a moral obligation to help those in poverty. Singer’s position on our moral obligation to aid the world’s poor is characteristically frank and rests on three premises. The first premise
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To: Controller of LOI‚ Files From: Accounting Class Re: Recognition of Asset Retirement Obligations for Lack of Information Date: June 2‚ 2014 Background Lack of Information (LOI) owns and operates 50 warehouses throughout the country. As part of LOI’s efforts to identify potential asset retirement obligations‚ LOI’s internal audit group held interviews with all 50 of the warehouse managers and also performed site visits at each of the 50 locations. The related findings of the interviews and
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Passion or Obligation A complicated battle constantly conflicts people around the globe daily. The battle of passion versus obligation is fought by both young and old‚ but is this battle necessary? Some would say that it is impossible to both fulfill your obligations and pursue your passions at the same time. This‚ however‚ is quite contrary to histories teachings. While it can sometimes be hard to find‚ a balance between the two does exist‚ which makes it possible to accomplish both.
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Peter Singer argues that all people have a moral obligation to donate all that we can to the poor. The suffering and starving of those people living in poverty are not inevitable; many of us have the ability to eliminate this suffering‚ however‚ we choose not to. We have a moral duty to prevent bad things from happening as long as it does not cost at the cost of “sacrificing anything morally significant”. (Ethical Theory). Therefore‚ making such donation is moral duty for people living in affluent
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Political Science-II Political Obligations and Issues of Fair Play: A Critical Analysis Submitted By: Abhishek Choudhary (2034) Table of Contents Introduction Modern theories in the pursuit of explaining the provenance of political obligations tend to display a warranted skepticism of traditional consent theories. Twentieth century political philosophers expended much of their energy in drawing attention to the utter absurdity of such theories by attacking
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Obligation isn’t always driven by reason. What a person feels obliged to do may not be the most reasonable choice of action. In fact‚ this choice may even physically harm them in some way. The following short stories‚ The Inheritor‚ Tell-Tale Heart‚ and Harrison Bergeron are all examples of a sense of obligation leading someone to make an unreasonable choice. In The Inheritor‚ Tell-Tale Heart‚ and Harrison Bergeron‚ the main characters are all forced to make a choice to either follow what they felt
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Different kinds of obligation a. Pure and conditional pure-one whose effectivity or extinguishment does not depend upon the fulfillment or non-fillment of a condition or upon the expiration of a term or period. Characterized by Immediate Demandabilty. Conditional obligation-effectivity is subordinated to the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of a future or uncertain fact event • Future and uncertain event or • Past event and unknown to the parties a. Suspensive vs. resolutory
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