general obligations
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General obligations are broad, legally enforceable duties or commitments that arise under contract or statute, as opposed to more specific or narrowly defined legal responsibilities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal concept
ⓘ
obligation ⓘ |
| aimsTo | ensure predictable legal behavior ⓘ |
| appliesTo | parties to a contract ⓘ |
| ariseFrom |
contract
ⓘ
statute ⓘ |
| canBeExpress | yes ⓘ |
| canBeImplied | yes ⓘ |
| canBeLimitedBy |
contract terms
ⓘ
statutory exceptions ⓘ |
| canBeModifiedBy | agreement of the parties ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | specific obligations ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
special obligations
ⓘ
specific performance obligations ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | courts ⓘ |
| existIn |
civil law systems
ⓘ
common law systems ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | legally enforceable ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
allocate risk between parties
ⓘ
protect legal interests ⓘ provide baseline duties in legal relationships ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | creates liability for breach ⓘ |
| hasNature | broad duties ⓘ |
| hasScope |
broad
ⓘ
non-specific ⓘ |
| includes |
duty of good faith
ⓘ
duty to act with reasonable care ⓘ duty to avoid causing harm ⓘ duty to comply with applicable law ⓘ duty to perform contractual promises ⓘ |
| mayAriseIn |
contract law
ⓘ
regulatory law ⓘ tort law ⓘ |
| mayBeBreachBy |
commission
ⓘ
omission ⓘ |
| mayBeEnforcedThrough |
damages
ⓘ
injunctions ⓘ specific performance ⓘ |
| mayBeImpliedBy |
course of dealing
ⓘ
custom ⓘ law ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
contract law
ⓘ
statutory law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
general duty of care
ⓘ
good faith and fair dealing ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| requires | compliance with general standards of conduct ⓘ |
| subjectTo | remedies for breach ⓘ |
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