Obligations and Contracts Quiz

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Which is a requisite for an obligation?

  • Fact, prestation or service constituting the object of the obligation (correct)
  • Active subject (obligee or creditor)
  • Passive subject (obligor or debtor)
  • Negotiorum gestio

What is the principle behind quasi-contracts?

  • Active subject (obligee or creditor)
  • Lawful and voluntary acts
  • No one shall be unjustly enriched or benefited at the expense of another (correct)
  • Arising from juridical relations

Which is a type of quasi-contract?

  • Delicts
  • Negotiorum gestio (correct)
  • Contracts
  • Law

What must a prestation in an obligation be?

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What is a requisite for a quasi-contract?

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Flashcards

What is a prestation?

A crucial element that an obligation must have, specifying the action or service to be done.

What does it mean for a prestation to be licit?

An obligation must have a valid legal purpose and cannot be against the law.

What are quasi-contracts?

Actions and services that arise without a formal agreement, but legal obligations still exist based on fairness.

What is negotiorum gestio?

A type of quasi-contract where someone manages another's property without their knowledge, but for their benefit.

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What is the principle of unjust enrichment?

The principle behind quasi-contracts: no one should benefit unjustly at the expense of another.

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Study Notes

Obligations and Quasi-Contracts

  • A requisite for an obligation is a lawful cause, which can be a service, a thing, or a performance.

Principles of Quasi-Contracts

  • The principle behind quasi-contracts is to prevent unjust enrichment, which occurs when one person is enriched at the expense of another without justification.

Types of Quasi-Contracts

  • A type of quasi-contract is negotiorum gestio, which is a voluntary management of another's affairs.

Prestations in Obligations

  • A prestation in an obligation must be possible, i.e., it must be capable of being performed.

Requisites for Quasi-Contracts

  • A requisite for a quasi-contract is a meeting of minds, which is not necessarily a contract, but an agreement to reimburse or pay for a service or thing.

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