Oblicon (chronological order based on the book) Flashcards
The term — means any rule of action or any system of uniformity
Law
Law which is not promulgated and enforced by law
Law (in the non-legal sense)
Law may be divided into 2 general groups
- Law (in the strict legal sense)
- Law (in the non-legal sense)
Law which is promulgated and enforced by the state.
Law (in the strict legal sense)
Subjects of Laws
- State Law
- Divine Law
- Natural Law
- Moral law
- Physical Law
Law of religion and faith
Divine Law
Divin inspiration in man of the sense of justice, fairness, and righteousness not by divine revelation or formal promulgation.
Natural Law
Totality of the norms of good and right conduct growing out of the collected sense of right and wrong of every community
Moral Law
In the operation or course of nature, there are uniformities of actions and orders of sequence which are physical phenomena.
Physical Law
Particularly concerns us in this work in the state law
State Law
Deals with obligations and contracts
Book 4 of the Civil Code
Organizations of Courts
- Regular Courts
- Special Courts
- Quasi-judicial Agencies
Characteristics of Law
- It is a rule of conduct
- It is obligatory
- It is promulgated by legitative authority
- It is common observance and benefit
Sources of Law
- Constitution
- Legislation
- Administrative or executive orders, regulations, and rulings
- Judicial decisions or Jurisprudence
- Customs
- Other sources
The term ——– is derived from the Latin word obligatio which means tying or *binding *
Obligation
The court may be asked to order the performance of an obligation if the debtor refuses to perform it.
Juridical Necessity
Essential requisites of an obligation
- Passive Subject (Debtor/Obligor)
- Active Subject (Creditor/Obligee)
- Object/Prestation (Subject matter of the Obligation)
- Juridical/Legal Tie (Efficient Cause)
Refers to the manner in which an obligation is manifested or incurred
Form of an Obligation
Kinds of Obligation according to the Subject Matter
- Real Obligation
- Personal Obligation
Obligations arise from:
- Law
- Contracts
- Quasi-contracts
- Act or Omissions punished by law
- uasi-delicts
Contractual Obligations:
- Binding Force
- Requirement of a valid contract
- Breach of Contract
Obligations arising from contract have the force of law between contracting parties
Binding force
A contract is valid if it is not contrary to law, morals, and good customs, public order, and public policy.
Requirements of Valid Contract
A contract may be breached or violated by a party in whole or in part.
Breach of Contract
Compliance or performance in accordance with stipulations or terms of the contract or agreement.
Compliance of good faith
- Juridical relation resulting from lawful, voluntary and unilateral acts by a virtue of which the parties become bound to each other to the end that no one will be unjustly enriched or benefited at the expense of another
- It is not, properly, a contract at all
Quasi-contract
Kinds of Quasi-contracts
- Negotiorum Gestio
- Solutio Indebiti
- Other examples of quasi-contracts
Voluntary management of the property of another without the knowledge or consent of the latter.
Negotiorum Gestio
Act or omission by a person which causes damage to another in his person, property, or rights
Quasi-delict