OBLIGATIONS Flashcards
Two kinds of obligations as to sanction
- Natural Obligation
- Civil Obligation
It is based on equity and natural law. It does not give a creditor right of action to enforce performance
Natural Obligation
It is a juridical necessity to give, to do, or not to do.
Civil Obligation
Meaning of Juridical Necessity
The creditor can go to court to enforce the performance of the debtor.
It is based on positive law
Civil Obligation
What is positive law?
Laws enacted by the congress
One of the modes of extinguishing an obligation
Through prescription
An oral contract will be prescribed after _____
6 years
A written contract will be prescribed after ____
10 years
Two classifications of civil obligation
- Real obligation
- Personal obligation
It involves payment
Real Obigation
It involves performance
Personal Obligation
A real obligation can be classified into two:
Determinate thing or specific thing
Generic Thing
Things that are particularly designated and physically segregated from all other things of the same class
Determinate or specific thing
All other things other than determinate things
Generic Thing
Essential elements of civil obligation
Active subject
Passive Subject
Object or Prestation
Vinculum Juris/ Juridical Tie
Active Subject
Obligee or Creditor. A person who has the right to enforce the performance of that civil obligation.