Human dignity under the "Rebus Sic Stantibus" doctrine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46282/blr.2017.1.2.85Keywords:
human dignity, human rights, Rebus Sic Stantibus, impossibility of performanceAbstract
This article deals with the applicability of the Rebus Sic Stantibus doctrine, which is a lawful exception to the Pacta Sunt Servanda principle. It deals with the question on whether the Rebus Sic Stantibus could be applied on the impossibilities of performance caused by subjective reasons (besides the force majeur events which are traditionally connected with the doctrine). The hypothetical situation which is discussed in the article consists in a business relation between two entrepreneurs, whereas one party exercises a personal performance for the other, and this personal performance becomes to infringe human dignity of the performer. Particularly, the article asks the question on how, if at all, it is possible for a personal performance breaching human dignity to trigger the Rebus Sic Stantibus exception. The article, after discussing the concept of human dignity as well as the Rebus Sic Stantibus doctrine; answers, that the application is possible. The Slovak legal order is chosen as the working field for this article, however, the findings are applicable more broadly, as the article also elaborates on the theoretical bases of the question at stake.
References
BARTOŇ M. et al. Základní práva. 1st Edition. Praha: Leges, 2016. 608 p. ISBN 978-80-7502-128-1.
CHIBUNDU M. O. Can, Do, and Should Legal Entities Have Dignity?: The Case of the State. In: Maryland Law Review 2015, no. 75, pp. 194–209.
DUPRE C. Unlocking human dignity: towards a theory for 21st century. In: European Human Rights Law Review, 2009, no. 2, pp. 190–205.
FEKETE I., FEKETEOVÁ M. Občiansky zákonník. Prehľadný komentár. 1st Edition. Bratislava: EPOS, 2012. 1314 p. ISBN 978-80-8057-972-2.
KABL J. Litigating Dignity: a Human Rights Framework. In: Albany Law Review, 2010–2011, no. 74, pp. 1725–1738.
LAZAR, J. at al. Občianske právo hmotné 2. 1st edition. Bratislava : IURA EDITION, 2010. 549 p. ISBN 978-80-8078-346-4.
MARJÁK D. Klauzula Rebus Sic Stantibus. In LENHARTOVÁ, K. et al. (eds.) Míľniky práva v stredoeurópskom priestore 1st Part. 1st Edition. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Právnická fakulta, 2012, pp 342–351. ISBN 978-80-7160-317-7.
MAZACCANO P. J. Force Majeure, Impossibility, Frustration & the Like: Excuses for Non-Performance, the Historical Origins and Development of an Autonomous Commercial Norm in the CISG, [online, 10th November 2017]. Available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1982895.
MONSALVE V. B., ROMÁN J. A. Tensions of Human Dignity: Conceptualization and Application to International Human Rights Law. In: International Law Journal on Human Rights, 2009, no. 11, pp. 39–60.
PARK W.W.: Gaps and Changed circumstances in Energy contracts: The Devil in the Detail. In: Journal of World Energy Law and Business, 2015, no. 8, pp. 89–102. https://doi.org/10.1093/jwelb/jwv008 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jwelb/jwv008
PATAKYOVÁ, M. et al. Obchodný zákonník: komentár. 5th Edition. Prague : C. H. Beck, 2016. 1691 p. ISBN 978-80-7400-314-1.
PATAKYOVÁ M., CZÓKOLYOVÁ B. Teória spoločnosti v triáde rozhodnutí Daily Mail, Cartesio a VALE – spoločnosť ako fikcia, nexus kontraktov alebo reálna osoba? In: Právny obzor, 2015, no. 98, pp. 3–21.
RAINEY B., WICKS E., OVEY C. The European Convention on Human Rights. 7th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. 692 p. ISBN 972-0-19-876774-9.
REBRO K., BLAHO P. Rímske právo. 3rd Edition. Bratislava: IURA EDITION, 2003. 496 p. ISBN 808904753x.
ŠABATOVÁ, A.: Ombudsman a lidská práva. 1st Edition. Brno : DOPLNĚK, 2008. 200 p. ISBN 978-80-7239-229-2.
ŠTEVČEK, M. et al. Občiansky zákonník II. § 451–880. Komentár. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2015. 3208 p. ISBN 978-80-7400-597-8.
VOJČÍK, P. et al. Občiansky zákonník, stručný komentár. 3rd Edition. Bratislava: IURA EDITION, 2010. 1282 p. ISBN 978-80-8078-368-6.
WALDRON J. Dignity, Rights, and Responsibilities. In: Arizona State Law Journal, 2011, no. 43, pp. 1107–1135.
WEISSBRODT D. Business and Human Rights. In: University of Cincinnati Law Review, 2005–2006, no. 74, pp. 55–74.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Categories
License
The Author(s) transfers copyright to the Article to the Publisher of the Journal by the Licence Agreement.
The Author(s) retains rights specified in the Licence Agreement.
The readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all of the Article of the Journal and use them for any other lawful purpose under specified Creative Commons Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
