Principle

No. I.1.4 - Abuse of rights

A party may not exercise a right merely to damage the other party or to achieve a result which is disproportionate to the result intended by the legal principle out of which the right arises.

Commentary

References

Contract Clauses

Commentary

The Principle provides a classical example of a behavior which is contrary to the general Principle of good faith and fair dealing.

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References

Doctrine

Baldwin, Edward; Kantor, Mark; Nolan, Michael, Limits to Enforcement oof ICSID Awards, Journal of International Arbitration 2006 at page 1 et seq.

Charles T. Kotuby Jr. / Luke A. Sobota, GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND INTERNATIONAL DUE PROCESS - Principles and Norms Applicable in Transnational Disputes, New York NY USA 2017

Hurni, Christoph, Berner Kommentar zur ZPO, Art. 52 at page 449 et seq.

Penneau, Anne, L'article 1134 du code civil et l'abus du droit d'user d'une clause résolutoire, in: Recueil Dalloz 2006 at page 1796 et seq.

National Legislation

Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch - German Civil Code

Japanese Civil Code 2020
Act No. 89 of 1896
Amendment of Act No. 44 of 2017

Court Decisions

Cour de cassation de Belgique, C070214N, 17th Ocotber 2008

Cour de cassation de Belgique, C090565N, 1st October 2010

Cour de cassation de Belgique, C090624F, 6th January 2011

EuGH C-110/99, Emsland-Stärke GmbH v. Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas, 14. December 2000

EuGH C-321/05, Hans Markus Kofoed v. Skatteministeriet, 5. July 2007

Arbitral Awards

ICC Award No. 12456, Collection of ICC Arbitral Awards 2008-2011, at 811 et seq.

ICSID Award of April 11, 2007, Waguih Elie George Siag and Clorinda Vecchi vs. The Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/15

ICSID Decision on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, Abaclat and Others vs. The Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/5