Termination of the Contract for Intrinsic and Extrinsic Reasons. A Unitary or Differentiated Regime of Effects?

This paper addresses the question of the reasonableness of a unitary system of effects for contractual termination in a broad sense, encompassing both intrinsic and extrinsic causes. To this end, it undertakes a comparative analysis of the regulation of the effects of nullity and termination for breach in two normative models: one “traditional”, the Civil Code of Bello, and the other “modern”, the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. The conclusion suggests that maintaining a differentiated regime, as both texts do, is appropriate. Consequently, doctrinally supporting such a broad notion of “contractual termination” proves neither useful as a basis for a conceptual framework nor as a foundation for a normative regime.

• Main Author: Momberg Uribe, Rodrigo (author)
• Other Authors: Severin Fuster, Gonzalo (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Contract termination; nullity; inefficacy; termination for breach; Civil Code of Bello; UNIDROIT Principles; Civil Law; Private Law; Terminación del contrato; nulidad; ineficacia; resolución por incumplimiento; Código de Bello; Principios Unidroit; derecho civil; derecho privado
• Online Access: https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/foro/article/view/5507