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Necesită dolul o eroare scuzabilă? Reflecții privind obligația de autoinformare
Does dolus require an excusable error? Reflections on the obligation of self-information

Author(s): Fabian-Eduard Crețu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, Comparative Law
Published by: Uniunea Juriștilor din România
Keywords: dolus; excusable error; obligation of self-information; pre-contractual obligation of information;

Summary/Abstract: Through this study we have tried to evoke an issue insufficiently addressed in the Romanian law, but which has provoked a series of controversies in the French doctrine and case law. Specifically, we tried to answer the following question: Does dolus require an excusable error? Or if, on the contrary, the (un)excusable nature of the error caused has no relevance for the retention of dolus? Following the presentation of the arguments expressed in the Hexagon, but also by certain Romanian authors, we will present our own point of view on this issue. In our opinion, according to the current Romanian civil regulation, dolus requires the existence of an excusable error, in opposition, for example, with the solution chosen by the French legislator in 2016 or with the vision of the editors of the UNIDROIT Principles. The Romanian judges confirm, in the majority, that it is inconceivable to cancel a contract for dolus, while the alleged victim of the dolus has violated by guilt his obligation of self-information. In other words, the lack of some reasonable diligences in order to know the reality excludes the dolus.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 9-23
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian