Miarkowanie kary umownej w Kodeksie cywilnym i wybranych aktach modelowego prawa umów

• Authors: Juranek Alexander Martin

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Reduction the Specified Sum to Reasonable Amount in “Contractual Penalties Clauses” in Polish Civil Code and Selected Model Acts of Contract Law

Abstracts

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This article aims synthetically to refer to discussion between Polish academiclawyers about the controversies regarding to reduction of a specified sum in “agreed or stipulated payment for non-performance” in art. 484 § 2 of Polish Civil Code. These conclusions, resulting from the analysis of Polish private law - will be referring to the same reduction-clause in three selected acts of contracts model law: UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, the Principles of European Contract Law and the Draft Common Frame of Reference. The last part of this article contains the conclusions de lege ferenda from comparative analysis.

Keywords

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contractual penalties; reduction; Polish law; model law; European law; harmonisation

• Publisher: Fundacja „Utriusque Iuris” i Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Forum Prawnicze
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 3(59)
• Pages: 47–63

Contributors

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Juranek Alexander Martin

• Katedra Międzynarodowego Prawa Prywatnego i Handlowego Wydziału Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego