Termination of the contract before the due date due to anticipation of violation of Iranian law and the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (Vienna-1980)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD student in private law, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Private Law, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran,

3 Associate Professor, Department of Private Law, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Humanities, Damavand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran.

Abstract

 The issue of breach of contract and the guarantee of performance resulting from it, is one of the important issues in contract law. Before the expiration of the obligation, based on the explicit announcement of the obligor or according to the current situation, one of the parties to the contract normally understands that the obligation will not be fulfilled in due time. In this case, 72 International Convention on the Sale of Goods 1980 stipulates "the existence of the right of termination on the basis of anticipation of infringement". However, no legal provision is specified in Iranian law. To what extent is this right of termination reflected in Iranian law? While examining Iranian law and citing general principles and rules, we seek to explain that on the one hand, the theory of termination of a contract before the due date is due to anticipation of violation in Iranian law and on the other hand, jurisprudential sources has no legislative history. The non-acceptance of the theory of termination of a contract does not contradict the rules governing the Iranian legal system and can be applied and accepted along with other rules.

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Journal of Comparative Law
Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 10
October 2022
Pages 97-120

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  • Receive Date: 14 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 01 August 2022
  • Accept Date: 14 September 2022

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