The Principle of Force Majeure in Shariah: A Special Reference to Saudi Contract Law

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spelling 11721 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=11721 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Article Journal application/pdf 10 1.6 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in Pages 2018-09-09 17:59:05 6000-01-FH02-FUHA-18-21248.pdf UniSZA Private Access The Principle of Force Majeure in Shariah: A Special Reference to Saudi Contract Law Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication The principle of force majeure is mainly used in commercial and business contracts. According to Loweel (2008), the traditional rationale for force majeure clauses involved unanticipated events and impossibility of performance whilst the more recent practice has been to use force majeure provisions as a broader risk allocation tool. In Shari’ah, impossibility of performance due to changed circumstances is known as, Istihalah al-tanfidh. The principle of Quwa Qahira or Quwat al-Qanun is also observed to be broader than the English doctrine of frustration. It covers both supervening impossibility and circumstances where the performance has become substantially different to that initially agreed, resulting in the alteration of the rights and also the responsibilities under the contract. Special reference also be made to Saudi where in Saudi contract law, a force majeure event does not terminate the contract but merely suspends its applicability until performance becomes possible again. The authors in this paper applied doctrinal analysis as the research methodology of the topic. 1 SE 1097-1106
spellingShingle The Principle of Force Majeure in Shariah: A Special Reference to Saudi Contract Law
summary The principle of force majeure is mainly used in commercial and business contracts. According to Loweel (2008), the traditional rationale for force majeure clauses involved unanticipated events and impossibility of performance whilst the more recent practice has been to use force majeure provisions as a broader risk allocation tool. In Shari’ah, impossibility of performance due to changed circumstances is known as, Istihalah al-tanfidh. The principle of Quwa Qahira or Quwat al-Qanun is also observed to be broader than the English doctrine of frustration. It covers both supervening impossibility and circumstances where the performance has become substantially different to that initially agreed, resulting in the alteration of the rights and also the responsibilities under the contract. Special reference also be made to Saudi where in Saudi contract law, a force majeure event does not terminate the contract but merely suspends its applicability until performance becomes possible again. The authors in this paper applied doctrinal analysis as the research methodology of the topic.
title The Principle of Force Majeure in Shariah: A Special Reference to Saudi Contract Law
title_full The Principle of Force Majeure in Shariah: A Special Reference to Saudi Contract Law
title_fullStr The Principle of Force Majeure in Shariah: A Special Reference to Saudi Contract Law
title_full_unstemmed The Principle of Force Majeure in Shariah: A Special Reference to Saudi Contract Law
title_short The Principle of Force Majeure in Shariah: A Special Reference to Saudi Contract Law
title_sort principle of force majeure in shariah: a special reference to saudi contract law