Droit des obligations (partie générale)

Ersatzvornahme nach Art. 98 OR

In den Jahren 2010 und 2011 führte die B. AG als Generalunternehmerin auf dem Grundstück des C. Überbauungsarbeiten aus. Dadurch wurden auf dem Nachbargrundstück des A. Risse verursacht. A. zufolge hätte er das Grundstück nach Beendigung der Bauarbeiten zweimal zusammen mit Vertretern der B. AG besichtigt und ein Protokoll erstellt, welches die notwendigen Instandstellungsarbeiten auflistete. Die…

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Die vorliegende SZW/RSDA richtet ihren Fokus auf das Projekt OR 2020|CO 2020: 23 Rechtswissen­schaftlerinnen und Rechtswissenschaftler, welche alle an schweizerischen Universitäten forschen, prä­sentieren mit «Schweizer Obligationenrecht 2020| Code des obligations suisse 2020» einen Entwurf für einen neuen Allgemeinen Teil|un projet relatif à une nouvelle partie générale des geltenden…

OR 2020: Braucht die Schweiz ein neues Vertragsrecht? – Eine Einführung

In spring 2013, the draft for a new General Part of the Swiss Code of Obligations was published under the title “Schweizer Obligationenrecht 2020” (OR 2020; in French “Code des obligations suisse 2020” [CO 2020]). The OR 2020 draft contains model rules for a new General Part of the existing Swiss Code of Obligations in German, French, Italian and English, as well as explanatory notes on each…

CO 2020: un ponte verso il futuro

CO 2020 is a project that aims, according to its authors, to modernize the general part of the Swiss Code of Obligations. This article explores some relevant points of the project, summarizing it and including some critical examination. The project can be seen as a bridge to the future. The first solid bank, on which rests the begining of the bridge, is certainly the existing Code of Obligations,…

L’enrichissement illégitime dans le CO 2020

The obligations arising from unjust enrichment consti­tute certainly one of the most complicated issues of the Code of Obligations. Case law and legal scholars have created several distinctions and categories supposed to help courts treat the disputes they have to decide. In fact, the result is a mosaic of solutions whose logic and coherence are not always the main quality. The salient…

Neues Deliktsrecht für Unternehmen: Die Organisations- und Gefährdungshaftung im Vorschlag OR 2020

Swiss tort law reform was on the academic and political agenda until the Federal Council shelved it in 2009. Proposal CO 2020 tries to revive the debate. Two of its key provisions have particular meaning for companies: Art. 59 provides for a new type of organizational enterprise liability and Art. 60 contains a strict liability provision for “particularly dangerous activities”. The rationales for…

Vorschlag eines neuen Leistungsstörungsrechts im OR 2020

The concept of default proposed in the Code of Obligations 2020 (“CO 2020”) is inspired mostly by the principles codified in international conventions such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Articles 118 et seqq. CO 2020 introduce a dogmatic change insofar as the default system is based on the breach of contract solely and does – for the obligee’s…

Innovation durch den OR 2020-Entwurf: Die Vorschriften über die Liquidation

The draft version of the new Swiss Law of Obligations (OR 2020) suggests introducing a novel regime for restitution (called “Liquidation”) into the general part of the OR. The new provisions would cover all cases where contractual performances have to be restored, ranging from the invalidity of a contract to its termination for breach. It specifies that if a party cannot return what it has…

Die Modernisierung des schweizerischen Abtretungsrechts –Bemerkungen zum Zessionsrecht im OR 2020

The draft for a new General Part of the Swiss Code of Obligations presented by law professors in 2013 includes interesting proposals for a revision of the Swiss assignment law. Following a number of international and foreign precedents, the draft suggests to restrict the effects of contractual no-assignment clauses to the relationship between the debtor and the creditor/assignor, a reform which…

Ist die aktienrechtliche Verantwortlichkeit noch zeitgemäss?

An analysis of the board members’ and directors’ liability law shows that its present form has significant deficits: Confronting board members with a liability excee­ding their individual risk capacity causes risk adversity and a crowding out effect within the pool of potential board members. In the light of these functional deficits, it does not come as a surprise that the track record of…