Se analiza la institución del caso fortuito y la fuerza mayor a propósito de la pandemia por Covid-19, enfatizando la metodología de análisis para identificar la afectación en contratos de ejecución diferida, especialmente los de construcción. Se subraya la necesidad de considerar cada una de las obligaciones y determinar, casuísticamente, si se está en presencia de una genuina imposibilidad de ejecución o solamente una mayor dificultad de cumplimiento, examinando en este último caso los hechos al amparo del estándar de diligencia pactado; en este último sentido, se analiza si se permite o no excluir la ejecución de la prestación pactada, por excesiva onerosidad o dificultad de cumplimiento sobreviniente, centrándose para ello en los contratos de construcción. Se revisa la procedencia de la excepción de contrato no cumplido, concluyendo que ésta no siempre es oponible ...

The institution of force majeure in regard with the Covid-19 pandemic is analyzed, emphasizing in a methodology to analysis and identify the affectation in deferred execution contracts, especially construction contracts. There is a firmly necessity to consider each one of the contractual duties and obligations, as well as the casuistically definition about a genuine unreached contract execution or only a greater difficulty of its accomplishment, examining in this last event the facts related to the agreed diligence standard. Under this last point of view, the article analyzes whether it is allowed for one of counterparts to exclude some part of contract´s object due to excessive onerousness or difficulty of supervening compliance. The pertinence of contract`s breach exception is matter of review, concluding that it`s not always forceable in case of non-satisfaction of proposed and ...

The institution of force majeure in regard with the Covid-19 pandemic is analyzed, emphasizing in a methodology to analysis and identify the affectation in deferred execution contracts, especially construction contracts. There is a firmly necessity to consider each one of the contractual duties and obligations, as well as the casuistically definition about a genuine unreached contract execution or only a greater difficulty of its accomplishment, examining in this last event the facts related to the agreed diligence standard. Under this last point of view, the article analyzes whether it is allowed for one of counterparts to exclude some part of contract´s object due to excessive onerousness or difficulty of supervening compliance. The pertinence of contract`s breach exception is matter of review, concluding that it`s not always forceable in case of non-satisfaction of proposed and ...