Unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under Colombian law

The content of adhesion contracts is imposed by the proposing party to the adhering party without the possibility of being discussed or modified, thus increasing the risk of altering it's legal balance by the inclusion of unfair terms. For example, in the Colombian legal system different kinds...

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Autor Principal: Torres C.P.
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Universidad Externado de Colombia 2015
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spelling ir-10336-231042022-05-02T12:37:20Z Unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under Colombian law Las cláusulas abusivas en los contratos de adhesión en el derecho colombiano Torres C.P. Abusive terms Adherent Adhesion contract Consumer Good faith Legal balance of the contract Proponent Strong party Weak party The content of adhesion contracts is imposed by the proposing party to the adhering party without the possibility of being discussed or modified, thus increasing the risk of altering it's legal balance by the inclusion of unfair terms. For example, in the Colombian legal system different kinds of clauses involving excessive, unfair and unjustified benefits have been identified which benefit the proposing party and that place to the adhering party in a situation of greater weakness. Consequently, the theory of unfair clauses has arisen as a method of repairing this legal imbalance. Different criteria exist for applying this theory in Colombian law, such as in the case of adhesion contracts with consumers or adhesion contracts between employers (or non-consumers). 2015 2020-05-25T23:59:46Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 01234366 23462442 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23104 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Universidad Externado de Colombia instname:Universidad del Rosario
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language Inglés (English)
topic Abusive terms
Adherent
Adhesion contract
Consumer
Good faith
Legal balance of the contract
Proponent
Strong party
Weak party
spellingShingle Abusive terms
Adherent
Adhesion contract
Consumer
Good faith
Legal balance of the contract
Proponent
Strong party
Weak party
Torres C.P.
Unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under Colombian law
description The content of adhesion contracts is imposed by the proposing party to the adhering party without the possibility of being discussed or modified, thus increasing the risk of altering it's legal balance by the inclusion of unfair terms. For example, in the Colombian legal system different kinds of clauses involving excessive, unfair and unjustified benefits have been identified which benefit the proposing party and that place to the adhering party in a situation of greater weakness. Consequently, the theory of unfair clauses has arisen as a method of repairing this legal imbalance. Different criteria exist for applying this theory in Colombian law, such as in the case of adhesion contracts with consumers or adhesion contracts between employers (or non-consumers).
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title Unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under Colombian law
title_short Unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under Colombian law
title_full Unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under Colombian law
title_fullStr Unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under Colombian law
title_full_unstemmed Unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under Colombian law
title_sort unfair contractual terms in standard form contracts under colombian law
publisher Universidad Externado de Colombia
publishDate 2015
url https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23104
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