1 The concept of force majeure has a longstanding history. Roman law had coined the term vis major as a response to the principle that possibility is the limit of all obligations (ad impossibilia nemo tenetur), meaning that no one is expected to perform the impossible.2 The notion took root and is firmly anchored in most domestic legal systems as a grounds for preventing responsibility from attaching to an act which would, without the elements constituting this defence, be considered in contravention of a legal obligation. However, its relevance and application...
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