If the Government Says So, It Must Be Right: An Analysis on the Impact of Government Issued Force Majeure Certificates

Authors

Verónica Orantes, University of Miami School of Law

Abstract

In March 2020, the world came to a halt with the beginning of the Covid–19 pandemic. The pandemic’s worldwide im-pact resulted in endless business transactions becoming im-possible or impracticable to perform. The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade issued force majeure certificates for its national business parties to excuse their performance under cross–border transactions. This note explores how the excuses for the performance of a contract work under Common Law and Civil Law systems and how each system would react to the parties invoking force majeure under a force majeure certificate issued by a government agency.

Recommended Citation

Verónica Orantes, If the Government Says So, It Must Be Right: An Analysis on the Impact of Government Issued Force Majeure Certificates, 53 U. MIA Inter-Am. L. Rev. 229 (2022)
Available at: https://repository.law.miami.edu/umialr/vol53/iss2/7