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Oblicon Provision Notes 1
Oblicon Provision Notes 1
Oblicon Provision Notes 1
• Obligation – a juridical necessity to give, to do or not to do. o Bilateral Obligation – each party is required to perform a
• Juridical Necessity – means that the court may be asked to particular conduct
order the performance of an obligation if the debtor refuses to
perform it. D is obliged to transport the goods of C from Manila to Cebu, and
• If an obligation cannot be enforced through courts, it may be C is obliged to pay P1,000 as transport costs, under a contract of
disregarded with impunity. carriage.
c. As to Affirmativeness or Negativeness of the Obligation • A cause of action only arises when the last element occurs
(i.e., at the moment a right has been transgressed)
o Positive Obligation
▪ the obligation to give or to do • Cause of Action – governed by procedural law