REGULATION OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE NEW ROMANIAN CIVIL CODE1 AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATIONS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15837/aijjs.v7i4.839Keywords:
new Civil Code, engagement, liability.Abstract
Engagement is making a comeback to the landscape of the new Romanian civillegislation, being known that it has deep roots in the history of Romanian law. The
institutionalization of engagement was justified by experts as a traditional reality in Romania.
This article investigates aspects concerning the evolution of engagement, the content of this
sui generis legal act, its legal nature, the substantive and procedural conditions, as well as
considerable issues relating to the legal effects of engagement, particularly its rupture
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