What is Abuse of Rights Doctrine

Abstract:     
The paper deals with the doctrine of abuse of rights which is a civil law doctrine. It states that a person may be held liable for the harm caused by doing some thing the person has a right to do if the right is exercised with motive to cause harm, without a legitimate interest deserving judicial protection, against moral rules, good faith or fairness and for a purpose other than the intended legal purpose.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 4

Keywords: Doctrine, principle, abuse, rights, motive, legitimate interest, judicial protection, good faith

JEL Classification: k40

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