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Kaspars Balodis, Dr. jur.
Latvijas Universitātes Juridiskās fakultātes profesors
Prettiesiski darījumi komerctiesībās: Civillikuma 1415. pants un Komerclikums
Unlawful Transactions in Commercial Law: Article 1415 of the Civil Law and the Commercial Law
Atslēgvārdi: komersants, komercdarbība, prettiesiski darījumi, likumiskie aizliegumi
Key words: merchant, commercial activity, unlawful transactions, legal prohibitions
Summary
According to Article 1403 of the Civil Law of Latvia, a legal transaction is a performance of a permissible action aimed at establishing, changing or terminating legal relations. Article 1415 of the Civil Law stipulates that an impermissible or indecent action, the purpose of which is contrary to religion, laws or good morals, or which is intended to circumvent the law, may not be the subject-matter of a legal transaction; such transaction is void. The prohibition of unlawful transactions is a restriction of private autonomy. One of the main aims of the Commercial Law of Latvia is to ensure a wide private autonomy in commercial transactions. Nevertheless, there are quite a few provisions in the Commercial Law that prohibit certain transactions or activities, thereby making them unlawful and void in the sense of Article 1415 of the Civil Law. These restrictions found in the Commercial Law are introduced in order to maintain legal certainty in commercial activity and to ensure the interests of merchants and third persons taking part in commercial transactions.
Brīvības robežu pārskatīšana, dzīvojot apdraudējumu apstākļos. I. Latvijas Universitātes Juridiskās fakultātes 9. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences rakstu krājums = Revisiting the Limits of Freedom While Living Under Threat. I. The first collection of research papers in conjunction with the 9th International Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2024. 312 lpp.