Generally, force majeure can invalidate an agreement.

Practical example: a raw material logistics delivery agreement is void because the truck delivering the raw materials was hit by a landslide. Here, the force majeure that arises is a landslide. The agreement is void because the landslide makes logistics delivery impossible to carry out.

However, there is 1 problem. If every force majeure invalidates an agreement, the existence of an agreement is actually counter-productive. Everyone will need time to think about how the agreement they designed can be implemented without ignoring force majeure.

For this reason, the idea was born that force majeure does not always invalidate an agreement. This article discusses this.

Definition

Force majeure is also known as a state of coercion. Foreign terms that are often used are force majeure or overmacht.

Force majeure is a situation whose presence cannot be predicted and makes the parties to the agreement unable to fulfill their respective achievements.

The most common form of force majeure is natural disasters. Other forms are economic inflation, war, riots, climate change, and government policies.

Theoretically, it is divided into 2 forms, namely absolute force majeure and relative force majeure.

Absolute force majeure is a situation that makes the parties to the agreement completely unable to carry out…