THE NULLITY OF THE CONTRACT
AND THE CONTESTATION OF THE CONTRACT:
PROBLEMS OF JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION

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V.V. VITRYANSKY,
Doctor of Law, Professor,
Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation

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DOI: 10.24031/1992-2043-2019-19-6-35-50

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Following article contains comments on substantive provisions of law, including novels
incorporated into the Civil Code of the Russian Federation as a part of the civil law
reform, such as nullity of contract, declare a contract not concluded, and official
interpretation of the following provisions of law given by Plenum of the Supreme Court
of the Russian Federation in the manner of judicial interpretation.

Keywords: civil law reform; various aspects of the “contract” definition; transaction;
contractual obligation; contract form; rescission of a contract; declare a contract not
concluded; essential terms of the contract.

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References

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Концепция развития гражданского законодательства Российской Федера-
ции / Вступ. ст. А.Л. Маковского [The Concept of Development of Civil Legislation
of the Russian Federation / Opening chapter by A.L. Makovsky] (in Russian).
Moscow: Statut, 2009.

Information about the author

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Vitryansky V.V. (Moscow, Russia) – Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer
of the Russian Federation (e-mail: v.vitryanskiy@gmail.com).