Title. I. - OBLIGATIONS
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Art. 1156. An obligation is a juridical
necessity to give, to do or not to do. (n)
Art. 1157. Obligations arise from:
(1) Law;
(2) Contracts;
(3) Quasi-contracts;
(4) Acts or omissions punished by law;
and
(5) Quasi-delicts. (1089a)
Art. 1158. Obligations derived from law
are not presumed. Only those expressly determined in this Code or in
special laws are demandable, and shall be regulated by the precepts
of the law which establishes them; and as to what has not been
foreseen, by the provisions of this Book. (1090)
Art. 1159. Obligations arising from
contracts have the force of law between the contracting parties and
should be complied with in good faith. (1091a)
Art. 1160. Obligations derived from
quasi-contracts shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1,
Title XVII, of this Book. (n)
Art. 1161. Civil obligations arising
from criminal offenses shall be governed by the penal laws, subject
to the provisions of Article 2177, and of the pertinent provisions of
Chapter 2, Preliminary Title, on Human Relations, and of Title XVIII
of this Book, regulating damages. (1092a)
Art. 1162. Obligations derived from
quasi-delicts shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 2, Title
XVII of this Book, and by special laws. (1093a)
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