Contracts Clause Claim

Contracts Clause Claim - A Contracts Clause claim is a legal argument asserting that the law or action impairs the obligations of existing contracts, either by retroactively changing the terms or by unduly burdening the parties' ability to enforce or perform their contractual rights and obligations. The Contracts Clause prohibits the impairment of contractual rights by the government without a legitimate and substantial public purpose.

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Contracts Clause Claim
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Definition
A Contracts Clause claim is a legal argument asserting that the law or action impairs the obligations of existing contracts, either by retroactively changing the terms or by unduly burdening the parties' ability to enforce or perform their contractual rights and obligations. The Contracts Clause prohibits the impairment of contractual rights by the government without a legitimate and substantial public purpose.
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en-gb
Contracts Clause Claim
es-es
Reclamación de Cláusula de Contratos
es-mx
Reclamación de Cláusula de Contratos
pt-br
Reivindicação de cláusula contratual
fr-fr
Réclamation de clause contractuelle
de-de
Vertragsklauselanspruch
he-il
תביעת סעיף חוזים
hi-in
अनुबंध धारा दावा
zh-cn
合同条款索赔
ja-jp
契約条項請求

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