| 单词 | Economic duress |
| 释义 | 經濟威迫 Illegitimate economic pressure in the form of threats to a person’s economic well being, business or trade, with the result that a contract is entered or payments are made. Examples of economic duress include the threat to break an existing contract unless a party agrees to pay more than the agreed consideration: North Ocean Shipping Co Ltd v Hyundai Construction Co Ltd (The Atlantic Baron) [1979] 1 QB 705. In economic duress, the promisor’s apparent consent is treated in law as revocable unless approved either expressly or by implication after the illegitimate pressure has ceased to operate on his or her mind: Universe Tankships Inc of Monrovia v International Transport Workers Federation (The Universe Sentinel) [1982] 2 All ER 67, [1983] 1 AC 366. Economic duress makes a contract voidable. See also Duress; Duress of goods; Duress to the person. 以恐嚇形式對另一人的經濟狀況、業務或商業施以非法的經濟壓力，迫使該人締約或支付款項。例如威脅破壞一份現存的合約，除非另一方同意支付超出議定代價的款額，則屬例外：North Ocean Shipping Co Ltd v Hyundai Construction Co Ltd (The Atlantic Baron) [1979] 1 QB 705。就經濟威迫而言，承諾者所作的表面同意在法律上是可予撤銷的，但如當非法壓力不再對承諾者構成威迫時，承諾者以明示或默示的方式認可其所作的表面同意，則屬例外：Universe Tankships Inc of Monrovia v International Transport Workers Federation (The Universe Sentinel) [1982] 2 All ER 67, [1983] 1 AC 366。經濟威迫可使合約無效。另見 Duress; Duress of goods; Duress to the person。 |
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