Abstract
The spread of the Corona virus and the closure of borders and the ban on travel and commercial bodies in companies, which resorted to many commercial activities, relying on a large scale, e-commerce, tourism in that, commercial relations, as a result of the inability to fulfill their contractual obligations, which led jurists to rely on the theory of emergency conditions to explain the impossibility or difficulty of fulfilling the obligations of the contractors on the terms of contracts, and as a result of the occurrence of many contractual problems, the affect of a virus on the capacity of contractors to fulfill their obligations.
 
 This article aims to analyze the impact of the spread of the virus on contractual obligations by relying on the force majeure theory, and the position of jurists on using this theory in explaining the impact of the spread of this epidemic on the ability of the contracting parties to fulfill their obligations.
 
 The researcher has come out with a set of results, the most important of which is that the new Corona virus can be considered an obstacle or a force majeure, based on what was stated in the contents of the provisions of the relevant bodies, and this will have legal and economic implications for the contractual obligations of the various international commercial contracts.
Highlights
The spread of the Corona virus led to a lot of losses for individuals and companies, which drew the attention of legal scholars, both at the international level and at the local level
The aim of the research is to identify the legal effects of the spread of the Corona epidemic on electronic commerce, through the application of the force majeure theory, which sees the impossibility of the contracting parties to implement the terms of the contract or the difficulty of implementing the terms of the contract as a result of the occurrence of a foreign event or force majeure that prevents the contractors from completing the contract, which applies to me The Corona pandemic, which led to the disruption of many companies, and prevented individuals and organizations from completing their contracts as a result of closing borders between countries and the precautionary measures taken by many countries of the world to eliminate the Corona pandemic
It is clear from the opinions of legal scholars that there is a difference about the legal impact of the spread of the Corona virus on electronic commerce contracts
Summary
The spread of the Corona virus led to a lot of losses for individuals and companies, which drew the attention of legal scholars, both at the international level and at the local level. Force majeure is a legal concept upon which the parties of a binding contract, legal obligation or procedure can base an exception to overrule the prevailing described terms. The COVID-19 pandemic brought new demanding situation to this matter, considering the long periods of lock-down which could alternate on a weekly basis and the corresponding adverse influences on change and commerce. This situation places the parties to the contract in an unsafe and uncertain position regarding the performance of their contractual obligations. Force majeure is a legal concept upon which the parties of a binding contract, legal obligation or procedure can base an exception to overrule the current defined terms. The COVID-19 pandemic delivered new challenges to this matter, considering the long periods of lock-down that can alternate on a weekly basis and the corresponding detrimental impacts on trade and commerce
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