{"title":"Resolving Construction Disputes in Times of Crisis: The Theory of Exceptional Circumstances","authors":"Ziad Obeid","doi":"10.54648/bcdr2017013","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar and subsequent application of restrictive measures have highlighted the predicament in which parties to a construction contract may find themselves when external factors affect their performance.This article examines the defences available when the performance of pre-existing contractual obligations in the MENA region becomes excessively onerous due to external events, with a special focus on the theory of exceptional circumstances.","PeriodicalId":166341,"journal":{"name":"BCDR International Arbitration Review","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"BCDR International Arbitration Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.54648/bcdr2017013","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar and subsequent application of restrictive measures have highlighted the predicament in which parties to a construction contract may find themselves when external factors affect their performance.This article examines the defences available when the performance of pre-existing contractual obligations in the MENA region becomes excessively onerous due to external events, with a special focus on the theory of exceptional circumstances.