The doctrine of force majeure is a legal principle that allows parties to a contract to be excused from fulfilling their obligations when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond their con... Force majeure, in commercial and international law, an extraordinary and unforeseen event whose occurrence would free the parties in an agreement from certain obligations to one another. Force majeure clauses in contracts remove liability for parties unable to fulfill obligations due to unforeseeable and unavoidable catastrophic events. These clauses typically cover both natural... A force majeure clause in a contract exempts parties from fulfilling their obligations when unforeseen events, beyond their control, render performance impossible or impracticable.
