Statutes of Limitation in Europe

Statutes of Limitation

Definition of Statutes of Limitation

The statutes which prescribe the periods within which proceedings (according to the Definition provided by the A Concise Law Dictionary (1927) ) to enforce a right must be taken. They are of two kinds, namely, (1) where on the expiration of the time the right itself is barred, as in the rase of a person who has been out of possession of land for twelve years (Real Property Limitation Act, 1874, s. 1; Heal Property Limitation Act, 1833, s. 34), (2) where on the expiration of the time the remedy is barred, but not the right ; thus, in the case of a debt which has remained unpaid and unacknowledged for six years, the creditor’s right to bring an action to recover it is gone ((English)Limitation Art, 1623, s. 3; Statute of Frauds Amendment Act, 1828, s. 1). See Nullnm t cm pus aut locus occur rit rcgi ; Thornc v. Heard.

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Limitation Of Liability
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