Izvesnost ugovora i pravilo contra proferentem: kada pravilo treba da se primenjuje u sporovima o osiguranju? Studija kojom će se utvrditi kada se ovo pravilo pojavljuje u sporovima o osiguranju na Malti

Apstrakt

Pravilo contra proferentem je pravni princip koji se primenjuje u slučajevima kada postoji nejasnoća u tumačenju ugovora. U njemu se navodi da tamo gde postoji nejasnoća, ugovor treba tumačiti protiv strane koja ga je sastavila. U sporovima o osiguranju, ovo pravilo se često javlja kada postoji spor između osiguravača i osiguranika oko uslova ili pokrića po polisi osiguranja. U ovom radu se ispituje primena pravila contra proferentem u sporovima u vezi sa osiguranjem na Malti. Studija ima za cilj da utvrdi uticaj pravila i pravni ishod u tim slučajevima. Metodologija istraživanja podrazumevala je pregled relevantne sudske prakse i pravne literature o primeni pravila contra proferentem u sporovima. Pored toga, obavljeni su odgovori pravnika koji imaju iskustva u vođenju sporova u vezi sa osiguranjem. Nalazi ove studije doprinose razumevanju kako pravilo contra proferentem funkcioniše u kontekstu sporova o osiguranju,
ističući važnost jasnog i nedvosmislenog sastavljanja ugovora, ulogu sudova u tumačenju i primeni
pravila i uticaj pravila na izvesnost ugovora i rešavanje sporova. Rezultati bacaju svetlo na okolnosti u kojima se ovo pravilo primenjuje i njegov uticaj na ishod takvih slučajeva. Nalazi ove studije takođe naglašavaju neka od ograničenja pravila contra proferentem i sugerišu da pravilo ima tendenciju da rezultira povoljnijim ishodom po osiguranika. Ova studija će doprineti razvoju boljeg razumevanja uloge pravila contra proferentem u sudskim sporovima u vezi sa osiguranjem, posebno na Malti, i njegovih posledica na pravnu praksu i politiku. Rad doprinosi akademskom istraživanju sintezom
postojeće literature i sudske prakse o ovoj temi i pruža smernice za osiguravače i osiguranike o tome kako da se kreću u tumačenju i sprovođenju ugovora o osiguranju. Nalazi i zaključci u ovom radu mogli bi da doprinesu razvoju politike i regulative u industriji osiguranja i da pomognu da se poboljša izvesnost ugovora i smanji broj sporova u budućnosti.

Autori:
Farrugia Andre

DOI: 10-46793-erpo2202-28f/

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Ključne reči

contra proferentem
izvesnost ugovora
preuzimanje rizika
sporovi o osiguranju
Ugovor o osiguranju

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