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PRAVNI ZAPISI \u2022 Year XVII \u2022 No. 1 \u2022 pp. 207-239<\/p>\n

THE SURVIVAL OF ACCRUED DELAY PENALTIES AFTER CONTRACT TERMINATION UNDER SERBIAN LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jezik rada:
Engleski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marija Karaniki\u0107 Miri\u0107<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, <\/strong>Serbia<\/strong><\/p>\n

e-mail: marija@ius.bg.ac.rs<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\nORCID ID: <\/b>0000-0002-4473-1249<\/p>\n

Pravni zapisi, No. 1\/2026, pp. 207-239
\nOriginal Scientific Article
\nDOI<\/b>: 10.5937\/pravzap17-65174<\/p>\n

KEY WORDS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Contractual Penalty, Delay, Termination, Serbian Law on Obliga\u00adtions, Accrued Rights<\/p>\n

ABSTRACT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

This article examines whether creditors lose the right to an accrued con\u00adtractual penalty for delay upon termination of the contract for breach. The Serbian Law on Obligations (LO) contains no provision extinguishing that right upon ter\u00admination. Penalties survive termination based on the systematic reading of the LO, legal doctrine, judicial practice, comparative materials, and the role of contractual penalties in commercial practice. A contractual penalty is accessory at inception; once due, however, it becomes an independent right. Delay gives rise to legal conse\u00adquences that termination does not erase retroactively. Just as termination does not affect accrued default interest or damages, it does not affect the accrued amount of a contractual penalty for delay, but only prevents its further increase. The contrary view would force the creditor to choose between terminating the contract to obtain restitution and retaining the right to the penalty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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