Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws

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1. What is Article 5's general rule for acts executed against mandatory or prohibitory laws?
2. Under Article 5, what is the source of the exception authorizing validity of an otherwise prohibited act?
3. Under Article 1409, can a contract whose object or purpose is contrary to law be ratified as though it were merely void…
4. Two parties stipulate that a contract's object will violate a concededly applicable prohibitory law. No statutory valid…
5. A statute prohibits a seller's licensing omission but expressly states that the omission does not invalidate the sale a…
6. A contract with an object expressly prohibited by law is void under Article 1409. Years later both parties execute a no…
7. A party defends enforcement of a contract whose purpose is contrary to a mandatory law by showing that the industry has…
8. Explain how Article 5 should be applied when a transaction violates a statutory command.
9. Distinguish ratification of a voidable contract from an attempted ratification of the illegal contract category in Arti…
10. A party says that widespread private practice and mutual agreement are enough to validate an act contrary to a mandator…
11. Article1420 permits enforcement of which part of a divisible contract?
12. Under Article1417, what may a buyer recover when a statutory maximum price was exceeded?