Pareigojimai

Pareigojimai, in Lithuanian, refer to duties or obligations that bind a person to perform a specific act or to refrain from it. In a formal sense, pareigojimai constitute a legal relationship between a creditor and a debtor, where the debtor has a duty to give, do, or refrain, and the creditor has a right to demand that performance.

Sources of pareigojimai include contractual obligations created by agreements such as sale, loan, or service contracts, as well as non-contractual obligations arising from law or from unlawful acts (delict). The Lithuanian civil-law framework organizes these obligations, covering their formation, performance, and remedies for non-performance.

The essential elements are: a debtor and a creditor, a defined object of performance (a thing, action, or restraint), lawful cause, and a determinate scope. Performance must be possible and timely; failure to fulfill constitutes breach. When an obligation is not fulfilled, the creditor may demand performance, seek damages for losses caused by non-performance, or pursue other remedies such as termination of the contract or interest on late payment.

Types of pareigojimai commonly include monetary obligations (to pay money) and non-monetary or performance obligations (to deliver goods or provide services). Obligations may be contractual, arising from an agreement, or non-contractual, arising from legal rules or wrongful acts.

In usage, pareigojimai is often translated as obligations or duties, emphasizing the binding force and the expectation of compliance within a legal or formal context.