Covenant

Covenant

Introduction to Covenant

Covenant menas, in law, a promise, usually under seal, that a certain act shall be performed or shall not be performed, or a solemn declaration under seal that certain facts are true. Covenants are used most often in deeds. An express covenant is an express declaration of intention by the parties to the deed. An implied covenant is inferred by the law from certain words in a deed; for example, the law holds that implied in a lease is a covenant that the lessee shall quietly enjoy possession of the demised premises as long as the terms of the lease are honored. A similar covenant is implied in absolute transfer of property.

A covenant may be collateral, that is, purely personal to the original parties; or it may run with the land, so that it can be enforced at the instance of the subsequent owners of the property, although they were not parties to the original covenant or agreement. Covenants also fall into many other classifications. In the United States covenants affecting title to real estate are usually expressed in the form of warranties.” (1)

Definition of Covenant

Within the context of international human rights, the following is a brief meaning of covenant: Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with Convention and Treaty. The major international human rights covenants, both passed in 1966, are the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Covenant

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on covenant explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.

Covenant

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See Also

  • Covenants for title

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Further Reading

  • The entry “covenant” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press

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See Also

  • Human Rights

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Notes and References

Guide to Covenant

Spanish Translation of breach of the covenant of warranty [compensation for]

This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to breach of the covenant of warranty [compensation for] and / or a definition of this topic: Saneamiento Por Evicción (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry).


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