Irresponsible Exit
Exercising Force Majeure Provisions in Procurement Contracts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13019405 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Sherman (0000-0002-8814-3334, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 127-134 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business and Human Rights Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2057-0198 • E-ISSN: 2057-0201 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/bhj.2020.27 |
| OpenAlex | W3112826604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the collapse of global supply chains. The world economy went into free fall. In order to preserve cash liquidity, many Western buyers reflexively cancelled or curtailed purchase orders that were completed or in process, without assessing or attempting to mitigate the impact on vulnerable workers in their supply chain. Tens of thousands of workers were suddenly unemployed, with no savings, no severance payments, and no government safety net
Business · Economics · Force majeure · Operations management · Political science · Procurement · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Procurement and Policy · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |