Definition
Fortuitous event (Ro.: caz fortuit, Fr.: cas fortuit, n.m., Gr.: τυχηρά γεγονότα) (See also: accidental case, force majeure) = an unforeseen event that occurs by chance or by accident, from natural or man-made forces, over which the affected person has no control. A fortuitous event can have either positive or negative consequences.
Useful links
Legislation
http://legeaz.net/dictionar-juridic/caz-fortuit - Civil Code, Romania [Romanian]
http://legislacion.derecho.com/real-decreto-24-julio-1889-jefatura-del-estado-34645#a1105 - Codigo Civile, Art. 1105, Spain [Spanish]
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006436410&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070721 – Code Civil, Art. 1148, France [French]
http://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/2011/cc/cc1873 - Louisiana Civil Code, Art. 1873, USA [English]
Organisations and associations
http://legal.un.org/ilc/documentation/english/a_cn4_315.pdf - 1978, Document A/CN.4/315, 'Force majeure' and 'Fortuitous event' as circumstances precluding wrongfulness: Survey of State practice, international judicial decisions and doctrine, Study prepared by the Secretariat, International Law Commission, United Nations
Online Publications
http://www.joneswalker.com/news-publications-551.html - Bergin, Edward H., 2008, Force Majeure and Impossibility of Performance Guide, joneswalker.com
http://www.revuegeneraledudroit.eu/blog/2013/12/25/la-distinction-de-la-force-majeure-et-du-cas-fortuit/#.VcuzW_ntmko – Hauriou, Maurice, 1912, La distinction de la force majeure et du cas fortuit, Revue générale du droit
http://www.france-jus.ru/upload/fiches_fr/Les%20causes%20d%20exoneration%20en%20matiere%20contractuelle.pdf - Franco, Olivia, 2007, Les causes d’exonération en matière contractuelle, france-jus.ru
http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/juridicas/article/viewFile/13509/12778 - Bolaños, Jiménez, 2010, Caso fortuito y fuerza mayor. Diferencia conceptual, Universidad de Costa Rica
http://www.juridicas.unam.mx/publica/librev/rev/revdpriv/cont/19/jur/jur16.pdf - Morineau, Marta, Comentario sobre el caso fortuito en la jurisprudencia mexicana y romana, juridicas.unam.mx
http://drept.ucv.ro/RSJ/images/articole/2014/UJ_RSJ_nr1-2014.pdf - Motica, Radu, Bradin, Virgiliu, 2014, Impreviziunea contractualã şi imposibilitatea fortuitã de executare. Analizã de drept comparat, Revista de Știinte juridice
Publications
Pop, Liviu, 2012, Tratat elementar de drept civil. Obligațiile, Bucharest, Universul Juridic Publishing House, p. 444
Vasilescu, Paul, 2012, Drept civil. Obligații, Bucharest, Hamangiu Publishing House, p. 590
By Ioana Rațiu