Impossibilium nulla est obligatio
The legal principle Impossibilium nulla est obligatio (German: "Nothing is duty if impossible") takes into account the fact that the debtor does not have to provide the obligee with a service that is impossible for him to provide. This figure is thus located in the legal sphere of impossibility ( right to disrupt performance ).
The principle can already be found in Roman law ( Digest 50, 17, 185).
In German civil law , this is expressed in the fact that, according to Section 275 (1) BGB, the right to performance is excluded if this is impossible for the debtor or for everyone.
This does not affect any claim for damages , in addition to the optionally existing claim to the Deputy Commodum .
