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1Under Senegal's Code des obligations civiles et commerciales, which issue concerns the validity of consent to a contract?
A.Whether a party's consent was obtained by deception or coercion.
B.Whether the contract was commercially successful for both parties.
C.Whether both parties later prefer a different bargain.
D.Whether the contract produced the same profit for each party.
Explanation: The COCC recognizes defects of consent, including dol and violence. Disappointment with the bargain or unequal commercial results does not by itself establish such a defect.
2What distinguishes crimes, délits, and contraventions in Senegalese criminal law?
A.Whether the alleged conduct was intentional or negligent, irrespective of its statutory penalty.
B.Their legal classification by the nature of the applicable penalties.
C.The amount of compensation requested by the victim.
D.The number of defendants prosecuted in the same proceeding.
Explanation: The Penal Code distinguishes offence categories by the legal classification of their penalties. Intention, civil compensation and the number of defendants do not independently determine that classification.
3Which proposition best expresses the principle of legality in criminal punishment?
A.A court may create an offence whenever conduct appears objectionable.
B.A customary penalty can replace the applicable statutory penalty without a legal basis.
C.Conviction and punishment require an applicable legal basis, rather than a judge's personal disapproval.
D.A prosecution request alone creates authority to impose any sentence.
Explanation: Senegal's Constitution and Penal Code protect the legal basis of criminal punishment. A judge must identify the applicable offence and penalty instead of treating moral disapproval or a request as sufficient authority.
4Which statement reflects the constitutional position of the judicial power in Senegal?
A.It is an administrative department of every ministry appearing before it.
B.It exercises only powers delegated informally by the parties.
C.It is responsible for following the political preferences of litigants.
D.It is independent of the legislative and executive powers.
Explanation: The Constitution expressly states judicial independence from the legislative and executive powers. In adjudication, that principle requires legal decision-making rather than obedience to a party's political preference.
5For an ordinary OHADA commercial company acquiring legal personality through registration, what does registration at the RCCM establish?
A.The company's distinct legal personality under the applicable company rules.
B.An unlimited personal guarantee by every member for every company debt.
C.Automatic legal release of the founders from all pre-registration commitments.
D.Judicial approval of the commercial merits of every provision in the articles.
Explanation: RCCM registration is central to the acquisition and publicity of legal personality for ordinary commercial companies. Member liability, pre-registration commitments and the effect of particular provisions require their own legal analysis.
6Which function does the Ministry of Justice assign to the greffe supporting a court?
A.Replacing judges when deciding the merits of every dispute.
B.Recording proceedings, preserving original decisions, and issuing authorized copies.
C.Acting as the prosecutor in every criminal case.
D.Privately negotiating a judgment's terms with the successful party.
Explanation: The Ministry describes registry support as recording proceedings, keeping judicial originals, and issuing copies. These responsibilities are distinct from deciding the case or conducting the prosecution.
7A seller deliberately fabricates a decisive fact to induce a buyer's agreement. Which COCC concept should be examined?
A.Payment discharging an existing obligation.
B.Novation replacing an earlier obligation.
C.Dol affecting the buyer's consent.
D.Prescription arising merely from signing the contract.
Explanation: Dol concerns deception used to induce consent. Analysis must connect the deceptive conduct with the agreement rather than confuse formation defects with discharge or transformation of obligations.
8Two parties sign a supply contract. A stranger to it is asked to perform the supplier's obligation solely because they know the supplier. What is the starting point under the COCC?
A.Knowing a contracting party creates a contractual duty.
B.Every contract binds all persons who hear about it.
C.The stranger must perform unless they publicly reject the contract.
D.The contract ordinarily binds its parties; a separate legal basis is needed to impose an obligation on the stranger.
Explanation: The relative effect of contracts distinguishes the parties' obligations from the position of third parties. Exceptions or another basis of liability must be established rather than inferred from acquaintance.
9A civil claimant proves negligent conduct but identifies no resulting damage. What remains to be examined in an ordinary fault-based damages claim?
A.Compensable damage and its causal connection to the alleged fault.
B.Only whether the claimant dislikes the defendant.
C.Only the defendant's ability to pay any proposed amount.
D.Whether a larger claim would remove the need to prove loss.
Explanation: Fault-based civil liability requires analysis of fault, damage, and causation. Proof of careless conduct alone does not establish every element or the amount of compensatory damages.
10A contract fixes a sum payable for delayed performance. What is the main function of this clause pénale under the COCC?
A.To authorize a criminal conviction without prosecution.
B.To provide an agreed contractual consequence for the specified non-performance, subject to the governing rules.
C.To prove that performance is impossible in every case.
D.To transfer jurisdiction from the court to the creditor personally.
Explanation: A clause pénale provides a contractual sum for specified non-performance, including delay. Its name does not turn it into a criminal penalty or remove the applicable rules governing its effect.
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