《民法通则》英文版-第六章-第二节

SECTION 2 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT

Article 111. If a party fails to fulfil its contractual obligations or violates the terms of a contract while fulfilling the obligations, the other party shall have the right to demand fulfilment or the taking of remedial measures and claim compensation for its losses.

Article 112. The party that breaches a contract shall be liable for compensation equal to the losses consequently suffered by the other party.

The parties may specify in a contract that if one party breaches the contract it shall pay the other party a certain amount of breach of contract damages; they may also specify in the contract the method of assessing the compensation for any losses resulting from a breach of contract.

Article 113. If both parties breach the contract, each party shall bear its respective civil liability.

Article 114. If one party is suffering losses due to the other party's breach of contract, it shall take prompt measures to prevent the losses from increasing; if it does not promptly do so, it shall not have the right to claim compensation for the additional losses.

Article 115. A party's right to claim compensation for losses shall not be affected by the alteration or termination of a contract.

Article 116. If a party fails to fulfil its contractual obligations on account of a higher authority, it shall first compensate for the losses of the other party or take other remedial measures as contractually agreed and then the higher authority shall be responsible for settling the losses it
sustained.