Retention as a method of self-protection of an entrepreneur’s rights

Abstract

The article deals with the issues connected with the retention of the debtor’s property as a method of self-protection of an entrepreneur’s civil rights. The article analyses the notion of retention of the debtor’s property as a method of self-protection of an entrepreneur’s civil rights, its main characteristics, peculiarities and functions. The author studies the classification and types of retention depending on various types of civil law contracts. The author examines the examples of the application of retention of the debtor’s property. The examples of the application of retention based on the arbitration court cases. The author points out considerable practical importance of retention of the debtor’s property for the entrepreneur.

Keywords:

retention, self-protection, civil rights, entrepreneur, operative measures, unilateral termination of the contract