PACTA SUNT SERVANDA

pacta sunt servanda (pak-t[schwa] s[schwa]nt s[schwa]r-van-d[schwa]). [Latin “agreements must be kept”] The rule that agreements and stipulations, esp. those contained in treaties, must be observed (the Quebec courts have been faithful to the pacta sunt servanda principle). [Cases: Contracts 1. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 2–3, 9, 12.]