Contractual Imprévision and Judicial Modification

A party to a contract sued for rescission based on a substantial, unforeseen change in circumstances that significantly altered the economic equilibrium of the agreement, arguing that the other party's refusal to renegotiate amounted to an abuse of rights under the principle of good faith. The court quashed the lower court's decision, reasoning that while a contract generally remains binding, French law, under the doctrine of *imprévision*, does not automatically permit judicial modification or termination of a contract solely due to an unforeseen change in economic conditions that makes performance burdensome, unless the contract explicitly provides for such a mechanism or the change renders performance impossible.