These articles of law address the extinction of obligations, outlining various ways a legal duty can end. Key methods include performance of the obligation, set-off where mutual obligations cancel each other, release by the obligee, novation which replaces an old obligation with a new one, and merger where the obligation and corresponding claim are held by the same entity. The text also covers the burden of risk in contracts when performance becomes impossible, particularly concerning the transfer of property, and the concept of subrogation, allowing an obligee to exercise the rights of the obligor under certain conditions, as well as the right to seek rescission of fraudulent acts by the obligor.

Source: Civil Code of Cambodia