is force majeure always recognized and upheld 
the international chamber of commerce has attempted to clarify the meaning of force majeure by applying a standard of impracticability meaning that it would be unreasonably burdensome and expensive if not impossible to carry out the terms of the contract 4it can be difficult to prove that an event is unforeseeable and serious enough to void a contract in any jurisdiction contracts containing specific definitions that constitute force majeure ideally ones that respond to local threats hold up better under scrutiny 