What principles should civil subjects follow in engaging in civil activities, adhering to honesty and keeping promises?

When engaging in civil activities, civil subjects should follow the principle of good faith, uphold honesty and keep their promises.

according to article 7 of the civil code, civil subjects should follow the principle of good faith, uphold honesty and keep their promises when engaging in civil activities; Save resources and protect the ecological environment; Follow the principle of fairness and reasonably determine the rights and obligations of all parties; Follow the voluntary principle.

1. the content of honesty and trustworthiness

1. the principle of good faith requires all civil subjects to uphold honesty, goodwill and keep their promises when engaging in any civil activities, including exercising civil rights, performing civil obligations and assuming civil responsibilities.

2. The principle of good faith, as the most important basic principle of civil law, is called the "imperial clause" of civil law. It is generally believed that the principle of good faith requires that civil subjects should be honest and keep promises when engaging in civil activities, exercise their rights and perform their obligations in a goodwill manner, and do not cheat or cheat, match words with deeds, and keep their promises. Specifically speaking, the civil subject should follow the principle of good faith from the following aspects: when starting to carry out civil activities, the civil subject should be honest, truthfully inform the trading party of his own relevant information, as it seems, without fraud; After establishing a civil legal relationship with others, a civil subject should keep his promise and credit, exercise his rights and perform his obligations according to his own promises, and keep his word; Civil subjects should cooperate with each other in good faith to protect each other's reasonable expectation and trust; Civil subjects should respect the legitimate rights and interests of others and the interests of the public; Civil subjects shall exercise their rights in good faith and shall not abuse their rights; Civil subjects shall not evade the law, deliberately misinterpret the terms of the contract, and so on. The connotation and extension of the principle of good faith are general and abstract, so the principle of good faith has great applicability.

3. On the one hand, the principle of good faith guides civil subjects to carry out civil activities, and it is the code of conduct for civil subjects to engage in civil activities. On the other hand, it also has a positive effect on judicial organs to adjudicate civil disputes. When there is no clear agreement between the parties or no specific provisions in the law, the judicial organs can fill the loopholes in the contract and fill the legal gaps according to the principle of good faith, thus realizing social fairness and justice.

second, the importance of honesty and trustworthiness

1. Honesty and trustworthiness are the foundation of people, enterprises and the country.

2. Honesty and trustworthiness are very important. Everyone, all walks of life, an organization, a country, etc. need to be honest and trustworthy. Otherwise, no one will associate with you, and you will lose your personality and national dignity. If a person is dishonest and trustworthy, he will be blacklisted and restricted within a certain range if he violates it. Therefore, honesty and trustworthiness are very important.