Art. 1875 Powers enumerated not exclusive

When a court has the power to issue a declaratory judgment (basically a ruling that clears up confusion about people's legal rights, without necessarily ordering anyone to do anything), that power is broad. The specific examples listed in other parts of this law don't box in what the court can do. Those examples just show some common situations where this type of judgment works, but they don't cover every possible use.

In simple terms, a judge isn't limited to only the exact situations spelled out in the related rules. If a case involves real uncertainty about legal rights and a court ruling would settle that uncertainty or end a dispute, the judge can use this power even if the situation isn't one of the specific examples mentioned elsewhere in the law. This gives courts flexibility to resolve disputes and answer legal questions in many different types of cases.