Contracts - Sec 2A (Fairfax)
Additional Information
Satisfies Senior Writing RequirementNo
Class meets in person.
Meeting Times/Location
MW 1:30PM - 3:30PM
Silverman Hall 240A
Category
First-Year
Credits
4.0
A study of the legal protection accorded promissory arrangements. The course deals with the reconciliation of the competing values of private ordering through consent-based agreements and of public regulation of exchange transactions. Subject matter considered includes the interpretation of contract terms, the effect of changed or unforeseen circumstances on contract obligations, and the remedies which the law provides for breach of contract. Also included are limitations on contract enforcement because of unconscionability and bad faith. The course emphasizes both the contract in litigation and the influence of contract law on transactional planning. The Uniform Commercial Code is prominent in the legal sources studied.
Textbooks
"Problems in Contract Law: Cases and Materials" by Charles L. Knapp, Nathan M. Crystal, Harry G. Prince, Danielle K. Hart, Joshua Silverstein |