Contracts I & II provides a comprehensive overview of contract law in the United States. The course covers most of the key concepts found in a first year law school class. Each lecture is based on one or more common-law cases, integrating legal doctrines with policy discussions. The course also covers key sections from the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which governs the sale of goods.
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By the end of the course, the learner should be able to understand:
Formation defenses: how an otherwise valid contract can be void, including the statute of frauds, mistake, misrepresentation, duress, unconscionability, and illegality.
Performance: the scope and content of a contractual obligation, including conditions, the duty of good faith, and the impracticability defense.
Remedies: the types of available remedies for a breach of contract, including various types of money damages and injunctive relief.
Syllabus
WEEK 1: Special controls on promissory liability - Formation defences I
WEEK 2: Special controls on promissory liability - Formation defences II
WEEK 3: Contract performance I
WEEK 4: Special controls on promissory liability - Formation defences I II
WEEK 5: Remedies I
WEEK 6: Remedies II
WEEK 7: Third party interests
