Contracts

Course Information

Course Number
L6105
Curriculum Level
Foundation
Areas of Study
Commercial Law and Transactions
Type
Lecture

Section 002 Information

Instructor

Avery Katz Avery W. Katz Milton Handler Professor of Law and Reuben Mark Professor of Organizational Character

Section Description

This is a basic introductory course in contract law. Topics include the justification for enforcing promises, consideration and other formalities, regulation of freedom of contract, the bargaining process and pre-contractual liability, interpretation,modification, performance, and breach, excuse for failure of basic assumptions, and remedies for breach of contract. These topics are explored in the context of contracts for the sale of goods and services; construction, insurance, leasing, and employment contracts; contracts for the sale and use of land, information licensing, and other significant types of agreements.

School Year & Semester
Fall 2023
Location
JGH 102b
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
9:10 am - 10:30 am
Points
4
Method of Evaluation
Paper and Exam
J.D Writing Credit?
No

Learning Outcomes

Primary
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in use of other disciplines in the analysis of legal problems and institutions, e.g., philosophy; economics,other social sciences; and cultural studies
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in transactional design and value creation

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
None
Instructor Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
None

Additional Section for Contracts

Section 001

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Location

WJWH L104

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday

Points

4

Section 003

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Location

WJWH 311

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday

Points

4

Section 004

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Location

JGH 103

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday

Points

4

Section 001

School Year & Semester

Spring 2024

Instructor

Location

JGH 101

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Monday
  • Wednesday

Points

4

Section 002

School Year & Semester

Spring 2024

Instructor

Location

WJWH L107

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday

Points

4
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