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Course Number: L6105

Curriculum Level: Foundation

Areas of Study: Commercial Law and Transactions

Type: Lecture

Section 002 Information

Instructor

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

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