Contracts
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6105
- Curriculum Level
- Foundation
- Areas of Study
- Commercial Law and Transactions
- Type
- Lecture
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Gillian Lester
Alphonse Fletcher Jr. Professor of Law and Dean Emerita
Section Description
This course is the basic introduction to the law and theory of contracts: the legal obligations that attach to promises made in a business context or otherwise, including the remedies that may be available for promises that are not kept. The course examines the legal requirements for enforcement of contracts (offer and acceptance, consideration, promissory estoppel), the law governing interpretation (parol evidence, plain meaning and contextualism), relational contracts, conditions, the effect of fraud, mistake, unconscionability, and impossibility, and remedies (damages, specific performance).
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2025
- Points
- 4
- Method of Evaluation
- Exam
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
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- Acquire an understanding of basic American contract law, including major policy concerns.
- Develop facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents and the application of abstract law to concrete facts.
- Gain facility in oral advocacy.
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- No
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None
Additional Section for Contracts
School Year & Semester
Fall 2025
Instructor
Milton Handler Professor of Law and Reuben Mark Professor of Organizational Character
Points
4
School Year & Semester
Spring 2026
Instructor
Thomas M. Macioce Professor of Law
Points
4