LAW 5020: Contracts - 2171

Contracts
Class Term:
Fall Term 2016-2017
Catalog Number:
5020
Class Number:
13906
Class Schedule:
9:00 am
10:15 am
Room:
LAW 111
Professor(s):

Professor

Type:
Lecture
Credits:
4 (4 Contact, 0 Field)
Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Full Year Course:
No
Category:
First-Year Courses - Enrollment is limited to first-year students

Description

What promises are legally enforceable? Why does the law enforce those promises? What does it mean to enforce a promise? This course explores those questions, using the basic concepts, principles, and doctrines of contract law, sometimes called “the law of broken promises.” Specific topics include the requirements for formation of a contract (such as offer and acceptance), justifications for enforcing promises (such as consideration or detrimental reliance), justifications for denying or limiting enforcement (such as unconscionability or mistake), interpretation of contract terms, and remedies for breach of contract.

Contracts