Course Info
This class will examine the methodology of law and economics and of deontological approaches to contracts, legal realism, the methodology of default rules, gap filling and incomplete contracts, adjustment of long-terms contracts, employment contracts and the employment at will doctrine, promissory estoppel, relational contracts, incorporation strategies in the U.C.C. and the new formalism in Contracts.
Instructor
Prof. Juliet Kostritsky is the Everett D. & Eugenia S. McCurdy Professor of Contract Law and Director of the Center for Business Law at CWRU School of Law. She has practiced in the banking/corporate world, delivered papers at international conferences, and is a member of the prestigious American Law Institute. She teaches Contracts, Sales, Commercial Paper, Advanced Contracts and the Business and Law Colloquium.
Syllabus
The syllabus for your course is available on Canvas.
Textbooks
** No Text Required **
Study Aids
These study aids are available online. Please click the hyperlinked title to view them. For instructions on how to use the specific platforms, including troubleshooting, please view Andy Dorchak's Study Aids Research Guide.
Questions and Answers: Contracts by ISBN: 9781531017989Publication Date: 2020-09-01Available via LexisNexis Digital Library.
Contracts in a Nutshell by ISBN: 9781647081232Publication Date: 2022-09-26Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Understanding Contracts by ISBN: 9781531025373Publication Date: 02/16/2023Available via LexisNexis Digital Library.
Examples and Explanations for Contracts by ISBN: 9781543819939Publication Date: 2021-03-01Available via Aspen Learning Library.
Glannon Guide to Contracts by ISBN: 9781543806878Publication Date: 2019-02-21Available via Aspen Learning Library.
CALI
Computer-Aided Legal Instruction (CALI) requires an authorization code to use. If you do not have a CALI account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
Quimbee
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