Class Syllabus: Contract Law 1 (Introduction)
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At least one hour everyday including weekends
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Course Structure
Four major components makes a contract valid. They are:offer, acceptance, consideration and intention to enter legal relations.These components is the objective of the first lesson,and they are explained with the aid of real life cases,which forms what is called in law - principles.
The second lesson builds on the first by discussing some similar situations that seems and looks like a contract, but which are not.This lesson looks at the similarities they have with a valid contract and examines also their differences and their importance in law
The third and fourth lessons deals with an important part of the contract process, called acceptance.The importance of this process lies in the fact that it is affected by time,the conduct of the people involved in the contract and how promptly and effective their communication to each other is.
The fifth lesson is about the effect of death on a contract,while the final lesson - 6, is a case practise exercise that is meant to acquaint students with the manner in which judges apply the law to real and factual situations.
Course Requirements
There is really no course requirements.The only important thing is the ability and desire to learn and share learning experiences with fellow students. Students can however contact me through the e-mail address - web-request@universalclass.com
Course Goals
1.To provide students with the fundamental principles that guide the operation of agreements. 2.To guide students through legal terms in a simple manner so that they could apply these terms in their everyday experiences.
3.To help students who wish to sit for law or para-legal examination to grapple with the intricacies that is often associated with this basic level of law study.
4.At the end of the course,students should be able to know the major components of an agreement, their operation and how they relate to time,communication and other factors not contemplated by the parties to an agreement. Course Materials
1.Cheshire & Fifoot's Cases on the Law of Contract, 7th edition by M. P. Furmston, London. Butterworths 1977
2.The Law of Contract by Sir. G. Treitel, 10th Edition, London. Sweet & Maxwell 1999
3. Anson's Law of Contract. 28th edition Oxford University Press 2002
4.Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston's Law of Contract,13th ed.Butterworths Tolley, 1996 It is not necessary to have the books to start and finish the course. The books are for reference purposes.
Grading Policy
1. All marks are a 100 %
2. There are 6 lessons.Only Lesson 1 - 5 have a test at the end. Each of this test has 15 marks except Lesson 3, which has 5 marks.Lesson 6 does not have a test, only an assignment. 3.There are 6 assignments for each of the 6 lessons. Each assignment has 5 marks each. 4.There are 6 marks for participation.Participation includes the quality and frequency of contribution. 5.There is an automatic 4 marks for Attendance. Anyone who visits the class at least 5 different days earns this mark.
Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define the elements of a valid contract.
- Compare and contrast contract from other legal situations.
- Define the Notion of Acceptance in contracts.
- Describe the processes of contract termination, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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