The Law of Contract

The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing a reliable and invaluable guide for students of law at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law. The Law of Contract provides an accessible overview of the fundamentals of contract law and its underlying rationales. It also introduces and explores the main academic debates within the subject, encouraging students to decide for themselves whether the rules that contract law adopts are justifiable and, if not, how they should be altered. To help students to develop the skills necessary to apply the principles of contract law to new situations, The Law of Contract breaks down legal problems into different and manageable steps. This book covers all of the core areas studied on an undergraduate course and incorporates chapter summaries, overviews and self-test questions to reinforce students' learning and aid revision, as well as further reading sections to provide a platform for further study. Online Resource Centre Updates Web links

ISBN 0199571740   Weight (grammes) 847 ISBN13 9780199571741 (What's this?)   Published in Oxford Publisher Oxford University Press   Series title Core Texts Series Imprint Oxford University Press   Previous ISBN 9780406033116 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 18 Mar 2010   Width (mm) 154 DEWEY 346.4202   Spine width (mm) 30 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate Pages 576

		Table of legislation
		Table of cases
1		General themes and issues
2		Offer and acceptance I : General principles
3		Offer and acceptance II: Three applications of the general principles
4		Certainty
5		Contracts which fail to materialize
6		Consideration and estoppel
7		Privity
8		Terms of the contract I
9		Terms of the contract II: Exemption clauses and unfair terms
10		Misrepresentation and non-disclosure
11		Duress
12		Undue influence
13		Unconscionable bargains
14		Incappacity
15		Illegality and public policy
16		Common mistake
17		Frustration
18		Discharge of a contract for breach
19		Remedies I: Compensatory damages
20		Remedies II: Specific remedies
21		Remedies III: Other non-compensatory remedies
		Bibliography
		Index

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