Contracts

Catalog description

The basic legal relationship in a market economy such as that in the United States is expressed in contracts, which are usually in written form. Topics include the nature of a contract, contractual capacity, mutual assent, consideration, illegality of the bargain, third parties, performance, discharges, and the use of agents. Other types of responsibility and obligation are considered, including bankruptcy and consumer protection, torts, negligence, strict liability and criminal. An initial review of the legal system as an institution, constitutional law, and civil dispute resolution, are provided.