Contract Law
From Trust to Promise to Contract
Learn about contracts from Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried, one of the world's leading authorities on contract law. Contracts are promises that the law will enforce. But when will the law refuse to honor a promise? What happens when one party does not hold to their part of the deal? This version of the course adds new units on Interpretation, Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, and Government Regulation.
We are exposed to contracts in all areas of our life -- agreeing to terms when downloading a new computer program, hiring a contractor to repair a leaking roof, and even ordering a meal at a restaurant. Knowing the principles of contracts is not just a skill needed by lawyers, it illuminates for everyone a crucial institution that we use all the time and generally take for granted.
This contract law course, with new materials and updated case examples, is designed to introduce the range of issues that arise when entering and enforcing contracts. It will provide an introduction to what a contract is and also analyze the purpose and significance of contracts. Then, it will discuss the intent to create legal relations, legality and morality, and the distinction between gifts and bargains. The course also investigates common pitfalls: one-sided promises, mistake, fraud, and frustration. With the knowledge of what makes contracts and how they can go wrong, Professor Fried will discuss remedies and specific performance. Finally, Professor Fried will introduce how contracts can create rights for third parties.
The course's instructor, Charles Fried, has been teaching at Harvard Law School for more than 50 years and has written extensively on contracts. Not only is Professor Fried a leading authority on contract law, but he also utilizes a story-telling approach to explaining the topic, which creates a unique and interesting class experience.
What you'll learn
- A theoretical background of contracts, trust, and promise
- How to form contracts through valid offer and acceptance
- Limits to enforcing contracts
- Issues excusing contractual performance
- Available remedies for contractual breaches
- Third parties' ability to enforce contracts
- The limitations of contract law
- How courts interpret contracts
- Relationship of Contracts to Agency, Partnership, Corporations and Regulation
- How to read through contracts to apply these key concepts and understand potential issues and outcomes
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| Rating | 4.1★ based on 18 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 8 weeks |
| Effort | 8 weeks, 3–6 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $219 |
| From | Harvard University, HarvardX via edX |
| Instructor | Charles Fried |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Social Sciences Humanities |
| Tags | Business & Management Law Philosophy & Ethics |
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i'm an Egyptian law student and my intuition is not bad about the course and what i see around me that every thing around us working by contracts if you want to buy a car or house or even if you get cellphone and i guess and it will be clear after the course start that the bell of the supermarket is a contract too because you can go back and give it to the owner and get your money back and if they refuse you can use it as evidence i don't know just waiting for the answer after it begin thanks I have many expectations of the course because I´m a lawyer and I studied Contract Course from Latinamerica perspective and European so it will contribute a lot to my background to learn about american law regarding "Commercial Contracts".
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You get a thorough knowledge about basic principles of contracts.Extremely useful to any business professional.
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Its expressed the contractual obligations between two parties and contracts that are enforceable which the courts and government can stand behind.
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Charles Fried, the lecturer, has a fantastic storytelling ability, and really teaches the foundational concepts as well as some of the minutiae of contracts.
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| Rating | 4.1★ based on 18 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 8 weeks |
| Effort | 8 weeks, 3–6 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $219 |
| From | Harvard University, HarvardX via edX |
| Instructor | Charles Fried |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Social Sciences Humanities |
| Tags | Business & Management Law Philosophy & Ethics |
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