Contracts: Law in Action, The Concise Course

MacAulay, Stewart; Kidwell, John; Whitford, William C.

ISBN 10: 0820557161 / ISBN 13: 9780820557168

Published by Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender, 2002

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Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # EVV.0820557161.VG

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contracts: Law in Action, The Concise Course
• Publisher: Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820557161
• ISBN 13: 9780820557168
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

The original edition and this revision both take the "Law in Action" part of the title seriously. Both put contracts problems in context and focus on contracts problems that students will face when they become lawyers. This allows professors to teach a course both more theoretical and more practical at the same time.American contract law is messy and often contradictory. Even when the rules stay more or less the same, their application varies from court to court over time. The book helps students see the hard choices lurking behind what seem to be the simple rules of contract law and prepares them to hit the ground running when they begin practice.While much material remains unchanged, the major updates are on interesting and important matters such as:unconscionability;form contracts printed in fine print or hidden in other ways (particularly in the area of computer programs); and the growing uses of arbitration to repeal the reform statutes of