Introduction to Contracts

Introduction to Contracts

This module covers some basic concepts in Contract Law. What are the necessary parts of a contract? When might a contract be unenforceable?  What role do contracts play in a common law system? How do contracts help individuals and society develop products and services that would otherwise be too difficult? 

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10 of 14: Are You Bound by a Form You Didn’t Read? [No. 86]

Many transactions in life involve lengthy and complicated forms, like buying a house or renting a car. Most people don’t take the time to read all of the fine print of a standardized contract. Professor Randy Barnett explains that while you are bou ... Many transactions in life involve lengthy and complicated forms, like buying a house or renting a car. Most people don’t take the time to read all of the fine print of a standardized contract. Professor Randy Barnett explains that while you are bound by the form you sign, the other party is expected to call attention to any unusual or non-standard requirement in the contract presented.

Professor Randy E. Barnett is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches Constitutional law and contracts, and is Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.

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