Contracts 733516
Subject Objectives
The aim of this subject is for students to develop an understanding of the foundations of the law of contract through close reading of cases, statutes and scholarly writing and through participation in class discussion. It is expected that on completion of the subject students should have a sound understanding of the law relating to the identification and interpretation of contract terms, and the grounds on which a contract can be rescinded or terminated, and will be able to:
- analyse and challenge the basis of relevant contract law decisions;
- identify relevant principles in cases and statutes;
- apply those principles to particular fact situations to reach well-reasoned conclusions about the rights and obligations of the parties in those fact situations;
- develop creative arguments as to ways in which the relevant principles could be applied to novel fact situations;
- evaluate relevant principles and analyse particular problems from a range of theoretical perspectives; and
- utilise comparisons with other legal systems to analyse and evaluate the way in which particular problems are addressed by Australian contract law.
