LAWS1150 Lecture 1: Private-Law-LAWS-1150
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Principles of contract law (paterson, robertson & duke) [1. 10 - 1. 15] Jessel. political/social context thus favoured individualism, self-reliance, free will principles of modern contract law founded on these. labelled "contractualism" (cohen) two effects: Principles of contract law (paterson, robertson & duke) [2. 05 - 2. 70] Contract law cases and materials (paterson, robertson & duke) [2. 05 - 2. 20] Deterrent role played by courts: contract has some kind of objective existence prior to any performance. anticipatory repudiation: promise can be treated as "broken" even before its performance is due. A single model of contract: there is no such thing as a typical contract. modern society has rejected the values of the market outside the increasingly narrow area in which the market is permitted to operate. The classical model thus continues to exist with increasingly little content the power of the classical model derives largely from its stress on the executory contract. Contract cases and materials (paterson, robertson & duke) [3. 05 - 3. 75]
