Contracts: Cases, Discussion and Problems
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Description
Contracts: Cases, Discussion, and Problems is known for its strikingly clear, straightforward text that binds together and illuminates cases, concepts, and theory. The case selection in the book primarily consists of carefully edited modern, engaging cases, interspersed with classic older cases. The cases are followed by questions designed to draw students’ attention to difficult and crucial aspects of the court’s opinion and to prompt vigorous class discussion. Manageable problems supplement cases, sometimes as exercises in applying the principles arising from cases, and sometimes as a means of introducing topics taught most effectively through problems. A number of questions and problems raise transactional issues such as drafting, client counseling, and negotiation. The book’s focus on contemporary methods of contracting includes an ongoing emphasis on standard contracts in both traditional and electronic form. To provide students with a transnational perspective, most chapters of the book end with a short discussion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. There are multiple choice self-assessment questions for each chapter at the end of the book. The casebook’s organization begins with formation and then corresponds to the sequence followed by the Restatement (2nd) of Contracts and treatises. Its concise, efficient presentation results in an optimum length for a six-credit course, but with flexibility to allow for its adoption for a shorter course. The teacher’s manual offers guidance on the selection of materials for shorter coverage of each topic in the book.
ISBN
9798894104829
Publication Date
2026
Document Type
Book
Publisher
Aspen Publishing
Edition
6th
City
Burlington, MA
Keywords
contracts, contract law, casebook, contract formation, problem-based learning, legal theory, case analysis
Disciplines
Contracts | Law | Legal Education
Recommended Citation
Brian Blum, Amy Bushaw, and Kevin Tu, Contracts: Cases, Discussion and Problems (6th 2026).
https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/faculty_books/41