Rules of Contract Law : Selections from the Uniform Commercial Code, the CISG, the Restatement (Second) of Contracts, and the UNIDROIT Principles, with Material on Contract Drafting, 2003-2004

by Knapp, Charles L.; Crystal, Nathan M.; Prince, Harry G.

• ISBN13: 9780735528123
• ISBN10: 0735528128
• Edition: Supplement
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

This compact paperback from a respected author team can support any casebook. Knapp, Crystal, and Prince provide the rules you need to reveal the statutory underpinnings of the law, plus additional material to foster a deeper, more meaningful understanding of contracts. for essential information in an accessible format, turn To The paperback statutory supplement many law professors have relied on to make teaching and learning contracts more effective

Author Biography

Charles L. Knapp: Joseph W. Cotchett Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law; Max E. Greenberg Professor Emeritus of Contract Law, New York University School of Law Nathan M. Crystal: Class of 1969 Professor of Law, University of South Carolina Harry G. Prince: Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Table of Contents

Uniform Commercial Code	p. 1
Editors' Note	p. 1
Table of Sections	p. 4
Sections	p. 7
Revised Uniform Commercial Code--Article 1--General Provisions (2001 Official Text)	p. 98
Editors' Note	p. 98
Table of Sections	p. 98
Sections	p. 99
Proposed Revisions to Uniform Commercial Code--Article 2--Sales (2002 Draft)	p. 109
Editors' Note	p. 109
Table of Sections	p. 110
Sections	p. 111
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	p. 141
Editors' Note	p. 141
Table of Articles	p. 143
Articles	p. 146
Restatement (Second) of Contracts	p. 167
Editors' Note	p. 167
Table of Sections	p. 169
Sections	p. 174
Principles of International Commercial Contracts	p. 213
Editors' Note	p. 213
Table of Articles	p. 214
Articles	p. 217
Materials on Electronic Contracts	p. 239
Comment: Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act	p. 239
Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
Manifesting Assent	p. 245
Opportunity to Review	p. 248
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Editors' Note	p. 249
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act	p. 251
Contract Drafting: A Sample Problem	p. 263
The Problem	p. 263
The Lawyer's Role and Ethical Obligations in Contract Drafting	p. 264
The Drafting Process	p. 265
Model Contract with Comments	p. 266
Counseling the Client	p. 269
Bibliography	p. 270
Sample Examination Questions with Model Answers	p. 271
Editors' Note	p. 271
Contract Formation, Defenses, and Remedies	p. 271
Justifications for Nonperformance and Remedies	p. 280
Conditions and Justifications for Nonperformance	p. 288
Sample Examination Questions without Model Answers	p. 305
Mutual Assent and the Statute of Frauds	p. 305
Battle of the Forms: UCC [section]2-207	p. 306
Interpretation	p. 307
Breach and Remedies	p. 308
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