LAWS6141
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Contracts II examines the principles of contract law, including the law relating to obligations, content, excuses from performance (invalidating factors and termination) and remedies. The context of these topics will likewise be explored in relation to Sustainable Development Goal 16 promoting the Rule of Law, among others. The course focuses on the function the law plays in facilitating the performance and enforceability of contracts and imposing limitations as supported by contract theories and the the history shaping the development of the law of contract. Overall, te course contributes to the enhancement of legal skills in legal analysis, critical thinking and problem solving in order to build graduate skills portfolio.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Newcastle City Precinct
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Explain, interpret and apply modern Australian contract law, including the policy framework within which it operates.
2. Determine and gather the information needed to support the understanding of a specific problem, clearly presenting and justifying individual views while responding critically and thoughtfully to the ideas of others.
3. Create persuasive legal and factual arguments relating to contract disputes, and form critical judgments about their likely resolution.
4. Demonstrate the ability to manage risk by assessing and formulating possible courses of action and the range of likely outcomes in a context of commercial and business realities.
5. Conduct high-level legal research and analysis of primary legal materials, presenting the results in a logical manner and in clear and concise English.
6. Use questioning strategies to gather the information needed to support understanding and develop research arguments.
Content
This course examines the general law of contract and some legislation relating to:
- Obligations (performance and breach, assignment)
- Content (express terms - incorporation, express terms - interpretation, implied terms); excuses for non-performance (invalidating factors - illegality; termination - breach, non-fulfilment of contingent conditions)
- Remedies (money awards and orders to perform)
Requisite
Program Enrolment Rule:
Available to students in the following program(s):
Juris Doctor/Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (JD) [12334]
Master of Laws [12333]
Course Pre-Requisite:
Must have successfully completed the following course(s):
LAWS6140
Assumed knowledge
LAWS6000 Legal System and Method I
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Research Assessment 1
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Research Assessment 2
Written Assignment: Problem Question Assignment
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct
Online Activity-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Seminar-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 80% of sessions.
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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