Contracts

Tracing the development of contract law in the English and American common law traditions, Contracts features authoritative discussions and notes and focuses on significant cases. The casebook also provides opportunities for discussion of attorneys? ethical responsibilities. Highlights of the sixth edition include the following: introductory descriptions some principal types of contracts featured throughout the book, including sales of goods, real estate, employment, construction, and family relations; problems separated from notes and presented as stand-alone additions; more materials in such developing areas as arbitration, employment agreements, family contracts, and pre-contractual liability; attention to electronic contracts, consumer protection, and other issues involving electronic technology; and pervasive coverage of Contracts for International Sale of Goods (CISG) and Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) principles.