Adaptable for instructors with various teaching styles,
PROBLEMS IN
CONTRACT LAW: Cases and Materials provides a balanced approach to
traditional case analysis, problem-based instruction, and theoretical inquiry.
Now in its Sixth Edition, this casebook offers a highly intelligent,
contemporary treatment of contract law and maintains the success of its
previous editions, in part, by including a variety of perspectives and
contractual settings.
This edition retains the great features that have made the book a
dependable source. It:
-
incorporates a balanced blend of traditional and contemporary cases
-
includes explanatory notes and text that help students place cases in a larger
context and explore related points
-
offers significant treatment of the CISG
-
maintains the Fifth Edition¿s reflection of complexity of current 21st century
contract law with its varied strains and constant flux
-
provides three accompanying ancillaries: 1. an outstanding, detailed Teacher's
Manual with sample syllabi for various credit courses, sample lesson plans,
specific questions, and detailed analyses of all problems in the book 2. a
companion statutory and case supplement: Rules of Contract Law, 2007¿2008
Edition (available August 2007) 3. a website with related material for
instructors¿ use
Many updates make this an even more valuable source for your classroom. The
Sixth Edition:
-
reorganizes chapters 2 and 3 dealing with the traditional basis for contract
formation and liability under other theories
-
presents new material examining the strains increasingly exerted on the
conventional contract law system over the past 10-15 years by new forms of
contracting (electronic, etc.) and by the increased use of mandatory
arbitration clauses in mass adhesion contracting (e.g., banks, communications
providers, hospitals)
-
provides increased flexibility for professors who prefer to reorder the
chapters rather than teach them in a more linear sequence
-
shortens the notes, relocating student-oriented material to the website and
professor-oriented material to the Teacher's Manual
;An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is
available at
http://www.aspenlawschool.com/knapp6
