The Lawof Obligations and Contracts is one branchof Private Law under the Civil Law legalsystem. It is the body of rules that organizesand regulates the rights and duties arisingbetween persons within society.This course aims to provide students withan understanding of the basic principlesof Obligation and Contract Law in CivilLaw. The course examines the conceptsemployed by the law for creating andenforcing obligations, including all sourcesof obligations (i.e. law, contracts, quasi-contracts, delicts, quasi-delicts) or contracts(i.e. law, contract, tort, unjust enrichment,obligation by unilateral will or unilateralpromise).
By the end of this course, students shouldbe able to:
- Differentiate between the different kinds ofobligations and contracts in Private Law;
- Identify the essential principles ofobligation and contract in each branch, asderived from leading cases;
- Explain the rules relating to the formationof contracts and certain furtherrequirements, which must be satisfied tomake contracts legally enforceable;
- Explain the contents of a contract and therules governing the validity of terms,which exclude or restrict liability; and
- Explain how the principles of Obligationsand Contracts reflect special andeconomic objectives.
Prerequisites: LAW 201, LAW 202.
This lecture is supported by a workshop thathelps students understand the course.
Language of Instruction: Arabic (legal terms,however, are also given in English and French).
