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The Law of Obligations and Contracts is one branch of Private Law under the Civil
Law legal system. It is the body of rules that organizes and regulates the rights and
duties, arising between persons within society.
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles
of Obligation and Contract Law in Civil Law. The course examines the concepts
employed by the law for creating and enforcing obligations, including all sources of
obligations (law, contracts, quasi-contracts, delicts, quasi-delicts) or contracts (law,
contract, tort, unjust enrichment, obligation by unilateral will or unilateral promise).
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
• Differentiate between the different kinds of Obligations and Contracts in Private
Law;
• Identify the essential principles of obligation and contract in each branch, as
derived from leading cases;
• Explain the rules relating to the formation of contracts and certain further
requirements, which must be satisfied to make contracts legally enforceable;
• Explain the contents of a contract and the rules governing the validity of terms,
which exclude or restrict liability;
• Explain how the principles of Obligations and Contracts reflect special and
economic objectives.
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