格式化内容附注: | I. What promises should the law enforce? The doctrine of consideration. 1. Donative promises, form, and reliance -- 2. The bargain principle and its limits -- 3. Past consideration -- 4. The limits of contract -- II. Remedies for breach of contract. 5. An introduction to contract damages -- 6. The expectation measure -- 7. Specific performance -- 8. The reliance and restitution measures -- III. Assent. 9. An introduction to interpretation -- 10. The mechanics of a bargain (I) : offer and revocation -- 11. The mechanics of a bargain (II) : transacting at a distance -- 12. The mechanics of a bargain (III) : modes of acceptance -- 13. Implied-in-law and implied-in-fact contracts; unilateral contracts revisited -- 14. Preliminary negotiations, indefiniteness, and the duty to bargain in good faith -- 15. The parol evidence rule and the interpretation of written contracts -- IV. Form contracts in commercial and consumer contexts. 16. Contract formation in a form-contract setting -- 17. Interpretation and unconscionability in a form-contract setting -- V. Mistake and unexpected circumstances. 18. Mistake -- 19. The effect of unexpected circumstances -- VI. Problems involving persons other than the parties to the original contact. 20. Third-party beneficiaries -- 21. Assignment and negotiation -- VII. Problems of performance. 22. The obligation to perform in good faith -- 23. The doctrine of substantial performance -- 24. Express conditions -- 25. Breach and response -- 26. Anticipatory breach, prospective inability to perform, and adequate assurance of performance -- Appendix A. The statute of frauds. |