Module: Advanced Contract Law

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Advanced Contract Law
Module Code	LG230 (ITS) / LAW1017 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Law & Government
Module Co-ordinator	Ronan Condon
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

The purpose of this module is to provide students with a broader vision of the conceptual design of Contract Law. This module aims to develop students ability to critically assess the social, economic and political contexts that impact upon the development and operation of contract law.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the various theoretical approaches that are of influence in Contract Law.
2. Expound and criticise important ideas and schools of thought.
3. Critically analyse the relationship between contracts and the law.
4. Discuss general issues relating to legal theory and its impact upon contract law.
5. Evaluate problems with reference to case law, legislation and academic literature.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent Study	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative syllabus
Consideration of the philosophical, social and economic influences and perspectives as an aid to understanding the basis of contracts Theoretical approaches to contract law – economic, liberal and relational theories Contemporary critiques of contract Feminist perspectives on contract law Consumerism and its influence on contract law The evolution of the internet: the implications and impact for contract law

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	100%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Kimel. D.: 2005, From Promise to Contract -Towards a Liberal Theory of Contract, Hart Publishing, Oxford,
Macneil, I.R. & Campbell, D: 2001, The Relational Theory of Contract: Selected Works of Ian Macneil, Sweet & Maxwell, London,
Mulcahy, L. & Wheeler, S: 2005, Feminist Perspectives on Contract, Cavendish Publishing, London,
Mulcahy, L. & Tillotson, J.: 2004, Contract Law in Perspective., Routledge-Cavendish., London,
Stone, R.: 2005, The Modern Law of Contract., London, Routledge-Cavendish,
Atiyah, P.S., Selim, P.: 1979, The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract, Clarendon, Oxford,
Smith, S.: 2006, Atiyah s Introduction to the Law of Contract., Oxford, Clarendon Press,

Other Resources

37184, Journal, 0, Bar Review, 37185, Journal, 0, Commercial Law Practitioner, 37186, Journal, 0, Law Quarterly Review, 37187, Journal, 0, Law Society Gazette, 37188, Journal, 0, Modern Law Review, 37189, Journal, 0, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies,